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These ‘Urban Heroes’ are helping evolve downtown KC; here’s why they’re on the right path

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2024

In a prelude to today’s celebration of downtown Kansas City’s evolution and momentum, four “urban heroes” were honored Thursday for their passionate work to make downtown a more vibrant place to live, work, and play, organizers said. Winners of the “Urban Hero Awards” ranged from honorees on the east side to the Crossroads and the…

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Theme park developer plans year-round getaway alongside Barbie’s lakeside beach house in KCK

By Tommy Felts / April 9, 2024

Barbie’s Beach House is just the beginning. The developer behind a planned a new theme park centered around Mattel toys this week released more about its vision for Destination KCK, a year-round entertainment destination coming to Bonner Springs, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. “The development will bring a whole new set of adventures just west of…

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Crossroads small biz owners to Royals: Come back with a better plan (and put it in writing)

By Tommy Felts / April 4, 2024

It didn’t have to be this way, said Crossroads business owners, blaming Tuesday’s failed stadium sales tax initiative on what they viewed as a lack of transparency and legally binding agreements, too many last-minute deals and changes, and a disregard for community input. Most, however, hope the conversation isn’t entirely finished. Jackson County voters this…

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Voters hand Royals, Chiefs a resounding defeat on sales tax that would’ve funded stadium projects

By Tommy Felts / April 3, 2024

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. [divide] The 3/8th-cent sales tax extension would have helped build a new Kansas City Royals stadium downtown as well as fund…

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Urban designer behind Royals’ Crossroads ballpark pioneered the modern MLB stadium (and he has the bats to prove it)

By Tommy Felts / March 27, 2024

It’s difficult to find a Major League Baseball stadium that Earl Santee hasn’t influenced with his philosophy of community-oriented design. Called the “Godfather of ballparks,” Santee — the recently named CEO of Populous and literal architect of the proposed Kansas City Royals ballpark district in the East Crossroads — either designed or renovated two dozen…

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