Leisure and Hospitality
About a year ago, COVID-19 forced Leawood-based AMC Theaters to close all its locations nationwide. As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available, operations began to kick up again and patrons return. On Friday, March 19, 98 percent of AMC locations…
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One of Kansas City’s favorite street festivals will not return in 2021 due to COVID-19. Organizers announced Tuesday that Boulavardia 2021 has been canceled. This marks the second year in a row the event has been canceled because of COVID-19.…
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The 2020 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship ended abruptly on Thursday, March 12, 2020. A year later, the tournament made it through its second round of games. But the pandemic still made its presence felt, with smaller crowds…
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Homefield Development plans to build an amateur sports resort where the Schlitterbahn Waterpark once stood. Demolition is underway at the site just east of Interstate 435 and State Avenue in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The business of youth sports is already…
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Houlihan's parent company owner, Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, has teamed up with another company to turn his privately-held restaurant and gaming empire public. Fertitta Entertainment Inc., the parent company of Golden Nugget/Landry's Inc. - which Houlihan's falls under - will…
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In the era of COVID-19, much has changed in the workplace. For many, their work-life balance has skewed significantly over the course of the last year, impacted drastically by remote work and other effects of COVID-19. A study by SmartAsset…
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A long wait will soon be over for many in the region hoping to attend public events again. After receiving new signage in the fall, the T-Mobile Center in the downtown Kansas City will open next month in late January…
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By 2021, Kansas City will once again be home to professional women’s soccer. The National Women’s Soccer League announced Monday Kansas City has been awarded an expansion team that will start play in 2021. The Royals, the NWSL team under…
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High hopes from Kansas City, Mo. officials looking to land a deal to temporarily house the Toronto Raptors have flopped. In search of a U.S. base for the beginning of the 2020-21 basketball season, the NBA team considered a number…
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With no signs of disappearing soon, COVID-19 continues to impact events of all kinds, sporting events no exception. Earlier this week the University of Kansas (KU) and the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) each made a separate announcement regarding the status…
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