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How the Chiefs inspired this Kansas City immigrant to embrace his new home (and start his own business)

By Tommy Felts / February 5, 2025

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. Robert Galica, an immigrant from Mexico City and a Chiefs fanatic, started hosting tailgates at Arrowhead Stadium in a school bus…

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Brimming with gratitude: Super Bowl caps viral popularity as KC-stitched hat brand returns home

By Tommy Felts / February 5, 2025

When Taylor Webb watches the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl rematch Sunday from a crowded spot at Power & Light, he’ll be surrounded by friends and fellow Chiefs fans — and with any luck, a sea of caps bearing his trendsetting signature upside-down “Kansas City” design. Odds are good for the Kansas City native, who recently relocated…

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TokenTourney reimagines fantasy sports play; adding charities, businesses to its roster

By Tommy Felts / February 5, 2025

Kansas City-built TokenTourney puts users’ dreams as close as the end of a bracket; now its founders are rallying behind a new effort to team up with charities and businesses who want to engage younger consumers through the tournament-style app. “TokenTourney allows the average person to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and luxury prizes that they otherwise…

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Start small, build demand, then scale: Founders offer blueprint to creating streetwear brands that outlast today’s trend

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

With Kansas City’s often-crowded apparel scene mobbed by designers hoping to cash in on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl success, building a lasting brand is about much more than just having a good idea that meets the moment, said Vu Radley. “You have to know your ‘why’, who you are and why you’re doing it,” the…

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‘You deserve to be there’: Young producer earns spot on broadcast team for Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

From a spot high above the field at Caesars Superdome, Caroline Muth hopes to help usher in the sound of history this Super Bowl Sunday, the Kansas City native shared. Win or lose, she’s already making (and controlling) waves in the male-dominated world of sports broadcasting, her team said. Muth is headed for a radio…

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