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Couple Open Dream Tex-Mex Place on West Ninth Street

By Kevin Collison The former City Center Square’s loss is a tasty gain to the Ninth and Baltimore food scene with the opening of Wrap IT Up Tex Mex Grill at 104 W. Ninth St. Veronica Garcia and her husband Roberto Vidal had to relocate when the food court at City Center was closed as…

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Dawn over downtown Kansas City

A New Era Dawns in Chiefs Kingdom

Social media exploded with posts following the Kansas City Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl over the San Francisco 49ers.

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Nationally-Renowned Ballpark Author Says Timing Right to Bring Royals Downtown

By Kevin Collison Kansas City was “lucky” 15 years ago not to build a downtown ballpark when the Royals lease was last up, but that’s all changed now, according to Paul Goldberger, author of the new book “Ballpark: Baseball in the American City.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic who wrote for the New York Times, the…

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Mercedes-Benz AStadium in Atlanta from the press box before the game.

Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl

Flatland’s Clarence Dennis covered a Super Bowl team just last year. With the Chiefs on the brink of football glory, he shared an inside look.

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Paul Goldberger, author of "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City."

Downtown Ballpark for Kansas City Royals Now Makes Sense, Speaker Says

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Goldberger says that now is a good time for Kansas City to consider a downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals.

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