After another contentious City Council meeting two weeks ago, Jason and Nick thought it would be prudent to check on the Council's rules committee as it discussed its draft for a new Charter-mandated ethics policy, as well as the ethics of introducing motions not made available to the public prior to Council meetings. The topic may sound mundane, but the Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts explain why it's important and how it could affect your decisions in next spring's municipal elections.

And Mike Maksin, a neighborhood publisher for N2 Publishing, stops by the show to talk about his unique publications serving the Lakewood and Winterset neighborhoods and his grassroots efforts to showcase local businesses and encourage community involvement.

Last week, Jason and Nick felt a need to vent and rant about the tone and tenor of debate and (lack of) appropriate discussion from members of the Lee's Summit City Council. This week, a little pre-emptive talk as the City has made a call for citizen input as it looks at drafting ordinances concerning the regulation of short-term rentals within city limits. The issue was brought to the forefront in recent weeks when a local homeowner sought zoning changes for home he was listing as a short term rental property.

Have you met Brandon Simpson? For this local entrepreneur, paying it forward is part of his business plan. The owner of Jazzy B's Diner, on Colburn Road, joins the show to talk about his restaurant's one-year anniversary celebration which will benefit seven local not-for-profit organizations.

Well, here they go again. For those thinking the last local election would end drama from the dais or force Lee's Summit City Council members to change their tone, think again. A very simple and seemingly innocuous motion was made during last week's Lee's Summit's City Council meeting. The problem was, the actual content of the motion to add a fourth voting member of the Council's rules committee was the last thing being talked about on the record. Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Jason Norbury and Nick Parker take a moment to dig into why this debate should've bothered you and how its just another in a long trend of distractions from good governance by people you elected to help run the City we all call home.

But don't you fret, none. Jason and Nick offer a chance for you to feel better in the end. Episode 25 of our now six-month-old podcast introduces you to Hillcrest Transitional Housing director Cotton Sivils. Sivils joined the conversation to not only shed a little light on this community service organization but to also talk about portion of our community in need and the vast network of resources he works with to provide a multi-generational solution to people facing homelessness and financial crisis.

Lee's Summit Chamber President Tim Arbeiter joins hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury to talk about his organization and the people who help make it a piece of the community landscape.

If you don't know much about the Summit Technology Academy and its partnership with the University of Central Missouri and the Missouri Innovation Campus, then listen up. And if you already know about the program, well, listen in any way. Jason and Nick sit down with principal Elaine Metcalf, MIC president Stan Metcalf and student Jatyra Harris to talk about the unique program and its partnerships with Kansas City area businesses. The trio also talks about the program's new 135,000 square-foot home set to open this year. A public grand opening is set for Sept. 5.

As the great recession of the early 2000s was taking hold, the freelance graphic artist found herself losing her largest source of income and wondering what she would to keep providing for her family. The answer, it turned out, was returning to a dream job she thought would never be attainable. Today, Garrett is a master painter, known across the country and even throughout the world. From her home in downtown Lee's Summit, she has found her calling, her niche, and her way to reach across oceans with her art.

Jason and Nick are joined by Kris Presnell and John Hummell, from the Lee's Summit Fire Department and IAFF Local 2195 to talk about the Bryan Pottberg memorial golf tournament and other community charities supported by the group. Click here for more information about the tournament, including entry fees or sponsorship opportunities.

And don't forget it's back to school season. Jason and Nick talk about some of the resources available to Lee's Summit family's who may need assistance obtaining all of the necessary supplies for the upcoming school year.

Music has been at the center of Jenell Johnson's home since before the Lee's Summit North senior was born. Her parents, Alex and Jerilyn are both musicians who find themselves singing or playing instruments at every opportunity. But love of music was just a genetic passing to Jenell and her two siblings, Jessica and Justin, it was a purposeful and physical effort made from the very beginning.

Well this could be systematic. Hydromatic. Ultramatic. Why it could be Greased Lightning!... No. It's just your weekly community conversation with Lee's Summit Town Hall hosts Jason Norbury and Nick Parker. And if you didn't already guess, this week we're talking about the movie, Grease. Why, you ask, because Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street is kicking off its inaugural summer outdoor movie series with a showing of this classic American musical. Ashley Nowell and Julie Cook join Jason and Nick to chat about the movie, which shows at 9 p.m. Thursday at the City Hall Plaza. Nick tests the guests' knowledge with some Grease trivia questions as they talk about the movie series and other events happening in Lee's Summit.

Jason and Nick take a look at some of the issues before the Lee's Summit City Council, including multi-family housing and City compensation philosophies before sitting down with newly-appointed District 4 Council member Fred DeMoro. DeMoro discusses these issues, as well some offering some insight into what drives him to community service and why others should join in the efforts.