Will the street car still run? Is Taylor Swift coming? Your guide to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts | February 12, 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] When the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last year, close to 1 million flooded the streets of downtown…

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Former Chiefs star wants to change the way employers look at tech talent — starting with untapped ‘forever learners’

By Tommy Felts | May 24, 2023

A new-to-Kansas City nonprofit is expected to provide young adults from underrepresented backgrounds with workforce development training and placement into technology sector jobs, opening another pathway toward achieving educational, economic, and racial equity. i.c.stars, headquartered in Chicago, launched in Kansas City in April — thanks in part to years of support from NFL Hall of…

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Kelce Jam set for April 28: KC’s favorite tight-end is bringing a new music festival in time for NFL Draft weekend

By Tommy Felts | April 4, 2023

The celebration continues, said Travis Kelce, announcing Tuesday his first-ever personal music festival — Kelce Jam — on the heels of the star Chiefs player’s Super Bowl victory alongside Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the two-time championship squad. “The Super Bowl victory lap is not over yet,” Kelce said in a press release announcing the April…

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