The chances that the Chiefs stay in Missouri went up considerably tonight. Mike Kehoe won the Republican Primary for Governor. Kehoe is Parsons guy and was the only candidate that signaled a willingness to use state money to keep the Chiefs.

I voted for him purely for that reason. I don't expect it to matter but at least it was a small reward for signaling that he knows the only issue I really care about.

This is making the rounds today and I've seen other KC reporters confirm it. Royals looking at a new downtown site.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Royals have explored multiple downtown stadium sites, with recent talks w/ the city studying the viability of Washington Square Park north of Crown Center, multiple sources told me.<br><br>Wherever it is, Mayor Lucas prefers to avoid another vote. More here:<a href="https://t.co/CSiRyNczEE">https://t.co/CSiRyNczEE</a></p>&mdash; Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamMcDowell11/status/1823753521780736345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Big deal.

I really like the Washington Square Park idea. Still in the heart of the city. Adjacent to transit/hotel/visitor type things like Crown Center not far from Liberty Memorial. It does not put a bunch of people out with no good plan.

Makes a lot of sense if they can make the footprint work.

Figures Mayor Lucas wants to rip down George Washington's Statue. Fat Zach is all for also. makes sense.

https://cloudinary-assets.dostuffmed...1492113061.jpg

STL was able to fit Busch stadium into the same area (~540,000 sqft), so maybe they can. And I think the BCBS building will have to be consumed to get the square footage they're looking for, but that might be able to be done. :shrug:

I'd still like to see it on the river, but this isn't a bad choice either.

Sounds good. Get it done, Mayor Q.

I don't see BCBS giving up that iconic property off Main Street and next door to Crown Center.

**** this jackass Royals owner and his downtown dreams. If they want to take a park take Penn Valley Park. The off-leash dog park along with Pioneers Mothers park and KC Kickball club. He would have one of the best views of the City and all the room to do what he wants with his vision of an entertainment area.

Blue KC is moving to 1400 Baltimore sometime in 2025.

https://www.bluekc.com/press-release...-headquarters/

I thought this was the render at first and was going to say it looks terrible.


Then I realized it's the K as it currently sits and now I know why they need to move.

Well I count me surprised. Are they selling old property or using in another capacity other than corporate offices?

Blue Cross Blue Shield KC is positioning itself for a sale and trying to divest assets. They would gladly sell that brick and mortar location so they can get into a lease that is more attractive to a buyer.

Irony is this is the site Keitzman and WHB were pimping back in the day. It's actually a pretty good spot overall. A Crown Center rebirth would be a good thing.

I usually focus on the game being played on the field not the surroundings outside the stadium but by all means you do you.