The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, voted against a sales tax to help to pay for a new downtown ballpark and renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
“We didn’t believe that the vote was the end of the story,” said Vince Bryant, CEO of 3D Development. “As Crossroads businesses, we understood the concerns of our neighbors, but we also believed in the Royals’ desire to create something transformational for the city. After months of ...
“We didn’t believe that the vote was the end of the story,” said Vince Bryant, CEO of 3D Development. “As Crossroads businesses, we understood the concerns of our neighbors, but we also believed in the Royals’ desire to create something transformational for the city. After months of ...
“The Royals stadium is beautiful and nationally recognized,” Nace says. “So it’s a waste of money. And you’re not gaining anything when you move it from one part of Kansas City to another. In doing so, you’re choosing winners and losers. Thirdly, anyone who knows downtown, knows...
The celebrities met with the children as a precursor for the weekend's main event: the Celebrity Softball game played before the Royals-A's series opener at Kauffman Stadium. Royals Hall of Famer Bret Saberhagen pitched in the softball game. Everyone wins @BigSlickKC! #BigSlickKC #Raised...
“Union labor,” Hardy’s lead paragraph began, “will construct a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals, team officials said at a community meeting Wednesday evening.” If Hardy did not think it was inevitable, he would have said, “Union labor would construct a new downtown sta...
And as an Arizonan, recently relocated back to Kansas I didn’t get a vote in the matter. However, in truth, I look at a “downtown ballpark” here as an unnecessary waste. I mean, it’s not like the current stadium is on its last legs. ...
— The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday night when residents of Jackson County, Missouri, resoundingly voted down a sales tax measure that would helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium. R...