18th and Vine Lives

09/14/2026

Give blood. Give life. One donation can save up to 3 lives. The Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive at The Black Archives of Mid-America, Inc. - Kansas City.

Thursday, September 24
10 AM–2 PM
Heritage Hall

Schedule your appointment at donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/88885 and use sponsor code EH9W.

Your donation can save a life right here in our community.

09/14/2026

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Lincoln College Preparatory Academy

Lincoln High School opened in Kansas City, Missouri in 1905 as the city's designated Black secondary school -- the institution where the full weight of Black Kansas City's intellectual and cultural aspirations was concentrated by a system that excluded Black students from every other option. 🎓 What happened inside those walls over the following five decades was extraordinary by any measure: a faculty of Black educators, many with advanced degrees from the nation's best universities, teaching students who would go on to reshape American culture.

Charlie Parker attended Lincoln High. So did generations of musicians who formed the backbone of Kansas City jazz -- the sound that traveled up the Missouri River and out across the world in the late 1920s and 1930s. Lincoln High produced lawyers, physicians, civil rights organizers, artists, and educators who went out and ran institutions across the country. It did all of this in a building that was systematically underfunded, in a city that enforced racial segregation in every public amenity while quietly benefiting from Black cultural production it could not have created on its own. 🎷

When Kansas City schools desegregated after Brown v. Board, Lincoln High -- like hundreds of Black high schools across the country -- was reorganized and eventually closed. The building changed uses. The institution that had held an entire community's intellectual life vanished into integration that delivered equality of access without honoring what had been built. ✊🏾 Some things can't be recovered by simply opening the front door.

09/12/2026

09/12/2026

Small business owners, join Pathway Financial Education for Small Business Taxes: What Every Owner Should Know. Get practical guidance on deductions, quarterly taxes, employee vs. contractor classifications, deadlines, and recordkeeping.

Thursday, September 24 | 6:00–7:30 PM

Attend in person or online via Zoom. This workshop is free because financial education should be a right, not a privilege. Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com

09/07/2026

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09/05/2026

Bringing resources, building community, and empowering seniors. Plan to attend Senior Fun & Safety Day—an afternoon of fun, fellowship, information, and connection. Enjoy lunch, games, prizes, Medicare updates, community resources, and important information about AI safety and cybersecurity.

October 10 | 1–3 PM
Greg Klice Community Center

This event is free and everyone is welcome, but registration is required. Register on Eventbrite. Come for the fun. Stay for the knowledge. Leave empowered.

09/04/2026

TRASH & RECYCLING SCHEDULE UPDATE

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 7, trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day for the entire week.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 → TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 → WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 → THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 → FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 → SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Please plan accordingly and set carts out on your updated collection day.