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Archives for September, 2010
Tweet A string of 14 burglaries over the past two months has prompted Prairie Village police to send out an automated warning to residents in the areas between 79th and 75th Streets east of Mission Road. The phone message, sent Wednesday, tells residents that burglars have been kicking in the front doors of homes and [...]
Tweet If this is going to be the last year for students at Mission Valley, a group of PTA parents want to make sure it’s a good one. The PTA is currently selling Mission Valley Middle School Discount Merchant Cards that allow for multiple-use discounts at local retailers. The cards, which sell for $10 apiece, [...]
Tweet The group of parents behind the “Save Mission Valley” campaign put out a press release yesterday laying out a few of the reasons they believe closing the school at the end of this year would be unjustified. Among them: the district just invested $3 million in facility improvements to Mission Valley two years ago [...]
Tweet If the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education approves a proposal to close Mission Valley Middle School for good at the end of this school year, it won’t be for lack of organization on the part of the parents who oppose the idea. The group of parents who’ve launched the “Save Mission Valley” [...]
Tweet Remember the tale of Peaches, the lost puppy who found her way back into her owners’ arms a full three weeks after running away? Well, we’ve got a chance to help another family reconnect with its furry friend. Gypsie the cat has gone missing near 76th Street and Juniper Street. She’s got medium to [...]
Tweet The Le Peep restaurant that’s been under construction for the past three months at the corner of Nall Avenue and 95th Street opened for business yesterday. Serving breakfast, lunch and brunch, it will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. This is the fourth Le Peep location to open in the greater [...]
Tweet A week from today, the Shawnee Mission School District will host a community meeting to get input from local parents about its proposal to close Mission Valley Middle School at the end of this academic year — and if last week’s meeting on the Brookwood realignment proposal serves as any indication, the board may [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Police Department held a meeting last week with residents of Falmouth Street to identify ways to lessen the inconvenience they experience during the holiday season, when neighbor Mike Babick’s annual holiday display draws thousands of visitors. Though the meeting appears to have generated some possible solutions to check the imposition on [...]
Tweet The Lancers couldn’t overcome the defending state champion Olathe North Eagles’ home turf advantage last night, falling 23-14 at the Olathe District Activity Complex. The Lancers are now 3-1. Olathe East, the only other team in the Sunflower League that was undefeated going into this weekend’s games, trounced Leavenworth 62-6, bringing them to 4-0 [...]
Tweet Brother, can you spare several million dimes? The recession has taken its toll on people across the country. And that includes the uber-wealthy. Case in point: the two perennial entries from Mission Hills on Forbes magazine’s 400 wealthiest Americans list have fallen several notches this year. Min Kao, co-founder of navigational instrument maker Garmin, [...]
Tweet The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that the sale of Meadowbrook Country Club to Caymus Real Estate, a development company that plans to start building residential facilities on the property, was finalized last week. The sales price is not known, but Meadowbrook rejected an offer of $14.4 million from another company last year. Club [...]
Tweet You might think the Lancers football team would be on edge. After all, they’re taking an unblemished record — the first 3-0 start to a Lancers season in…a while, and one of only two 3-0 records in the Sunflower League — into tonight’s game against the defending state champion Olathe North Eagles. A victory [...]
Tweet Families having a hard time deciding between Thai, Italian or mac’ and cheese for dinner are in luck. The Noodles & Company restaurant that’s been under construction in the State Line Shopping Center since mid-summer will open tomorrow. In March, Noodles a location on the Plaza in the space that had been long-occupied by [...]
Tweet A group of parents hoping to save Mission Valley from the Shawnee Mission School District’s proposal to shutter it at the end of this school year have unleashed a new weapon: a theme song. Click here to give it a listen. With lyrics like, “Save Mission Valley, it’s part of our community; Save Mission [...]
Tweet The annual Plaza Art Fair brings exhibitors to Kansas City from across the country — and even around the world. But if you’re looking for some home-grown creations this weekend, be sure to swing by and take a look at Rusty Leffel’s photography. The Mission Hills native, who will be displaying at the Plaza [...]
Tweet A new traffic-calming “speed table” will soon be built on 70th Terrace between Roe Avenue and 71st Street in Prairie Village. The city council approved the construction of the speed table on Monday night after members of the neighborhood secured the approval of 60 percent of the residents along the stretch of road and [...]
Tweet Shawnee Mission School District superintendent Gene Johnson on Tuesday bore the brunt of the frustrations of dozens of Brookwood Elementary parents who until last week had assumed that their children would be headed to Mission Valley Middle School and then Shawnee Mission East. In the first of the district’s 11 scheduled community meetings to [...]
Tweet Ten of the 30 Shawnee Mission School District students who made the prestigious National Merit semifinalist list are students at Shawnee Mission East — which means the school produced more than 6 percent of the National Merit semifinalists in the entire state. National Merit shortlisters are announced each year based on their performance on [...]
Tweet Brookwood Elementary parents tonight will have the chance to let Shawnee Mission School District administrators know how they feel about the proposal to move the school into the Shawnee Mission South attendance area. The district is holding a community meeting — the first of 11 — at 7 p.m. in the Shawnee Mission East [...]
Tweet By votes of 8-4 last night, the Prairie Village council approved a 22 year, 1 percent sales tax increase at the Village Shops and Corinth Square, which will help fund the redevelopment of the two shopping centers. Are you excited about the redevelopment, upset about the tax increase, or a little bit of both? [...]
Tweet After lengthy debate on Monday night, the Prairie Village city council approved proposals to raise the sales tax at the Village Shops and Corinth Square by 1 percent for 22 years and use the new tax revenue to fund major redevelopments. The vote to create the two Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) completes a six [...]
Tweet Oh, man. What a great weekend for watching football we just had. Assuming you aren’t a Jayhawks fan, that is. In any case, the joy of another season of pigskin pomp is upon us — so to honor the occasion, and reward some of our loyal readers with a chance to enjoy the thrill [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village city council will consider proposals at its meeting tonight that would raise the sales tax at The Village Shops and Corinth Square from 8.525 percent to 9.525 percent, and use the revenue to fund major redevelopments at the two shopping centers. The properties owner, LANE4 Property Group, formally presented the proposals [...]
Tweet Prairie Village, Mission Hills and old Leawood residents will soon be the envy of Charles Shaw fans across KC. Trader Joe’s, the famous grocer that’s gained legions of devotees nationwide for its affordable house-brand products (and cheap beer and wine), has announced it will open two Kansas City locations in 2011 — one of [...]
Tweet The season of Third Thursdays magic came to an close last night with a “Forever Prom”-themed event along Tomahawk Road. And while it was sad to see the night end, much like prom, we’ll always have the memories. Photographer Jeff Mullikin was on hand to snap pictures of Prairie Villagers with a 1957 Mercury: [...]
