After a covid hiatus, PorchFestKC will be returning for a 6th year with bands on the porches of Valentine and Roanoke. The event will mirror the 2017 event -- if all goes well, we anticipate more than 100 bands to participate. Mark your calendars for October 14th and expect an increase in updates as we […]
We’ve made improvements to the “triangle” at the intersection of Valentine Road and Southwest Trafficway. Earlier this year, the VNA received a grant that helped us install a water spigot on the triangle. Now we’re getting started on a new environmentally-friendly landscape. A work day is planned for Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. Bring […]
632 W. 39th Terrace
Our friends in the Volker neighborhood have invited us to a special meeting to have input into the proposal to put a new streetcar line on 39th Street between Main Street and State Line. This new line would be part of the East-West Corridor plan, which is moving ahead. The streetcar planners have also extended the […]
The Valentine Holiday party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the home of Kathleen Forster, 3614 Pennsylvania. The neighborhood will supply a main course meat, but you are asked to bring a dish to share. We now use the Signup Genius app to organize side dishes. Sign up
It has been a longtime holiday tradition for Valentine and the surrounding neighborhoods to prepare luminaria on Christmas Eve. These are candles placed in paper bags and lit at sunset, to line the streets and create a festive atmosphere on the night before Christmas. However, it is a lot of work to prepare the luminaria […]
The Valentine Neighborhood Association will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Penn Valley Community College. This will be a chance to meet to the VNA president and board and to hear from committee chairs about our goals or the coming year. We'll be talking about safety, development and city issues as well […]
Capital Electric Company is applying for a special use permit to use the property at 3329 Summit for outdoor storage. The equipment is being stored for the Kansas City Streetcar extension on Main Street. The request will go to the city plan commission on Feb. 20 at 9 a.m. Before that hearing, the company is […]
We hope to see all Valentine residents at our monthly neighborhood meeting. The agenda includes: Agenda Officer Sanders Safety Update Guest Speaker - Stephanie Burton, Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney Budget Update Capital Electric Update Melrose Abbey Update - Chris Preferred Months for Dumpsters Committee Updates Open Floor Discussion The meeting will be held at MCC-Penn […]
St. Patrick’s Day is a big event in Valentine. Since 2019, the parade has been held in Midtown, starting at Linwood and Broadway and going south along Broadway to 43rd Street. According to the parade committee, “The area around Redemptorist Catholic Church where the parade starts was traditionally called Kerry Patch in the 1800s after […]
As the weather warms up, we’ve scheduled our first Thirsty Thursday event of the season. Our hosts for the March 21 events will be Aubrey and Caleb at 3670 Jefferson. Thirsty Thursdays are Valentine's informal social gatherings on a front porch or in a back yard. They are your chance to meet new neighbors and […]
