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CommunityAmerica teen-led innovation effort lauded for developing college cost calculator

By Tommy Felts / July 20, 2018

College degrees come with two price tags: the sticker price and the net price. A new free tool from the CommunityAmerica teen advisory board is being celebrated for helping students solve the complicated equation that separates the two — as well as determine which college options are financially realistic. “[With] some of the more elite schools,…

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Hecho KC, Luis Garcia

HechoKC cast in hand-made image of Chicano artist’s culture, family, community

By Tommy Felts / July 17, 2018

Witnessing — and participating in — Kansas City’s renaissance has been amazing, said Luis Garcia, the longtime artist behind HechoKC. The Crossroads used to be a ghost town, said Garcia, who has been part of the KC scene since his years at the Kansas City Art Institute. He developed SPYN Studio, a branding and design…

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