Weekly Children’s Activities Returns to Park Place with Additional Option of Supervised Play

May 21, 2013

Weekly Children’s Activities Returns to Park Place with Additional Option of Supervised Play Inexpensive Outlets for Creativity, Energy and Fun Offered in Barkley Square at Park Place by Bambini Creativi, Rosehill Gardens and The Learning Tree; Optional Supervised Playtime New in 2013 LEAWOOD, Kan. (May 16, 2013) – Park Place is bringing back children’s summer activities with a few additional ...

“Summer Sounds in the Park” Concert Series at Leawood’s Park Place Features Free Summer Fun for All Ages

May 21, 2013

“Summer Sounds in the Park” Concert Series at Leawood’s Park Place Features Free Summer Fun for All Ages Outdoor Concerts Feature Kansas City’s Finest Local and Regional Musicians and a Children’s “Park Place Play Zone” Every Thursday LEAWOOD, Kan. (May 20, 2013) – With summer just around the corner, Park Place is excited to provide free outdoor entertainment for its ...

Rebecca Bradley: An Exhibitor at 2013 Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration

May 21, 2013

The Missouri Veterans Commission’s Minority Veterans Coordinator, Rebecca Bradley, is delighted to participate in the 2013 Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration. This event will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Fairground Park in Higginsville, MO from 10 am to 6 pm. An Army Veteran, Ms. Bradley will have a booth with information regarding federal and state benefits available ...

Ball Up Search for the Next Tour is coming to Independence

May 21, 2013

Exhibition event is coming to Independence Events Center on Saturday, June 22 (INDEPENDENCE, MO) – The Independence Events Center announced today that the world’s best streetball players including the Professor, AO, Air Up There are joining forces for the “Search for the Next” streetball tour. The tour stops at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22 in Independence, Missouri when the Ball ...

Title Insurance: A Real Estate Seminar in Kansas City

May 21, 2013

Summary: MAREI (Mid-American Association of Real Estate Investors) and Accurate Title Company invite you to attend a Real Estate Investor Workshop in Kansas City, Saturday June 8th 2013. Content: You get a property under contract then what, the Title Company does a title search, prepares the documents, everyone goes to sign and you get a big check? Easy . . ...

Missouri State Penitentiary Museum to Open May 28th in Downtown Jefferson City

May 21, 2013

MISSOURI STATE PENITENTIARY MUSEUM TO OPEN MAY 28TH AT 100 E. HIGH ST Addition of new attraction will draw prison tour attendees to Downtown JEFFERSON CITY, MO. May 21st, 2013 — After more than a year of planning and designing, the Missouri State Penitentiary Museum will open for tours on May 28th. The Museum is located on the second floor ...

2013 Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration: Conway Is Inspirational Speaker

May 21, 2013

Wilbur has traveled throughout the United States and foreign countries preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He and his wife, Corinne, have been married for fifty-five years with six beautiful children and seven grandchildren. Wilbur graduated from Higginsville High in Higginsville, Missouri in 1956. After which he joined the U.S. Navy. He stayed with the Navy for eleven ...

2013 Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration

May 21, 2013

We invite you to join the Lafayette County Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The event will be held at the Fairground Park in Higginsville, MO from 10 am to 6 pm. This is a free family-oriented event that has been held annually since 2005. The theme of the event is “Freedom For All.” The event is sponsored by ...

Jason Patchen Joins Cretcher Heartland as Chief Marketing Officer

May 21, 2013

Cretcher Heartland is pleased to announce a key addition to their leadership team. Jason Patchen has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer and a key member of the company’s executive management team. In his new role he will be responsible for building growth-driven marketing relationships and sophisticated marketing platforms, both internally with sales and service staff and externally with ...

Local design, fabrication and innovation firm wins prestigious sustainability award

May 21, 2013

Green Dot Awards announce 2012 winners Local design, fabrication and innovation firm wins prestigious sustainability award Overland Park, Kan. – Hot off the heels of winning an International Design Award Gold Prize for Sustainable Products, the Grundfos SIGMA Waterheater garnered more recognition by receiving a 2012 Green Dot Award in the Industrial Products category. Honoring excellence in innovative environmental projects, ...

Overland Park CEO Achieves Certification

May 21, 2013

Dan Erler, CEO of The eHG Group, www.ehggroup.com, has achieved the Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) certification from the Hospital Financial Management Association (HFMA). This esteemed certification enables Dan to add greater clarity to healthcare revenue cycle operations with Kansas City hospitals and practices. Healthcare regulations are becoming more complex, customers are demanding more, and hospital staffs are being held ...

Kickstarter project supports midwest hip hop artists

May 20, 2013

The goal of the i’mINDY Tour Kickstarter project is to generate funds to press 50,000 CDs of an i’mINDY tour mix-tape of 20 artists across 20 cities during Summer 2013. We also hope to use any funds over an above our goal to help our artists with travel expenses incurred during the tour. The idea of the i’mINDY tour and ...

Humanitarian group launces drive for Syria

May 20, 2013

Kansas City, Mo. (May 20, 2013)—As escalating violence inside Syria continues to plunge more and more people into further poverty, Syria Relief and Development (SRD)—an Overland Park, Kan.-based nonprofit, humanitarian organization working inside Syria and neighboring Jordan to ease the suffering of Syrians in need—has launched a local donation drive to collect aid items to be shipped to families in ...

Bank of America Celebration at the Station this Sunday features free concert, fireworks

May 20, 2013

Contact: Jeff Barker, Kansas City Symphony (816) 218-2626 or (816) 529-4535 Photos, logos, interview requests, on-site broadcast requests and more information available SYMPHONY WELCOMES GRAMMY®-WINNER OLETA ADAMS TO FREE MEMORIAL WEEKEND CONCERT WITH FIREWORKS! Bank of America to donate home to one deserving soldier through the Military Warrior Support Group at Union Station event on Sunday, May 26 May 10, ...

DNJ Intermodal Services expands, announces promotions

May 20, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beth Okeon 901.409.7607 beth@abomarketing.com DNJ INTERMODAL SERVICES OPENS NEW OFFICE IN OMAHA, ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS DNJ Intermodal Services has recently announced that it will open a new office in Omaha, Nebraska on June 1, 2013. The intermodal transportation and logistics firm already has offices in Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis. In addition, DNJ Intermodal Services ...

Largest soccer tournament in Kansas City history coming to Overland Park

May 20, 2013

Overland Park, Kansas – Organized by Heartland Soccer Association, the Kansas City Invitational tournament is kicking off this weekend with record attendance. From May 24-27, 352 teams will take over the Overland Park Soccer Complex, equating to about 5,000 athletes ages nine to 19. In 2012, the tournament drew 47 less teams compared to this year’s tournament. “The 2013 Kansas ...

Golfers ‘chip in’ to help Catholic Charities

May 20, 2013

Hundreds of families in need will receive much needed support thanks to the generous golfers, volunteers and supporters of the 32nd Annual Golf Classic founded by the Ben and Betty Zarda family. The more than $130,000 raised will help secure an additional Emergency Assistance Resource Bus to deliver food, clothing and direct financial assistance to our neighbors in need throughout ...

Latino Advocacy Taskforce to hold Day of Remembrance for violent crime victims

May 20, 2013

This Saturday morning, the Mattie Rhodes Center’s Latino Advocacy Taskforce will host a Day of Remembrance to honor those we have lost this past year due to violent crime. Joe Arce, Latino Advocacy Taskforce co-founder, said, “For the past several years in Greater Kansas City we have seen reports of a home invasion and someone being killed, or a neighborhood ...

Martial Arts Academy offers affordable, fun, safe summer camp

May 20, 2013

Parents in a quandary on what to do with the kids this summer? Look no further. The Kwanzaa Martial Arts Academy, conveniently located at 11130 Holmes Road in Kansas City, Mo., provides six weeks of indoor and outdoor summer camp activities aimed at physical, mental and moral fitness. In addition, the Karate camp, which is open to five to 12 ...

Iconic “Titanic violin” to be on display at Titanic Museum Attractions

May 20, 2013

Famous violin survived historic RMS Titanic sinking and belonged to storied Titanic bandmaster, Wallace Hartley Pigeon Forge, Tenn. – For the first and only time in the United States, the iconic violin, depicted in Titanic-themed movies and actually used by Wallace Hartley on board Titanic, will be on display at the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, TN, and Branson, ...

Joshua Center’s annual ‘Me and My World’ Award for Excellence in Teaching

May 20, 2013

The Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders: names its 2013 recipient for the “Me and My World” Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award recognizes the spectacular commitment to education of one very special teacher every year. This year there were many nominations, but one stood out in particular. This individual went above and beyond her duties, and truly made an ...

KC TruSound brings Soundcast Systems wireless speakers to Kansas City

May 19, 2013

KC TruSound, LLC owner Judy Abraham recently launched an exciting new website (www.kctrusound.com) promoting the state-of-the-art wireless speakers manufactured by Soundcast Systems and also showcasing many Kansas City musicians on video and web info pages. “We are happy to be bringing these fantastic Soundcast products to the Kansas City area”, says Abraham. Located in San Diego, Soundcast Systems is a ...


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