Coffee News is coming to Brookside, Waldo and Southtown! This popular, family-friendly weekly publication is distributed free of charge to local restaurants, coffee shops, and waiting rooms and is fun to read while drinking coffee, waiting for a food order or waiting for service.Coffee News supports the local community by publicizing events free in the “What’s Happening” section. Local businesses have an affordable, effective way to advertise and they get a competitive advantage because Coffee News ads are exclusive, with only one advertiser per business category. The publisher is Debbie Jackson, a lifelong Kansas City area resident. Coffee News will be distributed on Wednesdays, starting this month. To advertise or to have Coffee News delivered free to your location, call 816-547-3032 or email debbie@coffeenewssouth.com. Learn more by watching a video at www.CoffeeNewsSouth.com

Even though rationed, the goodies provided by area businesses for New Resident Bags have gone FAST! Southtown Planning Center needs additional promotion materials at counts of 50 to 100 to be distributed by neighborhood associations to new neighbors. Suggested items are marketing materials such as business cards, coupons, menus, pens, notepads and other items to promote your business. Contact the Southtown Planning Center if you would like provide some materials and get your name out to new residents.

Each year, the Southtown Council takes the opportunity to acknowledge and salute area businesses, institutions, neighborhoods, government entities, and individuals for the improvements and actions taken to make Southtown a great place to live, work, and do business.

Monthly AM Networking, Southtown All Stars Award Dinner, Waldo Fall Festival

S&S Service Center

Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA), the region’s largest provider of arts education, announced that Mary Needham has been named Director of Development. Mary will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive fund development program.