Tag: Kansas City Royals

Last to know, first to go: ‘Out of touch’ ballpark plan leaves Crossroads small biz owners feeling betrayed

By Tommy Felts / February 15, 2024

Unlike many of her Crossroads neighbors — hoping to draw in crowds of football fans still riding high from Kansas City’s Super Bowl win — Jill Cockson’s business wasn’t open during Wednesday’s Chiefs victory parade. Candidly, jersey-clad sports enthusiasts aren’t really within her typical customer profile, the James Beard-nominated owner of Chartreuse Saloon said, and…

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Royals want Crossroads ballpark open by 2028, calling up ‘generational’ impact on newly linked arts district, downtown

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2024

A late-to-the-game East Crossroads site is expected to take shape as the new home of the Kansas City Royals if voters approve the extension of a stadium sales tax that would help support the $2 billion downtown ballpark project. Ending months of speculation, majority owner John Sherman and team officials announced on Tuesday the ball…

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Royals preview ballpark of the future: Now they need to decide where to put it

By Tommy Felts / August 22, 2023

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. The Royals are choosing between a stadium and entertainment district in Kansas City’s East Village or in North Kansas City. The…

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MVP in his field: Royals groundskeeper earns his own bobblehead for keeping The K green amid ups and downs

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2023

For the club’s first-ever Ag Night, the Kansas City Royals are celebrating — and bestowing the honor of a bobblehead — on their very own farmer. That’s what Trevor Vance — who has been keeping the field at Kauffman Stadium perfectly manicured for nearly 40 years — considers himself and other groundskeepers, he shared. “We’re…

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Palacana stand debuts at Kauffman Stadium; opening major league gate to more small businesses

By Tommy Felts / April 5, 2023

Being the first Kansas City-based Latino franchise to have a concession stand in Kauffman Stadium is a dream come true, shared Palacana owner and CEO Jose Luis Valdez. Palacana — which has six locations across the metro and an ice cream and paleta production facility in Roeland Park — is known for its fresh paletas,…

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