New youth center opens in Westside
Story and Photos by Angie Baldelomar A new place for young people to spend their afternoons has opened in Kansas City, Mo.’s Westside neighborhood. After months of construction work, Guadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI) has opened its youth recreation center on Belleview Avenue. The grand opening took place on July 26. The event included a ribbon-cutting […]
Missouri offering back-to-school sales tax holiday again
By Chara Children are getting ready to go back to school again. To help with families with school expenses, the Missouri Department of Revenue has established an annual sales tax holiday. This year’s sales tax holiday will run this weekend (Aug. 3-5). On its website, however, the Department of Revenue states that the sales tax […]
U.S. and Mexico reportedly nearing agreement on NAFTA
By Chara U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross foresees a happy ending to the talks between the United States and Mexico over the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Our immediate, most close-to-completion negotiations are with NAFTA, particularly with Mexico,” Ross was quoted recently by Yahoo! News and other media organizations as saying. U.S. President Donald […]