A TKC Reader fave . . . Former newsman Michael Bushnell leads neighborhood push back against KCU demolition . . . Here's an apt quote and a way around the paywall . . .
"Bushnell knows more about the Northeast than just about anyone living. He edited the fine neighborhood weekly Northeast News for about a quarter century until last year. In that role, he chronicled the rise of KCU as a dominant force in the gradually gentrifying area. The medical school — oldest in Kansas City, and largest in Missouri — owns the most property, has the most money, and serves as a kind of gateway to the Northeast.
"But it’s also walled off from it — physically, by security gates, but also, to some, philosophically. Neighbors like Bushnell feel the school treats their historic buildings like they’re disposable."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Tensions flare in KC neighborhood as historic building faces bulldozer
"We just want a transparent and honest conversation. The neighborhood deserves that."
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