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A
Hi
everyone
I'm
Chris
Hernandez.
This
is
the
weekly
report.
A
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri,
Union
Station
was
the
scene
of
the
third
annual
sly's,
rocked
the
block
party
on
Saturday
August,
sixteenth,
this
free
family-friendly
event,
celebrated
another
successful
summer
of
Mayors
nights
programs,
activities
included,
carnival
games
and
bounce
houses,
one-on-one
basketball
and
videogame
tournaments,
plus
free
food
for
the
first
four
thousand
people.
This.
B
Is
the
arab
black,
the
black
and
it's
getting
bigger
and
better
every
year
and
the
reason
was
getting
bigger
and
better
every
year
is
because
we
have
some
great
partners,
but
before
I
talk
about
them,
I
want
to
talk
about
you
and
I
want
to
talk
about
the
kids
in
this
city
over
10,000
kids
that
have
participated
in
basketball,
volleyball
soccer
club,
kc
arts
10
go
into
movies
at
the
library
this
summer.
Every
one
of
them
had
a
good
time.
B
A
Too,
after
8pm
the
event
transition
to
the
final
night
of
club
kc
for
middle
and
high
school
students.
Recently,
the
my
brother's
keeper
listening
session
was
held
at
the
Kauffman
Foundation
conference
center.
The
event
brought
together
several
civic
organizations
which
work
to
address
the
challenges
facing
young
men
of
color
in
Kansas
City
our
mind.
C
The
stories
that
we
hear
of
young
men
and
boys
of
color,
who
written
to
us
I,
have
talked
to
us
at
these
listening
sessions,
who
are
just
so
excited
about
what
the
president
is
doing
and
happy
that
this
acknowledgement
is
being
raised
in
the
public
sphere
across
this
country.
That's
why
I'm
excited
to
participate
in
work
where
I
do
right
now.
D
Our
environment,
you
know
sometime
you're
stuck
in
this
world,
that
you
really
can't
get
out
like
I,
really
didn't
know
too
much
about
ourselves
before
2000
and
what
six
I
didn't
know
what
a
hundred
Street
was.
You
know
I'm,
like
man
I'm
out
of
town.
What
is
where
we
going
to
you?
You
know
I'm,
like
you
know,
because
I
was
stuck
on
27th
street.
That
was
mine.
That
was
my
world
I,
didn't
think
of
nothing
else.
Outside
twenty
seventh
grade,
I
got
nine
liquor
stores
within
an
eight-block
radius.
I'm
good.
D
You
know
we
can
go
grab
some
clothes
from
cousin,
big
Pete
house.
He
got.
He
got
a
couple
of
old
shoes.
We
can
slide
on.
You
know
so
I'm,
just
kind
of
stuck
in
that
atmosphere
to
where
I
don't
think
any
greater.
You
know,
so
I
will
say
our
biggest
challenges,
its
kind
of
kind
of
getting
as
you
to
expand
during
their
their
minds.
The.
A
E
Hi
I'm
Janet
O'hagan,
with
Kansas
City
Convention
at
entertainment
facilities
fall,
is
just
around
the
corner
and
September
promises
to
be
a
busy
month
at
Bartle
Hall
with
charity
events,
festivals
and
entertainment.
Get
ready
to
party
Fiesta
Espana
is
taking
over
Barney
Alice
plaza
for
the
29th
year.
This
event
recognizes
the
significant
role
and
contribution
Hispanics
have
played
in
the
development
of
the
United
States,
with
an
average
overall
attendance
of
more
than
30,000
people.
E
Fiesta
Espana
is
now
the
largest
free
admission
public
Hispanic
event
in
the
metro
area
and
the
Midwest
Grammy
award-winning
gospel,
greats
Fred,
Hammond
and
Donnie
McClurkin
take
the
stage
at
the
Music
Hall
on
September
19th
as
part
of
the
festival
of
praise,
2014
tour.
Also,
the
stage
production
of
mrs.
independent,
a
play
featuring
robin
givens,
christopher,
william
and
dottie
peoples
raises
its
curtain
at
the
music
hall
on
october.
E
Third,
through
4th
what
happens
when
a
$250,000
year
lawyer,
wife
clashes
with
her
forty
thousand
dollar
a
year,
auto
mechanic
husband
who
believes
that
the
man
is
the
head
of
the
house
find
out
in
this
play
based
on
a
true
story.
Tickets,
for
both
events
are
available
at
ticketmaster.com
or
at
the
Municipal
Auditorium
box
office.
This
year's
adorn
style
show
and
brunch
on
Saturday
September
20th
in
the
convention.
A
B
F
B
G
H
A
I
I
I
The
community
that's
been
asking
for
it,
the
council
members
who
funded
it
the
tip
that
funded
the
section
to
the
west
of
us
and
the
school
district
for
their
support
on
this
project,
and
we
feel
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
critical
link
to
help
improve
the
safety
of
the
traveling
public
and
especially
the
safety
of
our
young
drivers,
who
are
going
to
Staley
high
school.
Looking.
J
A
new
high
school
in
the
r3
school
district,
probably
built
along
108
I,
can
imagine
the
rivalry
that
you
know
10
15
20
years
from
now
that
these
two
high
schools
might
have,
and
the
traveling
on
show
creek
parkway
in
108,
as
high
school
students
drive
to
and
from
the
football
stadiums
and
have
the
rallies
celebrating
the
their
schools.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
This
is
this
was
on
my
bucket
list.
J
I've
got
a
little
less
than
a
year
in
office
and
as
sure
he
knows,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
this
Scott
opened
before
I
left
office
and
I.
We
really
actually
wanted
it
open
before
school
started
this
this
time,
so
we
succeeded
on
both.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
for
all
the
people
who
worked
on
this
and
made
that
timetable
possible.
We're.
K
So
ten
percent
of
the
system
now
is
north
of
the
river
and
it's
bit
by
bit
piece
by
piece
it's
coming
together
and
we're
glad
to
have
the
parkway
system
developed
in
the
Northland.
The
sidewalks,
of
course,
are
important
if
you
notice
there's
a
five
foot
on
this
side.
A
ten
foot
on
that
side,
which
means
it's
a
multi-use
trail
on
the
north
side,
that's
kind
of
the
standard
we
work
with
right.
Now
you
see
the
bike
lanes
which
are
important
too.
K
So
it's
not
only
for
cars
and
buses
and
trucks,
not
a
lot
of
trucks,
hopefully,
but
at
least
buses
and
cars,
and
then
the
bike.
Paddock
combinations
are
very
important.
That
too,
as
far
as
having
a
good
you
know,
multi-use
traffic
associated
with
it
so
that'll
happen
the
trees
where
you
plan
it
looks
like
the
landscape
is
going
to
go
in
yet
this
fall
as
well
start
to
green
things
up
and
we're
looking
forward
to
it.
We.
L
Just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilman
forward
to
the
city,
to
the
parks
department,
for
partnering
with
us
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
beautiful
roadway
park
system
and
parkway
system
here
in
the
Northland,
but
also
extremely
safe
for
our
students.
As
it's
been
mentioned,
there'll
be
a
lot
of
student
traffic
on
this
road
as
it
connects
to
woodland
and
then
on
to
shoal
creek,
as
students
go
to
stately
high
school
have
a
lot
of
parent
traffic
as
well.
L
M
We
have
the
potential
of
growing
the
Northland
in
a
tremendous
amount
in
the
next
20
years,
and
this
type
of
facility,
this
kind
of
structure.
This
kind
of
Parkway,
is
going
to
set
the
tone
for
the
kind
of
development
we
have,
but
I
think
we
and
our
children
and
our
grandchildren
will
all
be
very
proud
of
you.
A
Taking
a
cue
from
Hollywood,
the
American
jazz
Walk
of
Fame
is
coming
to
Kansas,
City's,
18th
and
vine
jazz
district.
The
first
big
reveal
will
take
place
on
august
twenty-third
outside
the
gem
theater
bronze
medallions
will
be
permanently
placed
in
the
sidewalks.
The
first
set
will
honor
six
jazz
musicians.
A
This
year's
honorees
a
mix
of
jazz
greats
from
both
the
past
and
the
present
include
Count
Basie
Charlie
Parker
Mary
Lou
Williams,
Jay,
McShann,
Pat,
Metheny
and
Bobby
Watson
family
representatives
of
the
honorees
will
receive
replicas
of
the
medallions
during
a
concert
at
the
gem
theater
after
the
sidewalk
ceremonies.
This
year's
concert
features
the
count:
basie
orchestra,
bobby
watson
and
the
american
jazz
orchestra
and
special
guest
R&B
star
Regina
Belle
for
more
information
visit.
A
American
jazz
Walk
of
Fame
com
residents
are
invited
to
join
the
city
and
neighborhood
leaders
at
a
roundtable
meeting
on
Thursday
August
twenty-eighth
from
6
to
730
p.m.
at
the
southeast
community
center.
The
meeting
will
present
information
on
land
bank
properties
and
the
receivership
program.
Legal
aid
of
western
Missouri
will
also
share
tips
on
how
neighborhood
associations
can
prosecute
negligent
property
owners.
Phase
two
of
the
Swope
soccer
village
opens
in
less
than
a
month.
A
Work
is
rapidly
finishing
on
new
facilities,
which
include
five
full-size,
artificial
turf
fields,
plus
new
restrooms
and
concessions
Allah
teased
the
recent
phase.
One
improvements
allowed
it
to
host
the
big
12
women's
soccer
championship.
This
state-of-the-art
youth
soccer
facility
will
host
NCAA
Division
two
and
three
soccer
championships
over
the
next
four
years.
Smoked
soccer
village
is
jointly
funded
by
the
city
and
Jackson
County.
Construction,
maintenance
and
operational
support
is
provided
by
soccer
village
properties,
which
is
a
subsidiary
of
Sporting.