Extreme Weather Creating Urgency for Outdoor Pets
Pet Resource Center of Kansas City (PRCKC) staff are on the streets trying to help pets facing potentially deadly single-digit temps. Kansas City, MO: Weather extremes in Kansas City over the next week can be deadly for pets left outside, especially for those without any type of shelter. “In weather this cold our immediate concern would be […]
Longtime Westside resident Wesley C. Lona Jr. dies at 89
Wesley C.Lona Jr., residente de Westside, muere a los 89 años Wesley C.Lona Jr., residente de Westside desde hace mucho tiempo, falleció el 29 de enero a los 89 años.Lona era parte de Lona & Sons Automotive, ubicada en Southwest Boulevard en Kansas City, Missouri. Su familia ha sido un pilar de la comunidad de […]
Valentine’s Day: A young couple puts roots in KC
By Angie Baldelomar For Maria Paula Alzate and Emiliano Gross, their love story starts with a friend.Originally from Colombia, Alzate was pursuing her undergraduate studies in Kansas City when a friend asked her to give her and her out-of-town friend a tour of the city. That out-of-town friend was Gross, an international student from Argentina […]
Russell Stover offering curbside pickup
By Roberta Pardo Russell Stover Chocolates Inc. is adapting to the times. The Kansas City-based company — and the largest producer of heart-boxed chocolates in the United States — has announced that this year it will offer a curbside option when selling its well-known jumbo strawberries freshly dipped in Russell Stover’s own fine blends of […]
CASA seeking more volunteers
By Angie Baldelomar The Kansas City area chapters of the national organization Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) are in dire need of volunteers.CASA volunteers advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children removed from their homes and their safety. This year, CASA is expected to serve about 1,750 children in Jackson County in […]
Donnelly College professor talks accomplishments as a Hispanic woman in STEM
By Angie Baldelomar As a Hispanic woman in engineering, Ana Maradiaga is aware of the responsibility that comes with being a minority in a science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) field.Maradiaga teaches chemistry at Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas. But that is not all she does there: She also is the director of liberal […]
Javier Arroyo, Tenderloin Grill manager, dies at age 43
By Roberta Pardo Javier F. Arroyo passed away peacefully on Jan. 8 at KU Medical Center at age 43.Arroyo managed the Tenderloin Grill at 900 Southwest Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri.“Javier was a big teddy bear who was always smiling inside and out,” Ashlee Ruhl wrote in the description of a GoFundMe fundraiser to help […]
Mother shares experience with son’s type 1 diabetes diagnosis
By Angie Baldelomar Maria Orona’s life was forever changed when her 9-year-old son, Ramon, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Almost three months ago, Ramon lost 30 pounds in a month. Orona noticed he drank a 24-pack of water within two days. He also was having trouble sleeping. She took her son to his doctor. […]
Area veteran recalls military service as Veteran’s Day approaches
By Angie Baldelomar When he was a sophomore in high school, Michael Alvarado told his parents he was going to enlist in the Navy as soon as he graduated high school. Coming from a military family, it seemed like the inevitable path for him. Alvarado enlisted in 1975 when he was a senior. He graduated […]
Mattie Rhodes celebrating Dia de los Muertos virtually
By Angie Baldelomar The Mattie Rhodes Center is holding a different kind of celebration for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) this year. Traditionally, Dia de los Muertos is a big community event at Mattie Rhodes — one that has brought together thousands of people in previous years. This year, because of the […]