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Bishop Spencer Place welcomed journalist Tom Fox as this week's special guest. Tom worked as an editor and publisher for the National Catholic Reporter for 35 years, including on location in the…
Tony Andresen, son of our own resident Ann Andresen, visited Bishop Spencer Place to tell us about his sailing trip with his family to San Juan Islands in Washington. He, of course, also came to say…
Karen Griffin from the American Jazz Museum was our special guest at Bishop Spencer Place and she brought the soul of the music with her. We love how dynamic, creative, and caring she is and how…
Thank you so much, Ingram's Magazine, for naming Bishop Spencer Place one of the best retirement communities in the Kansas City area! We love caring for our residents and are so proud of our staff…
The best way to celebrate National Dog Day is cutting the ribbon at the new Bishop Spencer Place dog park.
With these milder temperatures, we decided to make the most of these gorgeous summer evenings with a lovely dinner on the patio. Thanks as always to our partners at PB & J Restaurants Catering and…
What's summer in Kansas City without a little jazz? Thanks to Sam Wisman and his trio—one of our very favorites— we never have to find out.
C. W. Gusewelle was an author beloved by our city and far beyond. But nobody knew him quite like his wife, our very own Katie Gusewelle. She gave a retrospective on his life as a writer,…
The rules were simple: our residents were asked to submit a photo of themselves from (at minimum) 30 years ago. Then, a fun game of "who's who" ensued, with everyone poring over these precious…
We're so fortunate with all the musical guests we receive. UMKC professor Kelly Ker Hackleman not only helped to fill our halls with beautiful music, she was able to teach a little music lesson to…
Perennial resident favorite Beau Bledsoe brought along a friend of his from Ensemble Ibérica, Molly McLaughlin during a recent visit for an afternoon of Irish flute music. How lucky for us!
Our friend Father Justin Matthews from Reconciliation Services recently followed up with a gang of our residents, and they all decided they were hungry. So, it was decided a field trip to Thelma's…
This visit was an absolute treat. Stuart Hinds, curator of Special Collections & Archives at the UMKC Miller Nichols Library took us back through time with his collection of vintage radio jingles...…
Our residents have a passion for gardening, so when Carol Grove, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri who specializes in American landscapes and architecture, came to speak, you can…
A triumphant return! The inimitable Molly Hammer joined us once again to serenade our residents, assisted ably by pianist Joe Cartwright.
Straight from the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art (or was it the Wild West?), Executive Director Brett Knappe came by to give us a decidedly Western-themed art discussion.
When Larry Figg and his cello quartet stops by, it's sure to be a good time. The music weaved beautifully from Bach to the Beatles and even moved some staff and residents to tears. (Happy tears,…
Father Justin Matthews (the grandson of our own Nancy Duboc) came by recently to chat with us... and what a talk it was! From the Troost divide to Reconciliation Services, and even the history of…
He's been UMKC's Chancellor for just shy of a year, and already Dr. Mauli Agrawal has made tremendous strides. And he recently stopped by to talk with our residents about his vision for the…
Missouri's best columnist has been reporting on politics since Reagan was inaugurated in 1981. Since then, Dave Helling has been a familiar face and voice throughout Kansas City, and he recently…
