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3 days ago
- Business
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Kansas City business owner resilient after eighth break-in
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Security camera footage from Friday morning shows the front door of Ruby Jean's Kitchen and Juicery being smashed in, as would-be thieves unlocked the door and let themselves in. 'It was an all too familiar call,' said Ruby Jean's owner, Chris Goode, about learning of the break-in. 'A call that I've gotten many times before.' Goode says this is the , they were able to catch the door smashing on their security cameras. Goode described it as 'a couple of people taking a hammer and just having way too much time to hammer through security film, through glass, reach their hand through, and unlock the door.' Despite the frustrating circumstances, Goode said he's focusing on the positives of the situation. 'Yes, it's infuriating, but it's no, there's no progress in that pain,' Goode said. 'There's no progress in being pissed.' He says it's all a part of being an entrepreneur. 'You've got to be able to accept the lows as much as you celebrate the highs, you have no choice in entrepreneurship,' he said. 'Because we know we don't have crystal balls, you know, we don't have long runways of funding. We don't have just endless copious amounts of customers all the time. But it's a faith walk.' He's encouraging other entrepreneurs, enduring the faith walk, to push forward. He said it's because he knows you reap what you sow. 'The investment they made that night into their time to break into this door, that's coming back to them,' Goode said. 'How we invest of ourselves no matter what, whether it's good or bad, that's a deposit. And there there's going to be a return for that.' Even though it's his eighth break-in, Goode says there's nothing government or law enforcement can do to address the issue. He says it's a community issue that requires a community-focused solution. 'I would bet that there's more opportunity on the other side of community and of shaking people's hand and of telling people about your struggles and your circumstance than there is coming into a juice bar at 4 a.m. in the morning,' Goode said. He said the community that surrounds his business never fails to pick him up when he struggles, and he hopes that it catches on. 'Every single time [there's a break-in] there's a flood of comments, a flood of support. We had a line to the door that day,' he added. As Ruby Jean's gets ready to celebrate 10 years in business, Goode said they aren't going anywhere. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV 'I've been rooted here. I and my team, we're not running. We're only going to dig deeper trenches here and figure out ways to be a part of healing,' he said. FOX4 reached out to the Kansas City Police Department for their report on the incident, but we did not hear back in time for the deadline for this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
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‘Nothing happened': No green light given on Troost name change
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Discussion took place again Monday on changing Troost Avenue to Truth Avenue, but not much took place during the Special Committee for Legal Review meeting. Monday, this item was the only for review within City Hall in KCMO, during that specific session. KCK man convicted for high-speed chase in Leavenworth County 'This was a day of denial, but that doesn't mean that we're not going to continue to fight,' Councilwoman Melissa Robinson said. 'I think about the descendants of slaves, and I think about young people who live along Troost, and I think about them writing that name everyday as their address and I have a problem with that.' During the public testimony of the session, many shared their thoughts and feelings on the matter. Some described their opposition to it, in its entirety, the process so far, and/or offered up their own name suggestions for the avenue. 'I am 100% against the renaming of Troost to Truth. Renaming Troost is a superficial way to addressing racial inequality,' one man shared during public comment Monday. Out of the dozen-plus members of the public that spoke Monday, most were in favor of the name change. Chris Goode, a business owner of a Ruby Jean's, a juicery on Troost Avenue, is one of them. 'My granddaddy couldn't have purchased the real estate that I own. My body would have not have been my own. My ancestors were whipped and spit on and forced to pick fruit trees on that land,' Goode shared. His shop on Troost Avenue reads '3000 Truth' already. 'I've already moved on, and that was a very nominal cost for me,' he said. 'It's exhausting. What will it take? What will it take for us to be seen as equal? What will it take?' Mayor Quinton Lucas shared some thoughts with FOX4 Monday on this ordinance as well. 'I think my focus is going to be what the people of Kansas City sent me here to do. What they sent me here to do was make sure the busses are better on Troost, are businesses are safer on Troost. That we are building more economic development on Troost and East of Troost. My priority is always going to be how do I build a better quality of life,' Lucas said. The Committee, Monday, voted this ordinance to be 'held off docket' and wasn't given any green light to progress. Conversation surrounding it could come back up in the future. According to the Legislation Text of Ordinance No. 250202, the name change of Troost to Truth would have been effective within six months after the ordinance passed, and $50,000 would have come from the General Fund to change street markers along the avenue. Groundbreaking held for Cultural Heritage Trail at Brush Creek The text also reads, Troost Avenue was named after Benoist Troost, a Kansas City physician, and known slave owner. Robinson said, signage from Troost Avenue would live in museums, and not be erased completely, if this ordinance were to pass. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- General
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KCATA's Adopt-A-Stop program addresses Kansas City's litter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has struggled with litter for years now, but KCATA's Adopt-A-Stop program is giving people a way to help address the problem. 'Just because people are maybe often times sitting at our bus stops in lesser than ideal circumstances, that they don't have to sit around in filth, that they don't have to sit around trash, and that standard subconsciously will slowly start to raise,' Owner of Ruby Jean's Juicery Chris Goode said during Tuesday's Earth Day cleanup. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV The idea for the program came a few years ago on Goode's birthday while he was hosting a cleanup event. He adopted the program's first stop at 31st and Troost, located down the road from his business. It's the same stop that he and his family used growing up. 'It's not just being on the bus, you know it's the shelters, it's the area around you. Is it safe, is it clean? and that's very important as you wait for your bus,' KCATA's President and CEO Frank White III said. 'It just shows again, a community asset, people expect that with their tax dollars, and we just want to make sure that we're doing our part to keep our city streets safe.' KCATA officials say the Troost max line is the second busiest route, with more than six thousand riders every day. Goode says even a small act, like picking up trash, will have lasting impacts for families in the community. View the latest headlines from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas at 'My mom was riding the bus over here with us many years ago with us, 30 plus years ago now. And so, to now be a 40-year-old man and be able to impact you know what my reality once was, is extremely gratifying,' Goode said. Right now they have 30 bus stops adopted in the program, but have a goal of one thousand stops by the world cup in 2026. Go to for more information about adopting a stop. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
