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    Issue 14 · Spring 2026

    A vintage walnut credenza being unloaded onto the City Thrift dock

    Finds

    What the Truck Brought Back This Week.

    A mid-century walnut credenza, two boxes of denim, and a vintage tea set — a quiet week on the dock, until it wasn't.

    By Sal Reyes · May 22, 2026

    The Index

    More From the Floor.

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    Students loading boxes during a school-run donation drive

    Drives

    Shawnee Mission East Filled Two Trucks.

    What a week of student-run collection looks like — by the numbers.

    May 15, 2026

    Hands plating a meal at City Union Mission's kitchen

    Mission Updates

    City Union Mission Served 41,000 Meals in April.

    The number behind every receipt at the register.

    May 8, 2026

    Saturday-morning shoppers browsing the Waldo store

    Local Stories

    Saturday Mornings at the Waldo Store.

    Regulars, first-timers, and the rhythm of a neighborhood thrift.

    April 30, 2026

    Folded denim ready to be merchandised on the sales floor

    Finds

    Denim Arrives by the Bale.

    How spring closet cleanouts reshape the sales floor overnight.

    April 22, 2026

    Stacks of donated books on a sorting table

    Finds

    A Library of Small Discoveries.

    Notes from the book aisle, where someone's discards become someone else's syllabus.

    April 14, 2026

    A team member arranging vintage furniture on the sales floor

    Local Stories

    The Credenza Circuit.

    Furniture pickups, the route they travel, and where the best pieces tend to land.

    April 3, 2026

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