Kansas City's Northeast News

12/10/2025

For more than nine decades, The Northeast News has been a constant in a neighborhood that is always changing. Our community has welcomed wave after wave of new Americans, working families, and people who arrive here searching for stability, possibility, and a place to belong. Through all of it—economic downturns, cultural shifts, political disagreements, and the everyday challenges of community life—the newspaper has remained: a free, local source of information created by and for the residents of Historic Northeast.

Bryan StalderContributor For more than nine decades, The Northeast News has been a constant in a neighborhood that is always changing. Our community has welcomed wave after wave of new Americans, working families, and people who arrive here searching for stability, possibility, and a place to belong...

12/10/2025

Join neighbors, local business owners, and community leaders at The Northeast News office (2659 Independence Blvd.) for this month’s Coffee, Culture & Conversation — a relaxed, friendly hour (10 to 11 am) of networking, news, and community connection.

At this month’s event, you’ll:

- Learn how your support keeps local journalism alive — and how every donation made through December 31 will be matched thanks to NewsMatch, doubling your impact!
- Check out Inky the Cat and the QR code that can keep the cat’s food bowl full. Support the newspaper!
- Visit our newsroom and One Kansas City Community Radio station.
- Share your own neighborhood or business news — bring your flyers and business cards for networking and a prize drawing!

Coffee and sweets are on the house!

Networking at the EGG Economic Growth Gallery It’s About YOU – and Your NEWS!Are you prepaird for the Holidays? What is your business doing?What’s Brewing? Let’s find out.Meeting at the EGG (Economic…

12/10/2025

The Northeast News needs donations to operate. Your donation will be matched through December 31. Please donate today!

12/09/2025

Hey Readers, there’s an extra activity tucked inside this week’s print edition! Sharpen your crayons ( and make a donation ) and post your completed coloring page featuring Inky the Newscat below.

12/07/2025

The Historic Northeast is full of talented artists and today, you have an opportunity to meet them, ask them questions, and buy their work at the Open Studios tour. Now until 4:00 pm.

This is happening at multiple locations but you can pick up a map at the EGG, 2659 Independence Avenue.

12/06/2025

🎨 Northeast Arts Open Studio Tours are THIS WEEKEND! 🎨

Ever wonder what’s happening behind the easels, pottery wheels, and sketchbooks of Northeast’s creative community? Now’s your chance to step inside!

Join the NE Arts KC Open Studio Tours and meet 20+ local artists in the places where their work truly comes to life — attics, basements, storefronts, and cozy backyard studios rarely open to the public.

📅 Saturday, Dec. 6 — 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
📅 Sunday, Dec. 7 — Noon to 4:00 p.m.

📍 Tour Locations:
• Back Door Pottery — 3922 St. John Ave.
• The EGG — 2659 Independence Blvd.
• PH Coffee — 2200 Lexington Ave.
• Core Coffee — 546 Olive Ave.

Come explore, connect, and support the incredible artists who make Northeast so vibrant. ✨
See you on the tour! 🎨💕

12/06/2025

🌳 Today, the Historic Northeast says a final farewell to Frank the Liberty Tree. 🌳

For more than 250 years, this massive burr oak has watched over Monroe Avenue — long before paved streets, long before Missouri statehood, long before any of us. Certified as a *Liberty Tree* during the 1976 Bicentennial, Frank has been a witness to generations of Northeast history and home to countless family memories.

Today, we gather to honor his long life with a Champagne Funeral — a celebration of community, storytelling, and gratitude for one of the oldest living residents our neighborhood has ever known.

✨ VIP Porch Reception: 2:30 p.m.
✨ Public Memorial Ceremony: 3:00 p.m.
📍 328 S. Monroe Ave.

All are welcome to join for readings, shared memories, and a final toast beneath Frank’s branches. Champagne service is 21+ with ID; donations support memorial and restoration efforts.

Come help us give Frank the Liberty Tree the farewell he deserves. 💛🌳

Read more:

Bryan StalderContributor For more than two centuries, a towering burr oak has anchored the side yard at 328 S. Monroe Avenue—long before the streets were paved, long before the boulevards George Kessler envisioned took shape, long before Missouri was even a state. Generations of Northeast resident...

12/06/2025

✨Today’s the Day!✨

The 16th Annual Pendleton Heights Holiday Homes Tour is happening 12–5 p.m. Explore five stunning historic homes — including two Queen Anne Victorians and a limestone castle — all decked out for the season.

Enjoy the return of the ornament scavenger hunt (find “Where’s Waldo” in each home!), grab a stamp at every stop for a special treat, and soak up the neighborhood’s festive vibe. While you’re here, check out our local coffee shops and pizza spot!

🎟️ Tickets: $25 at phkc.org or $30 at the ticket booth (2205 Lexington Ave).

Hosted by the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association to support community green spaces.

Come spend a cozy holiday afternoon in PH! 🎄

12/06/2025

BREAKING: A two-alarm fire early Saturday morning heavily damaged a vacant home at 4402 Independence Avenue, continuing what Kansas City Fire Department officials describe as a troubling rise in fires at unoccupied structures across the Historic Northeast.

Bryan StalderContributor A two-alarm fire early Saturday morning heavily damaged a vacant home at 4402 Independence Avenue, continuing what Kansas City Fire Department officials describe as a troubling rise in fires at unoccupied structures across the Historic Northeast. KCFD reported the blaze at 8...

12/06/2025

The Public House Emerald Experience is open this evening from 6pm-10pm! Fridays and Saturdays at Lexington & Brooklyn, next door to PH Coffee. Read more about it in next week's issue of The Northeast News.

We'll be sure to include *plenty* of pictures of the neighborhood. 😉

12/06/2025

The Public House Emerald Experience is a new concept in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood, next door to PH Coffee at Lexington & Brooklyn. Open Fridays and Saturdays from 6:PM to 10:PM. Read more about it in next week's issue of Northeast News.