TKC MUST READ: Northeast Kansas City Gentrification Exposed

TKC MUST READ: Northeast Kansas City Gentrification Exposed

Our suggestion . . .NORTHEAST TESTIMONY REGARDING GENTRIFICATION IS THE MOST INFORMATIVE NEWS IN KANSAS CITY RIGHT NOW!!! For better and worse, this 1st person story offers an old school glimpse of Kansas City life and how it has evolved to push out homeowners. Here's the word . . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com

The Elephant in the Room: How Gentrification is Impacting the Historic Northeast

Carter Galloway Editorial Assistant My freshman year of college I, like many college students, needed money. I also, like many young people fresh out of high school, was not feeling a strong urge to get a job. So I began to donate at CSL Plasma with my father. I remember waking up at 6 a.m. and riding down to Independence Avenue and sitting in line to donate. This is when I first started becoming familiar with Northeast Kansas City. My senior ye…