The new IHOP at 350 Hwy & Raytown Rd will open Monday July 25 from 7:00 a.m. to midnight. We are very excited to have a new restaurant in Raytown. Hopefully more will follow.

I would love to see an Italian or Greek restaurant come to Raytown.  (we had an Italian restaurant but the owner couldn't keep it in his pants) .... Ya know what I'm sayin'! Drivin' around in his hot rod-a sports-car, he had a great-a restorante but his libido got him into trouble. Stronzo puttane e ha perso il suo business e famiglia

But for the time being we will be satiated with imitation blueberry syrup and hot griddle cakes served up by a foreign exchange student and an Indian boss.

How do you get that little mark thing over the "E"?

So here's your new menu Raytown:

Raytown school board was among those recently given the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s 2011 Leadership Team Award.

According to a news release from MSBA, the award is based on the boards’ commitment to ongoing professional development, to regional and statewide leadership, to active participation in legislative advocacy for public schools, and to the successful implementation of education policy to improve their district.

Other honored boards were from Grain Valley, Lindbergh, Mehlville, Branson, Bolivar, Nixa., Gasconade County, Ferguson-Florissant, and Ritenour.

The annual Leadership Team award winners were recognized Saturday at MSBA’s Leadership Summit in Columbia.

Congratulations; Raytown Quality Schools

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Save-A-Lot, is coming to Raytown, MO. The St. Louis-based discount grocery store chain, has announced plans to open three stores in the Kansas City area next year.

A new Save-A-Lot will open a store at 6250 Raytown Trafficway, Raytown, in late July, 2011; the others are scheduled to open later in other Kansas City Metro locations.

Raytown, MO — Children living in food insecure homes, a mother and child sleeping on the floor, hot meals for hungry families – these are just a few of the needs in the community. Hope Network’s mission is to reach out, meet needs and change lives by providing for those in need of food, clothing, shelter and medical care.

In 2010, Hope Network provided $505,000 worth of community services to those in need. By taking that first step in the 5K Run for Hope and Family Fitness Walk, you will help provide hope to those feeling hopeless.

This years 5K Run For Hope is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, May 14, at First Baptist Raytown, 10500 E 350 Highway, Raytown. You may register online at www.hopeforraytown.com or obtain a registration brochure from several area businesses, including Hy-Vee in Raytown and Independence (Noland Road location), Dick’s Sporting Goods in Lee’s Summit, Advanced Eyecare, Rick’s Auto Clinic, Starbuck’s (Summit Woods Crossing location), Smith Bros. Hardware, SERC (South Raytown location), HMH AutoSports and the Hope Network offices, 10500 East 350 Highway, Raytown, MO 64138.

Same day registration will begin at 8 a.m. on race day. The $30 entry fee for runners and walkers includes a race T-shirt, certified/accurate marked course, and electronic timing/results. Race awards will be given in several categories for the 5K run.

New to the 5K Run for Hope & Family Fitness Walk will be a vendor area where race participants will be able to cool down with vendor refreshments and pick up vendor samples and information while awaiting race times.

If you just cannot make it this year but want to support Hope Network, the “Dream Team” option is for you. Simply mail your contribution to Hope Network, Attn: Dream Team, 10500 East 350 Highway, Raytown MO 64138. Those who would like to volunteer at the 5K may sign up online or call Lisa at 816-268-1514. For more information on Hope Network, please visit our website at www.hopeforraytown.com.

Here is the Raytown Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events.

Upcoming Raytown dates, events, meetings and happenings.

We have sold several car washes in the past and I frequently get requests from investors looking for car wash properties in Raytown and Kansas City. Here are some of the ones currently on the market.

Disclaimer: These listings are from other listing sources and may contain listings not being marketed by Turn-Key Properties LLC. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

One of the most frequent requests I receive is for a property where you can keep a horse. Many expect to find most of those types of properties out in areas like Greenwood, Pleasant Hill, Blue Springs or Odessa.

Little known is that right here in the Raytown area are many homes that can accommodate horses or other livestock.

From AOL News

Two Kansas City disc jockeys are lobbying local leaders to honor "Mama" -- the character played by Vicki Lawrence on "The Carol Burnett Show" and the syndicated spin-off "Mama's Family" -- with a statue of her own.

  Slim-Fast and Lazlo, co-hosts of the "Church of Lazlo" show on KRBZ -- a modern rock station known locally as "96.5 The Buzz."

So why Mama?

Well, the series was set in Raytown, a Kansas City suburb of around 28,000 people.

"It practically butts up against Kansas City," Slim-Fast said helpfully.

Again ... Why Mama?

"Well, to be honest, we don't have the luxury of lots of celebrities to choose from," Slim-Fast admitted. "[Jazz pioneer] Charlie Parker is probably the biggest. We had to dig deep, but even the people who weren't familiar with the character are all for it."

"I beg to differ", say's Ben Edsall a local real estate broker who has had his business Turn-Key Properties LLC in the Raytown area for nearly two decades. Kansas City and Raytown have many famous people who have made their mark on history to choose from. Ed Asner, Walt Dinsey, Ernest Hemingway, Harry Truman and Jean Harlow to name a few; but anything that would bring more tourism, traffic and business to Raytown would be a welcome thing.

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser is reportedly supportive of the idea. In fact, he said that he's friends with [Raytown Mayor David Bower] and would talk with him about finding a good place to put it, Slim-Fast said. "As far as we know, Bower supports it."

Funkhouser's spokesman Kendrick Blackwood says the mayor does indeed support the statue, but doesn't know if his thumbs-up will help the cause since he just lost his re-election bid.

Originally, the statue was supposed to be a $23,000 life-size rendering of Mama -- from her famed curly hair down to her house smock and support hose. However, it has now been downsized to just a bust of Vicki Lawrence's head and neck and will cost an estimated $10,000.

"We are having problems finding a site capable of taking donations," Slim-Fast said. "We tried Kickstarter, but for some reason, they turned us down." Still, he believes the kinks will be worked out within the next week.

  Vicki Lawrence is excited about the prospect of having her character immortalized for future generations and, if all goes as scheduled, Slim-Fast and Lazlo will interview her about the project on March 1.

"I think it's hysterical," Lawrence told AOL News. "I'd have to go there for the dedication. It is an honor that they would cast an old bat like Mama in bronze. Hopefully, they will put Mama in front of a Walmart. She'd like that." The statue represents the pinnacle of Lawrence's career and comes a month after she filmed a satirical video in character making fun of the meteoric rise of Ted Williams, the homeless voiceover talent who rode a wave of success earlier this year.

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Raytown, MO continues to see economic growth despite the weak economy. With the recent announcements that Raytown will soon have a new Aldi's Store, a new Ihop and possibly a new Sutherland's Lumber - growth continues to happen in Raytown.

While the residential real estate market has suffered greatly in Raytown, the commercial market is still active.

For many years I have helped businesses find their niche in Raytown, MO.  Attracted by affordable lease rates and the lack of an earnings tax and a community that supports local business; Raytown is set to see more growth in the future.

The primary reasons for Raytown's continued growth are obvious.

• A supportive community
  
• A pro-business local government
  
• Convenient location
• Affordable real estate
• Responsive and professional Police Dept.
• No earnings tax
• No smoking ban
• No excessive taxation
• TIF and CID programs to encourage growth

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