‘The godmother of the neighborhood’ is closing 30-year-old KC children’s store

Ann Michael — known by friends as “Annie” — can’t talk long about her children’s store closing before her eyes begin to glisten.

“I said I wasn’t going to cry today,” she said, brushing away tears during a Wednesday afternoon visit with The Star.

Annie’s, 841 W. 39th St., was filled with customers who’d likely seen the Facebook posts and rushed in. They draped as much gently used clothing on their arms as they could, scanning the racks for the right sizes…

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