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A
B
Brazilian,
visual
artist,
lucia
coke
co.design
dynamo
with
musician
Domenico
Lancellotti,
transforming
sunshine
into
a
dance
of
color
on
18th
Street
music.
That
comes
from
the
speakers
adds
another
dimension
to
this
already
rich
experience.
Dynamo
is
located
across
the
street
from
Kansas
City
Friends
of
Alvin
Ailey
and
next
door
to
the
call
on
18th
Street.
B
Another
open
spaces
installation
is
located
right
next
to
the
legendary
mutual
musicians
foundation.
It's
an
installation
by
jamaican-born
new
york-based
artist,
nari
ward
you're
probably
wondering
what
these
numbers
mean,
but
they
are
the
lot
identification
number
of
a
home
where
Charlie
Parker
lived
on
Olive
Street.
Also
overhead
hanging
in
a
tree
is
a
replica
of
a
Charlie
Parker
saxophone
that
is
brought
in
to
the
mutual
musicians
foundation
on
Friday
and
Saturday
nights
and
is
hung
over
the
stage
during
performances.
B
Just
down
the
street
is
another
open
spaces:
art
installation
by
Los,
Angeles
artist,
Nikita
gale.
They
are
neon
letters
that
spell
out
in
a
replica
of
Charlie
Parker
script,
a
note
that
he
wrote
to
his
wife
I
adore
your
every
move,
bird,
it's
located
on
the
west
facing
wall
of
the
Boone
theater
over
Highland
Avenue,
make
sure
to
look
up.
B
You're
invited
to
celebrate
the
grand
opening
of
the
hyvee
Arena
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
October
5th
and
6th.
The
sale
of
the
former
Kemper
Arena
is
just
one
of
the
city's
revitalization
plans
for
the
historic
West
Bottoms,
the
City
Planning
and
Zoning
Committee
tour.
The
arena
last
week,
following
their
weekly
meeting,
which
was
held
at
the
facility
so
come
on
down
to
the
newly
renovated
high
B
Arena
on
Saturday
October
5th
and
Sunday
October
6th.
B
There
will
be
free
athletic
activities
for
all
ages,
food
trucks
and
an
exhibition
game
between
retired
players
from
the
Harlem
Globetrotters
and
the
KC
all-stars
for
more
information
visit,
hi
v--
arena
dot-com,
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri,
rocked
the
competition
for
the
green
commute
challenge
this
year.
This
annual
event
includes
over
40
employers
competing
to
use
green
modes
of
transportation.
Team
KCMO
logged
nearly
50,000
miles,
while
walking
riding
a
bike
riding
the
bus
or
carpooling
280
thousand
calories
were
burned
and
more
than
35,000
pounds
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
were
avoided.
B
Speaking
of
burning
calories
around
here,
if
you
want
to
burn
some
get
on
your
bike
check
out
these
new
bike
lanes
along
North
East
Davidson
Road
between
Highland
and
Russell
Road
near
i29.
New
bike
lanes
were
striped
as
part
of
the
city's
resurfacing
program.
The
mayor's
office
continues.
A
public
discussion
on
race
and
equity
join
us
at
the
next
forum,
which
will
be
held
at
the
Mohawk
Center
at
3200
Wayne
Avenue,
on
Tuesday
October
16th
doors
open
at
5:30
p.m.
B
and
the
program
will
begin
at
6:30,
go
to
KC
mayor
org,
slash
race
and
equity,
for
more
information
and
to
RSVP.
Have
you
ever
been
to
a
First
Friday
on
18th
and
vine?
There's
always
lots
of
live
music
happening
here
and
in
addition,
this
first
Friday
open
spaces
artist,
Sanford
Biggers
gives
an
unforgettable
performance
so
come
on
out
and
here's
a
sneak
peek
about
what
you'll
see
this
first
Friday
followed
by
videos
from
other
city
departments.
This
is
consuelo
cruz
for
the
weekly
report.
C
D
E
Love
where
the
district
is
going,
the
culture
and
the
community
down
here
is
so
rich.
It's
rich
in
love
is
rich
and
support.
I
really
couldn't
ask
to
be
in
a
much
better
place,
very
welcoming
to
new
businesses
coming
down
here
from
the
people
to
the
friends
to
the
families,
to
the
culture
it's
a
great
place
to
be.
We
strongly
encourage
others
to
come
down
here
and
make
eight
to
divide
your
home.
F
G
C
H
H
Nfl
play
60
drills
NFL
play
60
is
a
partnership
between
the
American
Heart
Association
and
the
National
Football
League
that
encourages
kids
to
get
the
recommended
60
minutes
of
physical
activity
per
day
in
school
and
at
home.
The
players
ran
through
some
drills
with
some
of
the
children
teaching
them
running.
H
H
Some
of
the
other
players
in
attendance
included:
Jarvis
Jenkins,
Stephon,
Charles,
Harrison,
bucker,
Leon,
McCoy,
Robert,
golden
Marcus,
Kemp,
Mitch,
Morris
and
Demetrius
Harris.
After
an
hour
of
play
on
the
field
player,
signed
autographs
and
enjoyed
a
dance-off
with
the
kids,
except
for
Tyree
killed,
who
had
a
little
trouble
with
the
floss.
He
got
a
lesson
from
a
couple
of
pros
on
how
to
do
the
moves.
H
J
K
K
K
L
To
redevelop
at
Lindenwood
shopping
center,
we're
sort
of
like
a
revitalization
of
the
soul
of
the
neighborhood,
because
this
was
sort
of
the
center
of
the
black
community
for
a
long
time.
Forty
years
ago,
when
the
hospital
was
still
here
used
to
help
Muniz
across
the
street,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
small
shops
over
there-
that's
where
all
the
black
community
was
going
to
do
their
thing
to
cut
their
politics.
We
talk
about
what
happened
to
church
last
week
or
what's
going
on
in
the
community.
That's
where
all
everything
is
happening.
The.
M
St.
Joe
Hospital
made
the
community
vibrant
because
having
800
employees,
they
were
doing
business
around
the
neighborhood.
They
closed
and
left
a
big
mess.
So
we
asked
especially
the
ladies
in
this
community.
What
do
you
want
to
see
and
they
all
said
shopping
center,
and
we
want
a
grocery
store
that
we
could
be
proud
of.
Our
first
store
start
moving
in
1987.
M
N
L
O
N
P
Don't
think
people
have
recognized
the
value
that
exists
in
our
community.
You
have
a
lot
of
folks
say
we'll
do
grocery
stores
on
the
edge,
but
we're
not
gonna
go
right
into
the
heart.
There
are
people
here
who
eat
every
day,
right
people
that
deserve
a
place
where
you
can
shop
and
feel
safe,
and
so
that's
why
government
had
to
be
part
of
this.
We.
Q
Have
been
talking
a
lot
about
the
problems
of
getting
fresh
food
from
the
east
side
of
Troost
and
what
that
meant
in
terms
of
health,
the
burden
of
travel
I'd
always
thought
that
Lynwood
shopping
center
could
have
a
catalytic
impact.
We
needed
more
economic
activity
that
provided
jobs
and
opportunities.
Ultimately,
we
decided
that
the
only
way
that
we
were
going
to
get
it
done
was
for
the
city
to
buy
it
itself
and
act
as
a
co
developer.
When.
L
The
city
took
it
on:
we
hired
a
firm
to
do
Market
Analysis
and
looked
at
a
5-mile
radius
with
Lynwood
shopping
center
in
the
middle
we
found
that
about
45
percent
of
all
the
income
for
groceries
and
food,
etc,
leaked
out
of
the
area
that
told
us
that
there
was
a
market
here
for
a
new
grocery
store.
What.
R
We
tried
to
do
was
take
a
a
problem
and
then
craft
a
solution.
How
do
you
provide
a
first-class
grocery
store
that
could
be
successful
economic?
Really?
It's
a
partnership
that
was
really
a
win-win-win
for
everybody.
You
take
tax,
increment
financing,
you
put
the
city's
resources
on
the
front
end
to
bomb
the
project,
sell
the
bonds
upfront
to
get
it
built,
and
then
you
work
with
a
partner
to
attract
additional
retail
tenants,
and
then
you
put
a
TIF
district
in
place
to
capture
all
the
incremental
revenues
to
flow
back
into
service.
The
bond
to.
L
F
N
L
R
At
the
very
beginning,
was
I
wanted
to
walk
into
this
Sun
fresh
and
think.
I
was
anywhere
else
in
the
metropolitan
area.
I
needed
a
proven
grocer,
which
we
were
able
to
identify
with
John
and
Lipari,
a
partnership
dawn
max.
What
was
a
key
component?
He
owned
the
property
here
and
you've
got
to
have
a
city
council.
That's
fundamentally
supportive
of
all
this.
In
order
to
get
it
done,
I've.