Southtown Council elected:
President- Theodis Watson, Commerce Bank
1st VP- Robin Jordan, Cleaver YMCA
2nd VP- Bill Egelhoff, Egelhoff & Associates
Treasurer- Diane Mozzicato, Metro Patrol
Brookside Wine and Spirits, 600 E 63rd St. is sparkling in Southtown. In mid-July, massive building renovations were made to the vacant Royal Liquors building. Improvements focused on creating a “customer friendly” shopping experience. The Brookside Wine and Spirits team immediately cleaned up the parking lot and surrounding external areas of the store to ensure a welcoming feeling. In addition to the new exterior paint and stucco, extensive efforts were made to the interior. Once the old signage was removed, fresh window treatments were installed along with new flooring and ceiling tiles, bringing light and freshness to the shop.
It has been another busy and productive year for the Brookside, Waldo and Southtown corridors as we begin to wind down the end of 2012 and look forward to the New Year. Economic signs are ever-so-slowly improving, but improving nonetheless, and for that we can be both thankful and hopeful.
Our community was saddened by the loss of two iconic, long-time business and civic leaders during 2012: Leon Goodhart, Brookside property owner and former owner of Country Club Shoes; and Dr John J. Turley, Waldo optometrist and property owner since 1954. Both are irreplaceable and sorely missed.
Upcoming Events
Holiday Warm-up
Wednesday, December 12, 5-7pm
Location: Blue Grotto, 6324 Brookside Plaza
Join with friends from Brookside, Waldo, and Southtown at this annual event.
Light refreshments provided.
New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
Monday, December 31st, midnight
Location: 75th and Wornall Rd. at the Waldo Monument
Celebrate in one of the fine pubs/restaurants, then head to the Waldo monument before midnight to ring in 2013!
When you drive along Wornall Road, you can’t help but see the amazing transformation of Almar Printing located at 7735 Wornal Rd. Congratulations to the owners of Almar Printing, Sam and Mary Gromowsky, for being awarded the December Waldo’s Best Award. They have owned and operated the family business since 1966 and been steadfast supporters of the Waldo area for more than 46 years!
Extensive improvements were made to the building and parking areas. All the materials used from paint to parking lot products were bought locally.
The National Retail Federation estimates holiday sales this year could be $586 billion. Wouldn’t it be great if lots of those dollars stayed in the Kansas City area and boosted our local economies?
Why Buy Local? Because every dollar that stays in our community makes a difference in our community.
Did you know?
•An average of 45 percent of money spent in independent, local shops stays in our local
economy. Compare that to just 13 percent of money spent at national retailers.
• If the people of an average American city were to shift just 10 percent of their spending
from chains to local businesses, it would bring an additional $235 million per year to that community’s economy.