How KC’s most iconic new art installation became this season’s must-have holiday ornament (plus where to find the 14-inch version flying)

“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a jazz bird in a pear tree,” sculptor Willie Cole said in a singsong voice.  The artist behind “Ornithology” — an eye-catching and newly iconic installation suspended within Kansas City International Airport since its new terminal’s debut in March 2023 — this fall…

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If you build it, they will come: KC leaders pitch downtown baseball to expats eying a return to home plate

Downtown baseball remains a winning prospect for Kansas City — and the Royals — civic and business leaders told a crowd of former residents who are considering a move back to KC, encouraging them to imagine a homecoming of big league proportions. “I think everyone agrees that Major League Baseball is a downtown sport,” Jon Stephens,…

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Royals ballpark plan gains support among longtime Crossroads advocates, though questions linger

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. [divide] The Kansas City Royals’ controversial Crossroads ballpark plan has qualified support from some…

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