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Getting Homefield Advantage

Homefield's Wyandotte county location receives massive tax incentives, Starlight Theatre announces its 2024 Broadway Series lineup, and The Plaza Art Fair returns this weekend.

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September 20, 2023

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Development

Getting Homefield Advantage

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Happy Wednesday, Kansas City! This week, Wyandotte County's $838 million Homefield project received the tax incentives it needed for development.

  • Never Bored Again: The project includes a Margaritaville hotel, Big Shots golf bar, an indoor arena with Live Nation, an interactive museum named Atlas 9, and more.

  • 2% Adds Up: The 2% community improvement district(CID) tax incentives will benefit the developer with up to $59 million in revenue over 22 years.

  • Expensive Ballpark: The Unified Government also issued $65 million in industrial revenue bonds (IRB) for Homefield's indoor multi-sport training facility and allocated $45 million in IRBs for the youth baseball complex.

While there have been several changes to the initial plan, Turner Construction has been hard at work to unveil the first phases of Homefield by this year.

Entertainment

Outdoor Theatre Is In

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Starlight Theatre announced its 2024 Broadway Series themed as “a lineup of captivating musicals that celebrate those who dare to be different.”

  • Musical Szn: This coming year, Starlight Theatre will welcome 7 Broadway shows that will run all season from May until September.

  • Heavy Hitters: The 7 shows selected are The Cher Show, STOMP, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Shrek The Musical, Come From Away, West Side Story, and Peter Pan.

  • Limited Time Only: Most shows will run for a full week on their stopover in KC, except for Shrek and Stomp which will only run for a weekend each. I can’t wait to see who plays Donkey.

Tickets for the Broadway lineup can be purchased on the Starlight website here.

Events

The Art Fair Returns

Plaza Art Fair

It’s all hands on deck as the Plaza prepares for the 92nd annual Plaza Art Fair.

  • Fully Packed: The annual Art Fair features hundreds of artists, restaurants, and musical acts, with an expected attendance of up to 250,000 people.

  • Live Music: The three-day event will kick off this Friday at 5 pm with musicians performing on all 3 stages on the Wornall Bridge, the corner of Ward Parkway & Pennsylvania, and Nichols & Central until 10 pm.

  • Traffic Jams: Local crews will block off Ward Parkway between Central Street and Pennsylvania, J.C. Nichols Road between Wyandotte and Pennsylvania, and portions of Broadway and Central Street during the free three-day event.

The Plaza Art Fair will take place Friday from 5-10 pm, Saturday From 10 am-10 pm, and Sunday 11 am- 5 pm.

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