State Line Settlement

An intriguing new idea emerges regarding a potential Royals stadium location. Plus the best donuts in each state, our Weekend Roundup, and this week's top stories!

Events

Weekend Roundup 🌊

KC Daily

Happy Friday! If you’re not hitting the lake this weekend (like Blue Springs Lake above☝️) there are plenty of things going on around Kansas City this weekend:

  • 🐷 Feast at the Field: The Kansas City Q BBQ Fest is taking over GEHA Field at Arrowhead today and tomorrow, with over 30,000 lbs of meat hitting the smokers!*

  • 👄 I Love My Lips: The Oklahoma-based psychedelic rock band Flaming Lips takes the stage at Uptown Theatre on Sunday night to perform their Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots album in its entirety.

  • 🧋 Spill the Tea: Texas-based iced tea chain HTeaO is celebrating the grand opening of their first KC metro location TODAY with free tea from 12-3 pm, and half-price specials all weekend.

  • 🕺 Pickle & Dance: SERV Pickleball in Overland Park is kicking off Sunset Sessions this Friday from 8-11 pm. This concert series will feature live bands, DJs, Games, and food & drink!

  • 🔥 Battle of the Smokers: The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle takes place at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park tonight from 4:30-11 pm. This event serves as the official Kansas State Championship of barbecue!

  • 🩸 Blood Will Be Spilt: Southmoreland Park will host performances of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar all three nights this weekend as a part of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.

  • 🎨 Art in KCK: 6th Street in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of KCK is gearing up for the Third Friday Art Walk this evening from 5-9 pm.

  • ⚾️ Play Ball!: The Kansas City Urban Youth Academy is teaming up with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to host an MLB Play Ball event this Sunday, with a guest appearance from Royals mascot Sluggerrr.

  • 🃏 What’s in the Cards: Collect-A-Con takes over the Kansas City Convention Center this weekend! The event is the nation’s largest trading card, anime, and pop culture convention with guest appearances from Chuck Norris and Tech N9ne.

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Sports

Renderings Released of a Potential Royals Stadium in the West Bottoms

Manica

We know…the back-and-forth stadium drama is getting exhausting. But renderings released yesterday of a stadium in the West Bottoms by Manica Architecture could satisfy both camps in the Kansas v. Missouri stadium battle.

  • Straddling the Line: The renderings put the potential stadium near the Kansas River in the West Bottoms district. Although the stadium would lie within the state of Kansas, the right field fence would sit on State Line. Meaning if Bobby Witt Jr. really got a hold of one, a home run ball could travel to another state!

  • Worth a Shot: The location has not been proposed to the Royals or government officials, this plan is “conceptual and visionary in their intent”. However, it is near the Royals’ publicly-stated preferred location of downtown KCMO but engages both states.

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Food and Drink

The Best Donut Shops in Each State According to Yelp

Hana’s Donuts

Yelp recently released its list of Best Donut Shops in Every State, and both winners from Kansas & Missouri can be found within the Kansas City metro! The list is determined by Yelp’s Elite community, a squad of people from across the country who are active explorers in their city.

Make a plan to visit both shops soon to see if you agree with the Yelp Elite!

ICYMI

This Week’s Most-Clicked Stories 📲

  1. This year’s Chiefs Super Bowl ring features 529 diamonds, 38 rubies, and 1 typo.

  2. The Sunflower Summer app is offering Kansas residents free admission to a variety of attractions across the state this summer.

  3. The redevelopment of the former Kansas City Star building in the Crossroads is in full swing as it prepares to become Grand Place.

  4. The KCBJ released the list of KCI’s top 50 domestic travel destinations of 2023.

  5. The owners of Dallas’ Highland Park Village are set to close on the sale of the Country Club Plaza on June 28th.

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