KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One Kansas City man is taking neighborhood cleanup into his own hands, picking up litter one block at a time and encouraging others to do the same.
John Tancredi has spent years helping clean up Kansas City neighborhoods. He first got involved through the Blue River Cleanup before organizing a neighborhood cleanup sponsored by the Center School District to remove trash near bus stops.
Now semi-retired, Tancredi has taken on a new goal: cleaning up all 36 blocks along 35th Street, from The Paseo to Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard…