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Tweet A new set of signage near a fountain that serves as a gathering place for the families who live near Oxford Road and 69th Street is raising eyebrows from some Prairie Village residents. Prairie Village Public Works last week installed two signs next to the fountain reading “WARNING NON TREATED FOUNTAIN NOT FOR PLAYING.” [...]
Tweet A Prairie Village tradition that was in jeopardy of coming to an end has been given new life. The city’s parks and recreation department announced late last week that they’d reached an agreement with former synchronized swimming coach and team member Nancy Morgan to head up the program again this year. As of just [...]
Tweet Just a quick reminder for Prairie Village residents who live south of 75th Street that tomorrow is large item pick up day — an event that almost certainly accounts for the increased pickup truck and trailer traffic in your neighborhoods the past day or so. Crews from Deffenbaugh will be out tomorrow, so if you’ve [...]
Tweet Prairie Village-based venture capitalist Fred Coulson thinks it’s ridiculous that non-coastal American cities has been derided as “flyover country.” So his company, Five Elms Capital, decided to turn that mocking moniker on its head. Tomorrow, the application period closes for the first-ever Flyover 50 contest, honoring the 50 fastest-growing companies in the Midwest. The [...]
Tweet It’s every journalist’s worst nightmare: the reporter has become the story. So you can imagine the veritable crisis center that became of the Prairie Village Post newsroom when the following tidbit came across our desk last week: Jamie and Marilyn Senter’s 80th Street abode has been named “Home of the Season” by the Corinth [...]
Tweet Prairie Village residents, be aware: the traffic division of the city’s police department will be out in full force for a week starting next Monday, May 21. More than 150 agencies are participating in the annual Kansas Click It or Ticket traffic enforcement campaign. Prairie Village officers will be “aggressively enforcing Kansas occupant restraint [...]
Tweet Former Prairie Village Mayor Sue Weltner took a ceremonial first trip down the slide at the park named in her honor Saturday during a rededication ceremony after a major renovation. The $335,000 revamp of the park at State Line Road and 79th Street began last August, when construction crews also started rerouting Cambridge Street [...]
Tweet The latest statistics on city tax rates and indebtedness published by the Kansas League of Municipalities show Prairie Village compares favorably to its peer cities throughout the state. Of the 27 cities categorized as “Cities of the First Class,” Prairie Village has the fifth lowest amount of bond debt with $10,852,854. That’s compared to [...]
Tweet Prairie Village is losing a resident who has become one of the Kansas City area’s most accomplished art administrators. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced earlier this month that Margi Conrads, its American Art Curator, has accepted a position as the Deputy Director of Art and Research at the Amon Carter Museum of American [...]
Tweet Some good news for local shoppers saddened by the closings last year of design shops Curious Sofa and Stoney Broke, Ltd.: A popular design store is relocating from the Plaza to The Village Shops. Create: Modern Home Decor owner Sherry George says she’s aiming to open for business in the space next to Minsky’s [...]
Tweet Prairie Village Mayor Ron Shaffer has released his committee appointments for the following year, placing the newly elected city council members and replacing those members who were unseated in April’s elections. The new Parks and Recreation Committee Chair is councilwoman Laura Wassmer, who served as vice-chair for long-time chair Diana Ewy Sharp, who lost [...]
Tweet Prairie Village Mayor Ron Shaffer was among the guests invited to come and read stories to toddlers and preschoolers as part of Head Start of Shawnee Mission’s Week of the Young Child events late last month. Head Start of Shawnee Mission is a non-profit agency that provides early-childhood education programs, among others, to local [...]
Tweet No, Prairie Village isn’t hosting a “Truck from the opening-credits of the Beverly Hillbillies look-a-like contest” this weekend. The steady stream of overburdened pickups filled to the brim with items of questionable utility sure to descend on Prairie Village tomorrow night will likely be on account of the city’s annual bulky item pickup. Crews [...]
Tweet Architects have submitted drawings to the Prairie Village Planning Commission for a major renovation to the facade of the Corinth Square Hen House. The new design would eliminate the two main entry doors on the east side of the market and create a larger center entry. The new entry would have a cedar wood [...]
Tweet Financially speaking, the stormy skies so common over the past few years are starting to clear at Prairie Village City Hall. That was the gist of the presentation City Administrator Quinn Bennion gave to the City Council Monday in preparation for the annual budgeting process. “Overall, we’re in a relatively strong position heading into [...]
Tweet With the din of pre-election political chatter gone, a proposal to rename a park after Prairie Village’s longest-serving mayor sailed through the City Council Monday. By a vote of 10-0, the council approved a measure renaming Meadowlake Park, just west of the intersection of Belinder Ave. and 79th Street, after Monroe Taliaferro, who held [...]
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 Roe Avenue will remain the named route for a possible Prairie Village trail — though discussion from the City Council Monday seemed to place the future of a comprehensive trails system in the city on very shaky ground. With a 10-0 vote, the council accepted the recommendation of the Planning Commission to keep Roe as [...]
Tweet Breakfasts are about to get bigger at the intersection of of 95th Street and Nall Avenue. The Big Biscuit owner David Offerdahl says his company is moving toward completion of the chain’s fourth restaurant, to be located in south Prairie Village, and hopes to be open before Memorial Day. “Initially, we’d hoped to be [...]
Tweet Chris Sutton and his K.C. Hopps group’s initial idea for a restaurant in Prairie Village was Mosaic, a Moroccan Mediterranean concept. But after about a year in business, the partners decided a different tack would better meet the needs of the local market. So after a month and a half remodel on the Mosaic [...]
Tweet We got an email from PVPost.com reader Joe Houston late last week that we thought might merit a li’l bit of community discussion. Houston wrote in inquiring about the status of the Carroll Plaza fountain at the northwest corner of 75th Street and Mission Road. The fountain was out of commission all last year, [...]
Tweet Maybe you’ve always wanted to do something where you helped people. Maybe you like the idea of catching the bad guys. Maybe you saw a Police Academy marathon on USA a few weeks ago and it really stuck with you. Whatever the reason, you’re thinking about becoming a police officer. (Please note: If it’s [...]
Tweet Since the group started organizing in January, the Mission Valley Neighbors Association has held considerable sway over Prairie Village civic affairs. The group successfully lobbied to kill a proposed comprehensive planning process for the site that would have cost $80,000-$90,000. They also worked to elect new City Council members — helping bring about the largest [...]
Tweet Highlands Elementary second graders got a little extra fresh air this morning in recognition of Arbor Day. The students gathered at Peterson Park in Fairway where they took an Arbor Day-themed civics quiz administered by Mayor Jerry Wiley (Sample question: “Who is the mayor of Fairway?” Silence. One hand shoots up: “You are.” Good [...]
Tweet The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle reported Thursday that Congregation Kol Ami has put the building at Belinder Avenue and 75th Street that it’s occupied since 2005 up for sale. The listing price is $1.4 million. The president of the congregation, which has around 90 members, told the paper that its board of directors had [...]
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