July 22, 2018
She was a business teacher, a grant writer, a district administrator and a
principal. She spent more than 30 years inside the Lee's Summit R-7 School
District before retiring after the 2017-2018 school year. Her retirement
did not last long. Today, she is the new executive director of the Lee's
Summit-based Pro Deo Youth Center. This is Elaine Metcalf.
July 19, 2018
The Wonder Twin powers of Andy Lock and Domhall Malloy seem to have struck
again. This time in form of a new seafood restaurant in the Summit Woods
Crossing shopping area. Jason and Nick discuss their first foray into the
menu before the promised return of our Taco Review Board. This week, we hit
Stuey McBrew's Taco Tuesday specials.
In actual news, the duo discuses recent conceptual incentive request
presentations to the Lee's Summit City Council. While no formal requests
have been made, this is a good opportunity for the public to learn about
proposed developments as well as gauge the Council's appetite for the use
of incentives in these particular projects.
July 11, 2018
Sometimes there are no better community conversations to have than ones
focused on people doing good works. This week, Jason and Nick sit down with
Eastland Giving Circle board member Christine Foresee and founding member,
Jane Stepp. Eastland Giving Circle utilizes annual donations from its
membership to award a grant to one organization each year. Foresee and
Stepp talk about what drew them into this organization and how it chooses
its annual grant recipients.
July 9, 2018
He was a star basketball player at Lee's Summit High School. He went on to
become a teacher, and then an administrator in his home school district.
His story, however is not as stereotypical as one might think. In fact, he
says, we need to discard that stereotype altogether. Now, he uses his story
to better connect with students and create new and improved paths to
graduation and success. This is Andy Campbell.
July 4, 2018
It's July 4. We're celebrating our nation's independence and purposefully
putting aside our serious civic discussions. Today, we want to relax, enjoy
family and friends and celebrate. And since much of America enjoys mixing
that celebration with a fine adult beverage or two, we thought we would
once again turn to our local experts cocktails and beers, Seth Allen and
Nigel Woodbury. Seth, the owner of Libations & Co., is an amateur
historian, avid reader and darn good bartender (despite his lack of a
tuxedo.) Nigel is, as proclaimed by hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury,
the ambassador of downtown Lee's Summit night life. Join us this week for a
discussion on the state of the great American cocktail and a look at our
favorite summer beverages.
July 2, 2018
He is an entrepreneur. He is a mentor and president of growing local bank.
His plan for success combines a passion for community with an analytical
approach to business. For him, strategy sessions and financial planning go
hand-in-hand with relationship building. And when it comes to getting
involved in the community, he offers this advice — Do it with purpose and
passion so the organization will truly benefit from your involvement. This
is Rick Viar.