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Good morning and happy Tuesday! We’ve got temps in the upper 60s for the next few days, so be sure to get outside.

⚾️ New NLBM campus renderings

🏓 Indoor game bar opening soon in the Crossroads

🎓 UMKC named top university by TIME

🤔 Tuesday Trivia: the origin of the Kangaroos

NLBM Reveals Renderings of New Campus

Multistudio

Last week, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum unveiled new renderings of its $35 million expansion.

Past, Meet Future: The expansion is a part of the NLBM’s Pitch for the Future campaign, which will incorporate the return of the Paseo YMCA, which is where the Negro Leagues were made official in 1920. The museum will serve as the anchor of the 18th and Vine District, which is currently undergoing a $400m+ revitalization.
Coming Soon: The Paseo YMCA will become the Buck O’Neil Center, named after the Kansas City Monarchs legend and the first African American coach in the MLB. The district will also include a Marriott Tribute Hotel, an expansion of the museum to 40,000+ square feet, and a 500-stall parking garage.

Check out all the new renderings of the NLBM Campus HERE.

Ricochet

Ricochet, a Des Moines-based indoor game bar and nightlife destination, is opening soon in the Crossroads.

Grand Entrance: The bar, arcade, and event venue will open inside Grand Place (former Kansas City Star newsroom building) at 1729 Grand Blvd. Ricochet will offer 11,000 square feet of games like ping pong, skeeball, foosball, bumper pool, and more.
Game On: Ricochet offers unlimited, all-day access to premium games for just $10. There are also free games like hoops, corn hole, beer pong, and more. A full bar menu is available with draft beers, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic options. Ricochet is BYOF (bring your own food), so you can order from your favorite Crossroads eateries and bring it in!

Ricochet is set to open next Tuesday, February 24.

UMKC

TIME has ranked the University of Missouri-Kansas City among the World’s Top Universities in 2026.

Top of Class: This is the inaugural listing from TIME, which ranked the top 500 out of over 21,000 higher education institutions worldwide. Three key pillars were analyzed for the study: academic capacity & performance, innovation & economic impact, and global engagement.
Roo Up: UMKC was ranked No. 337 on the list with a total score of 45.47, and was one of only two Missouri public universities named on the list. (University of Missouri ranked No. 124). The University of Kansas came in at No. 140 on the list.

For those curious, the University of Oxford in the UK ranked No. 1 in the world with a total score of 90.11. See the full list HERE.

🥛 Don’t Cry Over…: Spilled milk. A box truck filled with milk and other dairy products overturned on the ramp to I-35 and I-635 yesterday morning, temporarily closing the ramp.
🪏 Movin’ Dirt: Halo Ridge, a $320 million development in Olathe featuring an all-abilities theme park called Michael’s Wonderworld, a 5,000-seat youth sports arena, a hotel, restaurants, and retail space, officially broke ground last week.
🇺🇸 250 Years Strong: The Truman Library's America250 celebration features "The Story of US" exhibition (opening April 20), speaker series with leading historians, and a July 4th birthday bash for America.
🎵 Sounds of the City: Kansas City artist Cheyenne Jolene's song "Juice" soundtracked MrBeast's viral Super Bowl commercial for Salesforce, reaching over 100 million viewers.
🏕️ Caamp Fire: Ohio-based folk band Caamp announced a performance at Starlight Theatre on August 24th, with ticket presales beginning today at 10am.
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