Leisure and Hospitality
A report last week that the Raptors were considering Louisville, Kentucky, as a home base for the upcoming season has been shot down. But Louisville and Kansas City were among options studied in a column by Jason Mills of raptorsrapture.com.…
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Many Kansas City metro restaurant owners are concerned that as the weather changes, so too will the amount of customers wanting to eat outside. On May 21, the KCMO City Council allowed restaurants to open dining rooms to the sidewalk or, in…
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The continued impact of COVID-19 has touched yet another company, Aramark announcing last week that that it will be cutting staff and work hours for hundreds of employees at both Kauffman Stadium and the Kansas City Convention Center. Around 600…
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For one of the region’s most beloved traditions, the Country Club Plaza will host the 91st Annual Evergy Plaza Lighting Ceremony as a broadcast-only event on KMBC 9. The hour-long production will start at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. While Plaza restaurants…
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Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250…
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AP – Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it…
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The Ozarks saw a strong burst of business and overall activity this Labor Day weekend, the wave of activity due largely to COVID-19 and restrictions in the region and nationwide. Out-of-towners in Missouri and the surrounding area, including visitors from…
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In a Monday announcement, KU said it will not be allowing fans into fall sports games, at least for the start of the season. Along with the note on fans, the university announced that it will also be prohibiting tailgating,…
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Originally scheduled for Jan. 29 and 30, 2021, the annual Royals FanFest presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has been canceled, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Kansas City Royals. The decision comes nearly five…
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For the first time in five months, Sports Kansas City hosted it first match at home with fans. The sports team is only one of four clubs in Major League Soccer to host fans in their home venues under the…
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