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🌱 Patch AM: Why downtown condo owners are lawyering up over the Royals stadium

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Morning Kansas City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why downtown condo owners are lawyering up over the Royals stadium
  • How much taxpayer risk is hidden in the Royals' new stadium plan?
  • Storm rips off KCMO apartment roof, displacing more than 60 residents

Also on today's calendar: Garden Bros Fun Factory and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. San Francisco Tower residents retain counsel as concerns about new stadium project are ignored (kshb.com) — Residents of San Francisco Tower, the closest neighbors to the proposed downtown Kansas City Royals stadium at Crown Center, have hired an attorney, saying their concerns about years of construction impacts and lost amenities are being brushed aside. They insist they don't oppose the stadium itself, but want binding protections on noise, light, structural safety, and access to long-used pool and club facilities as city leaders weigh key stadium decisions.
   

2. Royals Stadium Deal: $150M taxpayer risk, unanswered questions ahead of Thursday vote (fox4kc.com) — Kansas City's future with the Royals and a proposed downtown ballpark hinges on a crucial City Council vote Thursday that could expose taxpayers to about $150 million in risk. City leaders and policy critics are split over financing assumptions, profit-sharing details, and who ultimately decides how much the city is owed from non-baseball events.
   

3. More than 60 residents displaced after storm rips off roof, debris crushes cars at KCMO apartment complex (kshb.com) — A powerful Wednesday storm ripped the roof off part of an apartment building on Northwest Harlem Drive in Kansas City crushing cars and forcing more than 60 residents from their homes. Neighbors are helping clear debris as crews work and power remains out, but residents say they're grateful no one was hurt and are focused on rebuilding their lives.
   

4. Guns N' Roses concert at Morton Amphitheater delayed due to weather (fox4kc.com) — Storms sweeping across the Kansas City metro have delayed Wednesday night's Guns N' Roses concert at Riverside's Morton Amphitheater, though the show is still expected to happen. Fans are being asked to watch the venue's social channels or sign up for text alerts to learn when doors will open as staff monitor changing weather conditions.
   

5. 'She's still going to be herself': Girl with rare genetic disorder reaches new milestones (kctv5.com) — A young girl with rare 22q duplication syndrome is making big strides after her family moved closer to Kansas City for specialized care and accessible community spaces. With support from Children's Mercy and donor-funded genetic testing, Willow now walks, attends an autism-focused school program, and thrives at local inclusive playgrounds and Dream Big Day events.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • CM Back-to-School Night
    Fort Osage R-i Independence, MO 64058
    3:00 pm
  • Indian Trails Meet the Teacher Night
    Fort Osage R-i Independence, MO 64058
    4:30 pm
  • Fire Prairie Meet Your Teacher Night
    Fort Osage R-i Independence, MO 64058
    4:30 pm
  • Meet the Teacher Night
    Elm Grove Elem. Independence, MO 64058
    5:00 pm

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  • Catalent, Inc. posted a job opening for Group Leader, Analytical Characterization, Biologics in Kansas City. Apply here.
  • Atrium Hospitality posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant in Kansas City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kansas City here.

Ok Kansas City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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