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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
‘Keep being kind': Kansas City bartender's act of kindness saves woman's life
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local bartender named Heath is touted for saving a woman's life. 'I said 'what happened?' He said 'a woman came in, she was stressed, and I was nice,'' Colleen Kelly, co-owner of Kelly's Westport Inn, told FOX4. In a message written on her receipt, the woman thanked Heath for saving her life – all because he was kind. 'I'd like to think it's this trickle-down effect,' Kelly said. 'If we treat them well, and they treat each other well, and they treat the customers well…hopefully that customer treats somebody else well.' Kelly said she's worked for the business for 17 years. 'But my family has been here for almost 80 years, and we really have lasted because of the incredible staff,' she said. 'We are really a place for everybody.' Storm damage reported across the Kansas City metro The business first started in 1947, under a different name (Westport Inn), but it quickly grew to the likeness of Colleen Kelly's grandfather, she says, who it was soon named after. 'My grandfather started here in 1947,' she said. 'He became an owner the same year.' Last week, Colleen Kelly took to social media to share an experience between a stranger and a staff member of hers. 'Keep being kind folks,' Kelly said in the Facebook post. 'Ya just never know…' She said the post has received a lot of positive feedback. 'Tons of comments and just a lot of people reminding other people something really small can be something huge for someone else,' she said. 'There's a lot of negativity out there; there are days that it can feel overwhelming. Maybe sometimes just go to your local pub and put down your phone and have a conversation with somebody.' She also said, since the post hit the internet, customers and former employees of the bar have shared with her their experiences, too, about meaningful conversations they've had and their lasting impacts. 'This isn't just happening at Kelly's; this is all over,' she told FOX4. Kelly said she plans on framing the receipt behind the bar. To the woman who wrote 'your kindness saved my life thank you' on the delicate sheet of paper, Kelly wants you to know: 'We are really glad you are alive.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
28-02-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
For sale: Center-hall Colonials in Milton and Jamaica Plain
LOT SIZE 0.18 acre BEDROOMS 3 BATHS 2 full, 1 half LAST SOLD FOR $405,000 in 2006 PROS This brick-faced 1936 Colonial with hardwood floors and central air sits behind a stately stone wall with iron gate. Left of the center entry hall, the living room has a fireplace, and French doors open to a tiled sunroom with sliders leading out to the composite deck and fenced backyard with patio. Right of the entry hall, the dining room with built-in hutch is open to a newer kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, recessed lights, and a nearby mudroom. Off the front hall, find an updated powder room with wood-look tile. Upstairs, three bedrooms share a newer bath, and a small office or nursery has access to the walk-up attic. The clean, walk-out basement features laundry and a full bath. CONS Lot is on the corner of busy Route 138. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The sunroom of 193 Robbins Street in Milton. Handout image Advertisement Michael O'Dea, Coldwell Banker, 857-719-6989, $1,148,000 7 NEILLIAN CRESCENT / JAMAICA PLAIN The front of 7 Neillian Crescent in Jamaica Plain. Handout image SQUARE FEET 1,500 LOT SIZE 0.12 acre BEDROOMS 3 BATHS 1 full, 1 half LAST SOLD FOR $939,900 in 2022 PROS Set on a winding side street in Moss Hill near Jamaica Pond and Larz Anderson Park, this sun-soaked 1940 Colonial has central air and refinished hardwood floors. Step through a cedar-lined vestibule into the entry hall, where the living room at right has a fireplace with dentil molding on the mantel plus an office off the back. Left of the entry hall, the dining area is open to a designer-remodeled kitchen with quartz counters and breakfast bar, stainless appliances, and shimmering blue mosaic backsplash. A side mudroom leads out to the deck, yard, and garage, while there's a half bath off the hall. The second floor has a reading nook on the landing, three bedrooms, and a bath with seated shower. Laundry is in the basement. CONS No bathtub. The living room of 7 Neillian Crescent in Jamaica Plain. Handout image Colleen Kelly, Compass, 617-901-7173, Jon Gorey is a regular contributor to the Globe Magazine. Send comments to
