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Events

Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Kansas City! Here’s our picks for things going on this weekend:

• 🤼 March MATness: The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are taking place at the T-Mobile Center through Saturday.

• 🍺 Spring Brews: Boulevard is celebrating its first Brewhouse One release of the year tonight. Spring Has Sprung is a honey wine made in collaboration with Prairie Birthday Farm and Messner Bee Farm.

• 🤣 Lots of Laughs: Comedian Carlos Mencia has 4 shows over the next two days at The Comedy Club of Kansas City.

• 🏀 Ball Don’t Stop: Kansas City has been a hotspot for basketball recently. It continues this weekend with the NAIA Men’s National Championship at Municipal Auditorium.

• 🃏PSSSHHH: YouTube sensation and prankster Ed Bassmaster performs live this Sunday at the Gem Theatre.

• ⚽️ Outta This Galaxy: Sporting KC hosts LA Galaxy Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park.

• 🤘 Back to the ’80s: American rock band and icon Warrant is in concert tonight at Hy-Vee Arena.

Development

Google Announces $1B Data Center in Kansas City

In a press conference on Wednesday, Google announced it will invest $1B into a new data center in the Northland.

• Worth the Wait: Google has had its eye on Kansas City for years, but it wasn’t until this week that they will build a data center at the Hunt Midwest Business Center in Kansas City’s Northland. The joint press conference included Google officials, Mayor Quinton Lucas, and Missouri Governor Mike Parson.

• That’s a Lot of Data: The $1B data center is estimated to create up to 1,300 jobs in the metro and will bring a $100,000 contribution to the North Kansas City School District STEAM center. Google plans to power the data center with 400 megawatts of solar energy from the Beavertail Solar farm in Missouri.

To learn more about the partnership between Google and Missouri, check out Google’s Economic Impact report here.

Economy

Chiefs & Royals Announce Community Benefit Agreements

With the April 2nd special election looming, the Chiefs and Royals released community benefit agreements worth over $260M.

• Bang for Your Buck: The CBA’s would be put in place if Question 1 passes. Separately, the Royals CBA is worth $140M and the Chiefs’ is worth $126M. These are the largest separate and combined CBAs in the history of Kansas City, even larger than the international airport project.

• Community Impact: Specific details are yet to be released on where the dollars would go within the community. The teams did say that the CBA would include funds for employment benefits, healthcare, diversity benefits, education, and more.

Learn more about each CBA from the teams here.

Arts and Culture

KC Ballet Releases 2024-2025 Season Lineup

The Kansas City Ballet has released its lineup for the 2024-2025 season. This season contains new performances as well as familiar favorites. Here’s the schedule:

• ALICE (in Wonderland) - Oct. 11-20, 2024

• The Nutcracker - Dec. 6-24, 2024

• New Moves - Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2025

• Don Quixote - Mar. 21-30, 2025

• Fusion, A Collection of Short Dance Works - May 9-18, 2025

Check out the 2024-2025 season announcement trailer here.

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In Other News

• 🦘 The Zoo Needs You: …to name the baby red kangaroo! Click here to submit your vote for the name of the Kansas City Zoo’s newest member.

• 🍚 Bettah Than What?: Hawaiian lunch plate concept Mo’ Bettahs is the newest addition to the Crossroads Food Stop ghost kitchen.

• 🛬 Feeling Blue: JetBlue Airways will end service at the Kansas City International Airport beginning Jun 13th as it plans to refocus on its profitable markets.

• 🐰 Easter Wonderland: The nearly 100-year tradition of the Plaza Bunnies is back for the season. Hop on down and find them all today!

• 💵 Time for a Raise: Kansas City Public Schools superintendent Dr. Jennifer Collier announced that first-year teacher salaries will increase next school year.

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