Eight ENORMOUS Rosehill Gardens employees decided to take the plunge on July 17th and attempted the 75 oz. Steak Challenge, captured here on video. One participant did actually finish! Curtis Stroud, Rosehill Gardens Owner, supervises! This is really a hoot! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQHhNmBclY&w=560&h=315]
After years of designing, seeking funding and just plain tenacity, Martin City will see the start of improvements along 135th St. from Holmes Road to Hwy. 150. Once all of the construction is completed (3 years), Martin City will be beautiful with street curbing, new sidewalks, parallel parking spaces, decorative [continue reading]
Sunday, April 28th, 12:01pm Where: Martin City Brewery, 500 East 135th Street, Kansas City, MO Out of shape from the winter months? That's okay! Anyone can "compete "in our .1K race.All you have to do is make it 328 feet! Costumes, trophies, and finish line medals. Everyone gets a T-shirt, hot dog and [continue reading]
Celebrate 75 years of family-owned business success with the 75-ounce steak challenge at Jess and Jim's Steakhouse! You must eat EVERYTHING - including the baked potato, beets, salad, and bread in order to receive the meal free. You have 75 minutes to eat it all and you will be recorded [continue reading]
Ralph Martin is 96 years old and as sharp as someone 30 years younger. He and Elmeda Trucelle Hilbert Martin were married for 74 years. Sadly she passed in January 2013. Ralph and Trudy have three children – two daughters and a son who live in the metro area. They have [continue reading]
Please excuse our mess! Once all of the construction of 135th St. is complete (3 years), Martin City will be beautiful with new sidewalks, decorative benches & trash receptacles, street banners and possibly even hanging plants. A whole new look! There are two reasons you see a mess on 135th Street: AT&T [continue reading]
On January 23, 2013, the NNSA's Honeywell plant in Kansas City will begin the complex task of moving manufacturing, laboratory and office equipment from its current location at the Bannister Federal Complex to a newly constructed National Security Campus eight miles south at Botts Road and 150 Highway in South [continue reading]
Thanks to KCMO's Water Department for their fast response to a 20 foot high water gush that started at 3:30 am on Friday, 12/28 just west of RC’s Restaurant on 135th Street. It threatened to disrupt hundreds of RC reservation bookings for New Year’s weekend if the water was turned off [continue reading]
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reached an important transformation milestone today with the successful on-time, on-budget occupancy transfer of the LEED Gold National Security Campus in Kansas City, Missouri. As the first step in moving out of a Cold War-era complex, NNSA will start paying the lease on the [continue reading]
The below video shows what's happening with construction on Wornall Road, the road closure, and alternative routes to 135th Street, the main business district in Martin City. Video Narrated by Barbara Engel, MCCID District Manager.
