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A
Hello,
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report,
your
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri.
If
your
neighborhood
is
going
above
and
beyond
to
be
green,
we
want
to
hear
from
you
the
green
neighborhood
recognition
program
recognizes
communities
working
to
improve
sustainability.
A
Registered
neighborhoods
may
apply
online
at
KCMO
gov
/,
KC
green
through
July
31st,
to
be
a
KC
green
neighborhood.
The
city
will
award
neighborhoods
a
platinum,
gold
or
silver
designation.
Based
on
the
green
initiatives.
They've
implemented
winners
will
be
announced.
This
fall
it's
hot
out
there
isn't
it
if
your
home
does
not
have
air
conditioning,
please
make
it
a
point
to
visit
a
public
building
each
day,
such
as
a
community
center
for
at
least
several
hours
during
the
day.
A
The
city,
swimming
pools
and
free
spray
grounds
may
also
provide
some
relief
check
out
KC
parks
org
for
a
complete
list
of
community
centers
and
sprayground
to
locate
the
one
nearest
you
summer
is
also
a
great
time
for
social
gatherings
and
backyard
barbecues
with
family
and
friends,
but
keep
in
mind
a
party
can
go
bad
real
fast.
If
you
don't
keep
certain
food
items
at
the
proper
temperature
watch,
this
helpful
video
from
the
Health
Department
with
tips
to
avoid
problems.
A
B
B
Hi
I'm
Heidi
Markel,
with
Casey
Park
July,
is
National
Park
and
Recreation
month,
which
means
it's
time
to
get
your
play
on,
discover
the
power
of
play
with
Kansas,
City,
Parks
and
Recreation,
as
we
celebrate
all
month.
Long
tag,
pictures
of
you,
your
family
and
friends,
enjoying
our
events,
attractions
and
facilities
with
the
hashtag
play
on
July
and
KC
Park,
a
groundbreaking
for
a
new
monument
in
Iowa's
Davis,
Park
honoring,
the
native
sons
and
daughters
of
Greater,
Kansas
City
will
take
place
on
Thursday
July
20th
at
10:00
a.m.
B
the
native
sons
and
daughters
is
an
organization
dedicated
to
the
historic
preservation
of
the
unique
and
rich
heritage
of
the
greater
Kansas
City
metropolitan
area,
stop
by
the
groundbreaking
for
a
free,
hot
dog
and
enjoy
entertainment
by
a
Dixieland
jazz
band,
kansas
city's
official
Park
and
Recreation
month
celebration.
The
big
picnic
takes
place
on
Sunday
July
23rd
as
KC
parks
and
the
nelson-atkins
Museum
of
Art
hosts
the
biggest
picnic
the
region
has
ever
seen.
B
The
Donald
J
hall,
sculpture
park
and
heist
park
will
be
linked
to
become
a
giant
space
for
all
to
come
together
for
an
evening
of
free
fun.
Family
activities,
details
at
KC,
Park,
org,
Kansas,
City's,
newest
Auslese
dog
park,
is
opening
on
Saturday
July
29th
at
4
p.m.
the
West
Terrace
dog
park
located
at
750
Pennsylvania
Street
is
an
enclosed
1.5
acre
park
featuring
fantastic
views
of
the
West
Bottoms
and
Missouri.
River
amenities
include
benches
parks,
pears,
shade
civilian
with
picnic
tables,
swipe
card
entry
and
two
drinking
fountains
visit.
B
C
My
name
is
Sara.
I
have
been
a
keeper
here
at
the
Kansas
City
Zoo
for
three
years
and
on
my
team
for
over
two
years,
I'm
on
Team
Australasia.
So
we
take
care
of
all
the
Asian
and
Australian
animals
that
includes
the
ring
its
hands,
all
the
animals
on
Tiger
trails
and
then
the
woodland
aviary,
all
the
kangaroos
and
wallabies
and
tree
kangaroo,
so
I
knew
I
wanted
to
work
with
animals
ever
since
I
was
little
when
I
was
little.
C
So
a
misconception
that
someone
may
have
is
that
I
get
holidays
and
weekends
off
a
lot
of
the
time.
My
family
will
ask
me
Oh
what
are
you
doing
for
Thanksgiving?
What
are
you
doing
for
Christmas
and
I
have
to
say
I'm
going
to
do
and
I'm
going
to
go.
Take
care
of
my
animals
because
the
animals
don't
give
breaks
or
holidays
like
everyone
else.
My
favorite
part
about
this
job
is
that
I'm
extremely
passionate
about
it.
It
does
not
feel
like
a
job
when
I
wake
up
in
the
morning
at
5:00
a.m.
C
D
Wednesday
marked
the
hottest
day
yet
this
year,
but
that
didn't
stop
public
works
crews
from
doing
what
they
do
best
Street
maintenance
crews
were
out
all
day
long
working
through
the
heat
and
making
repairs.
We
caught
up
with
equipment
operator,
Otis
Richardson
ask
him
how
he
stays
cool
during
these
dog
days
of
summer
Oh
eating.
E
E
F
We
are
having
a
cleanup
in
the
key
coalition
neighborhood.
We
have
boundaries
from
27
to
35th,
Street
prospect
to
Woodland,
and
it's
been
a
long
time
coming
that
we
get
this
type
of
initiative
going
on
this
grander
scale.
But
it's
one,
that's
very
welcomed
by
our
community
and
very
needed
by
our
community.
I
would
say
that
over
60%
of
our
residents
are
75
and
older,
and
because
of
that,
we're
limited
on
how
much
they
can
actually
contribute
to
maintaining
the
entire
community.
F
I
got
involved
because,
as
a
child,
I
had
a
lot
of
senior
citizens
or
who
were
senior
citizens
who
had
watched
out
for
me
walking
back
and
forth
between.
You
know.
We
had
that
community
group
of
kids
that
would
walk
by
hospital
kids,
keep
walking
to
school
and
all
the
residents
they
watched
out
for
us.
They
looked
out
for
us
and
made
sure
nothing
happened
and
often
called
our
parents.
When
we
were
doing
things
we
had
no
business
doing
and
and
getting
chest
eyes
for
those
things.
F
When
I
got
involved,
we
reached
a
point
where
a
number
of
those
people
who
were
caregivers
and
protecting
from
us
they
had
actually
become
of
an
age
where
they
needed
protection.
So
it
felt
good
for
me
to
give
back
involved
or
engaged
with
the
neighborhood
in
a
way
that
I
could
assist
them
and
help
care
for
them
in
a
way
that
I
felt
they
helped
care.
For
me
when
I
was
growing
up
so
to
see
this
today
and
to
have
this
happening
today
is
just
the
feeling.
F
G
The
Negro
Leagues
baseball
museum
is
a
hub
of
activity
with
exhibitions
and
tours
and
related
programs,
including
an
event,
a
hotdog
festival
that
is
coming
up
on
August
12th
and
is
supported
by
the
neighborhood
tourists.
Development
Fund
here,
to
tell
us
more
about
what's
happening
at
the
museum,
is
dr.
Rey
Doswell,
the
vice
president
of
curatorial
services,
dr.
Rey,
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today.
We're.
G
H
Museum
was
initially
established
in
1990
when
a
group
of
local
historians,
the
former
baseball
players,
wanted
to
highlight
the
history
of
african-american
baseball
in
this
area
in
Kansas.
City
is
significant
to
that
national
story
in
that
the
Negro
National
League,
the
first
successful
grouping,
our
league
of
all-black
baseball
teams
was
founded
here
at
the
historic
ymca
on
the
Paseo
Boulevard.
H
H
Baseball
museum
was
pleased
to
offer
the
heart
of
America
hotdog
festival,
which
is
an
annual
salute
to
the
connections
between
baseball
and
that
great
American
treat
the
hotdog.
It's
an
idea
that
our
president
Bob
Kendrick
came
up
with,
and
it's
just
a
great
community
music
festival,
primarily
with
the
support
of
the
NTDs
in
the
city,
as
well
as
our
great
sponsors,
hyvee,
Pepsi
and
farmland.
H
We're
able
to
provide
thousands
of
hotdogs
for
the
fans
to
come
and
purchase
and
help
raise
money
for
the
museum
and
we've
got
an
all-star
lineup
if
you're
into
funk
and
R&B,
we
have,
after
seven
and
zap,
which
are
great
historic,
funk
and
R&B
bands,
as
well
as
our
local
favorites
bloodstone,
who
are
pioneers
in
old-school,
R&B
music,
among
some
other
talent
as
well.
So
folks
will
come
out
and
get
some
food.
Here's
some
great
music
and
enjoy
the
outdoors
well,.
H
Anticipated
close
to
well
over
3,000,
maybe
even
as
high
as
as
seven
to
ten
thousand
folks,
it's
a
little
bit
different
this
year,
we
have
a
little
bit
more
space
to
work
with.
Normally
the
event
is
on
the
north
side
of
the
museum
complex
near
the
Greg
Center,
but
because
of
construction
of
the
youth
baseball
academy,
we
moved
it
now
to
the
median
at
Paseo
between
Paseo
and
18th
Street
and
Truman
Road.
G
H
H
We
have
a
great
membership
based
out
of
town
as
well,
so
they
want
to
support-
and
this
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
them
to
come
into
town,
see
the
museum
again
and,
of
course,
enjoy
great
music
and
it's
one
of
the
last
opportunities
to
do
something
fun
before
school
starts
and
before
the
end
of
summer.
And
if.
H
Well,
tickets
for
the
hot
dog
fest
were
available
through
Eventbrite,
but
you
can
link
there
at
our
website,
which
is
wwl,
be
am
calm.
We
also
are
on
Facebook
as
well,
so
you
can
go
to
the
museum
site
on
Facebook,
which
has
lots
of
great
news
and
information
about
our
exhibits,
traveling
critics
and
other
activities
that
are
happening
around
the
nation
related
to
Negro,
Leagues
history,
and
you
can
follow
our
president
Bob
Kendrick
on
Twitter
at
NLB
empress.
That's
the
official
Twitter
account
for
the
museum
and.
H
Right,
we
have
a
special
offer
for
folks
right
now.
It's
a
really
special
offer
$10
for
adults
$5
for
children,
for
the
hot
dog
festival,
though
that
sale
ends
on
September.
Excuse
me
on
July
21st,
but
what
you
get
with
that
special
offer
is
that
you
also
get
a
free,
hot
dog
and
a
free
drink
with
your
ticket,
but
that
ends
on
July
21st.
We're
thankful
we're
thankful
for
the
support
of
the
city
that
recognizes
what
we
do
here
and
the
attraction
that
we
are
for
folks
from
out
of
town.
I
A
The
fourth
annual
Charlie
Parker
celebration
kicks
off
August
17th.
The
ten
day
celebration
includes
events
throughout
the
city.
Featured
performers
include
saxophonist
Timmy
on
Pentecost
and
acclaimed
PMF
Sullivan
Fortner
for
a
complete
schedule
and
to
purchase
tickets,
go
to
Charlie
Parker
celebration,
calm,
the
public
improvements,
Advisory
Committee
also
called
piak,
invites
residents
to
voice
their
ideas
at
a
series
of
citywide
and
district
hearings.
This
is
your
chance
to
help
pick
improvements
for
your
own
neighborhood.
A
Pike
funds
typically
are
used
for
flood
control,
storm
drainage,
street
resurfacing,
bridge
repairs,
traffic
signals
tree
trimming
and
planting
as
well
as
improvements
to
parks
and
trails.
Upcoming
district
Tyrians
will
be
held
on
Wednesday
July
26th
from
6
to
8
p.m.
at
Country
Club
Congregational,
Church,
205,
West,
65th
Street
in
Brookside
and
Thursday
July
27th
from
6:30
to
8:30
p.m.
at
the
East
patrol
police
station
at
27th
and
prospect.
Citywide
hearings
are
scheduled
for
Friday
August
11th.
On
the
10th
floor
of
City
Hall,
which
is
located
at
12th
and
oak.
It
runs
9:30
to
noon.
A
Also.
Tuesday
August
15th
from
6:30
to
8:30
p.m.
at
Grayson,
Holy,
Trinity,
Episcopal,
Church,
415
West
13th
Street
residents
can
also
submit
requests
online
at
KCMO,
gov
/,
pi,
AK,
p
IAC.
You
can
also
request
a
form
by
calling
eight
one,
six
five
one:
three
eight
eight
two
eight
or
e-mailing
pi
AK.
J
A
Kcmo
org
the
complete
list
of
summer
pi
hearings
is
available
online
on
the
city's
website,
just
go
to
KCMO
gov
/
PI
AK.
That
does
it
for
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report
to
view
this
program
again
or
any
other
channel
videos
go
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and
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That
page
has
a
link
to
our
YouTube
channel,
where
you
can
find
all
of
our
great
programs,
and
you
can
view
them
on
demand.
I'm
Chris
Hernandez.
Thanks
for
watching
we'll
see
you
next
time.