On the advice of friends in 1841, Dr. David Waldo purchased a 1000-acre tract of land in Jackson County, Missouri, that ran from Gregory Blvd. on the north to 91st Street on the south and from the state line to Holmes Road. Eventually, Dr. Waldo expanded on that tract of land to include 2,400 acres and, over time, his farm became it’s own eponymous …
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Kansas City Law Firm Features Fall Festivities To-Do List
If you want fall fun activities for the family, look no further than the Van Osdol fall guide to the best apple picking, pumpkin patch and fall fun activities. Fall Color: Find a bank of deciduous trees in the area and watch carefully in October for the change of color in the foliage as cold weather creeps in. One of the best examples is the …
The Generality of Liberty
At some point, most Americans have had exposure to the Constitutional concept known as due process. It is referenced in both the fifth and fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The respective texts are as follows: Fifth Amendment: “[Nor] shall any person... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...” This …
Pokemon Go and Private Property
Since the release of the smartphone game, "Pokemon Go" in early July, it is not unusual to see people, often traveling in packs, walking around the city, going to places that previously had little traffic. The Pokemon Go craze has people getting exercise and meeting new people as they crisscross the city looking for the little animated Pokemon …
Anne Linton Pond Hendrickson: South Carolina Summers
I can't remember a summer when I didn’t spend time on Pawley's Island, SC growing up. Every summer my parents would load my sister, brother and me into whatever station wagon we had at the time and away we would go - from East Tennessee through the North Carolina mountains to a small town in South Carolina, Bishopville, where my mom had grown up …
Explore Kansas City’s Rich History: Law Firm Looks Back to the City’s Forgotten Harlem
Did you know there is a Harlem right here in River City? In fact, at one point this fifty-acre town was a thriving area where nearly 600 people lived on the north bank of the Missouri River, right by Wheeler Downtown Airport. Named after the same Dutch town as its more famous counterpart in New York City, it was originally a cluster of log …
