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Tweet They grilled hot dogs, drank soda, tossed a frisbee — and wore empty gun holsters on their hips. More than a dozen gun rights advocates associated with the Johnson County Open Carry group convened for a picnic at Harmon Park Sunday. And while the event resembled any typical summer gathering, attendees were blunt about its [...]
Tweet At the heart of the debate over the proposed Mission Chateau senior living community is whether a development of such size would be an appropriate addition to the Mission Valley neighborhood — particularly whether the facility’s size and density would adversely impact neighborhood home values. Opponents of the proposal have labeled the planned structures [...]
Tweet Parks, storm water and a potential new location for city hall were a few of the items on the minds of the more than two dozen Fairway residents who showed up for the city’s first visioning meeting. A summary of comments will be distributed by the city so residents can continue the dialogue. Several [...]
Tweet Fairway residents get a chance to offer their views on a variety of issues facing the city during a visioning public forum later this month. In fact, residents can add their own issues to the list of topics for discussion. The notice to Fairway residents identifies several issues that occupy planning efforts: Stormwater City [...]
Tweet Remember that droning, high-pitched whir we told you about last summer? The one that nearly drove families in the neighborhood directly south of SM East to the brink of madness? It’s. Back. With the return of warmer weather, whatever’s causing the noise seems to have kicked back into gear. Which means homeowners in the [...]
Tweet The next installment of the MainStream Coalition’s legislative series will focus on the wrap-up session which will start in Topeka next month. The discussion will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 18 at Colonial Church, 71st and Mission Road. It is co-hosted by MainStream and Colonial Church. The panel discussion will feature Kansas [...]
Tweet There has been a lot of talk in northeast Johnson County lately about gun laws at both the city and state levels. But there has been comparatively little talk about another major part of the gun debate: the effect of gun violence. Village Presbyterian Church is hoping to change that with a community event [...]
Tweet With a unanimous vote Monday, the Prairie Village City Council ended speculation about whether residents could expect construction of a huge natatorium and community center on the municipal grounds anytime soon. A consultant’s report had identified a $45 million structure with a competitive swimming facility as the option that would best differentiate a Prairie [...]
Tweet Three years of planning work and $36,000 of city taxpayer money spent in consulting fees ended with a thud Monday as the Prairie Village City Council voted unanimously not to actively pursue a proposal for a new community center and natatorium on the municipal grounds. A feasibility study by ThreeSixty Architecture delivered to the [...]
Tweet Destruction of green space. Lack of fit with the surrounding neighborhoods. Oversaturation in the market. Deleterious impact on home values. These were among the concerns expressed Thursday at a citywide meeting on the Tutera Group’s proposal to build a $50 million, 376-unit senior living community on the site of Mission Valley Middle School in [...]
Tweet A new Prairie Village community center with a large natatorium and pool complex is possible, according to a feasibility study that has been in the works for nearly three years. The report lays out three options for community center construction, the first two with large fitness and aquatic areas, both of which would be [...]
Tweet Shawnee Mission School District spokeswoman Leigh Anne Neal reports that SM East operations and maintenance personnel have examined the school’s chiller equipment and other machinery and found everything in working order. The workers were not able to detect any unusual noises being emitted from the school’s equipment. The news essentially brings neighborhood residents searching [...]
Tweet At first, the Gowens didn’t think too much of the sound. A month later, they’re desperately hoping to figure out how to make it go away. Around the time SM East let out for summer, Matt Gowen and his family started noticing a high-pitched whirring that appeared to be coming from the north side [...]
Tweet Liz Paulk was at home last Friday when she heard several United States Postal Service trucks pull up in front of her house. “I asked what they were doing, and they told me there had been a threatening dog incident on the block and they had a zero-tolerance policy,” she said. She then watched [...]
Tweet It’s Community Spirit season, Villagers — and nominations are now open. Each year, Prairie Village recognizes residents, youth, organizations, businesses and business leaders “whose contributions of time and commitment to service make Prairie Village a great place to call home.” These Community Spirit Awards are announced at the annual VillageFest Fourth of July celebration. Nominations [...]
Tweet Corinth Elementary parent Chris Anderson is on a local mission against a global charity organization that’s been accused of massive fraud. Anderson started noticing bright yellow Planet Aid clothing donation bins around the Kansas City area several months ago, and eventually got curious enough to look the organization up on the Web. What he [...]
Tweet The debate about how to address the kids-congregating-on-the-Plaza situation has been in full swing since last Saturday’s nearly tragic shootings. And while the vast majority of the conversation has centered around race and responsibility among Kansas City, Mo., parents, a comment on Yael Abouhalkah’s blog caught our eye. A commenter identifying herself as Ellen [...]
Tweet RED Development is finalizing the details of a planning process for development of the Mission Valley Middle School site, and aims to present its proposal to the Prairie Village city council on Monday. RED spokesman Dave Claflin said the group hoped to begin hosting a series of around six focus groups once the city [...]
Tweet Bank of Prairie Village Chairman Dan Bolen says he’s seen too many talented young Kansas Citians leave the area to start their careers — a “brain drain” that threatens to undermine the metro area’s longterm competitiveness. And he’s designed the company’s internship program as a way to stem the tide. Each summer, the bank brings [...]
Tweet Chances are the Prairie Village Planning Commission won’t be making its scheduled vote on a proposal to build a new CVS building at Corinth Square during tomorrow night’s meeting. Prairie Village city staff are recommending that the Planning Commission postpone its approval vote on the project until July 5 so the developers will have [...]
Tweet We weren’t able to make it to the community meeting on Thalia House held at Fairway City Hall last night, but we caught up with co-founder Brooke Wesley to get her reaction to the meeting. “It went okay,” Wesley said. “A few people were upset. A few people were really supportive.” Wesley estimated 20 [...]
Tweet Rimann Liquors owner Marshall Rimann may generally prefer discussions of pinot to politics, but a bill making its way through the Kansas legislature has him on the phone lobbying state Senators. The bill, SB 54, would strip away some of the regulations that have prevented grocery and convenience stores in Kansas from selling liquor — but [...]
Tweet This year’s record snowfalls haven’t just been a pain for people commuting to work and parents making arrangements for homebound children. They’ve also caused a major headache for Prairie Village city administrators. Following the two large snows earlier this year, city hall was flooded with calls from residents with reports of sidewalks blocked by [...]
Tweet Thalia House co-founder Brooke Wesley told PVPost.com Wednesday that she and her staff would be hosting an informational meeting next Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m. to address the concerns raised by some neighborhood residents about their new group home for women recovering from eating disorders. The meeting will take place at Thalia House [...]
Tweet The New York Times recently released a robust interactive map that pits data estimates from recent U.S. Census surveys against data from the 2000 Census. The maps provide a compelling visualization of a number of social and economic realities in our area. For instance, a map depicting the percent of elementary students in private [...]
