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I know thats a very basic rendering, but jeez.....thats kind of ugly.

Dev7 wrote:I know thats a very basic rendering, but jeez.....thats kind of ugly.

Looks like public housing. I doubt it gets built at all.

This comes a couple weeks after famous actor Terrance Howard was seen filming on the Country Club Plaza for a few days.

KC Current has released renderings of their stadium expansion (expanded to 18,000 seats with space to add 2,000 further) along with $800 million of additional mixed-use development.

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Is there actual demand for more seating or is this more about having a venue big enough for the Women’s World Cup?

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2:43 PM - Jul 01

Is there actual demand for more seating or is this more about having a venue big enough for the Women’s World Cup?

Yeah, I wondered the same.  It also kinda seems silly that there are different stadiums for the men's and women's soccer team. Imagine both got or will get all kinds of tax subsidy too.  It borders on disbelief that a women's soccer team needs a 20K-seat stadium. meh, just keep the STL tax $$ out of it!

soulardx wrote:

Dev7 wrote: ↑

2:43 PM - Jul 01

Is there actual demand for more seating or is this more about having a venue big enough for the Women’s World Cup?

Yeah, I wondered the same.  It also kinda seems silly that there are different stadiums for the men's and women's soccer team. Imagine both got or will get all kinds of tax subsidy too.  It borders on disbelief that a women's soccer team needs a 20K-seat stadium. meh, just keep the STL tax $$ out of it!

They have sold out all games so far in their 12,000 seat stadium. Think they are set to take over Sporting KC’s audience which.

Nifty!

Multistudio repurposes Kansas City’s Rock Island Bridge as an entertainment district https://share.google/t5Ib9oB0UslxPBohN

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/busi ... =url-share

Kansas City, the Smallest World Cup Host, Has the World at Its Feet


Kansas City is now in the same conversation as some of these other cities when it comes to tourism and meetings and conventions,” said Kathy Nelson, the chief executive of the Visit KC tourism and convention board and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation. “We may not be in the top 10 population-wise, but we have the right people and the right infrastructure here to make big events happen.”

So far, 344,135 spectators, or an average of nearly 69,000 per match, have filled the stadium here, and Kansas City’s FIFA Fan Festival has welcomed 310,000 people from over 150 countries, led by Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina, according to Visit KC. Through the first 92 matches, Kansas City led all U.S. markets in Fox’s World Cup ratings with a 18 share, which means 18 percent of all local televisions turned on at the time of a World Cup game were tuned in to the tournament

in the preceding months, the American Hotel & Lodging Association issued a report saying 85 to 90 percent of Kansas City hotels had lower-than-expected World Cup bookings. Once the games began, though, the rooms filled up, hoteliers said.


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Looks like the articles/videos about KC a ramping up.

NYT article: *posted above*
Fortune: The ‘Soccer Capital of America’ is now gunning for the Soccer Capital of the World (Cup)
Reuters: From Algerian fervour to Oranje march, World Cup transforms Kansas City
Fox News: World Cup brings global fans to America's heartland, boosts Kansas City's profile

Totally normal behavior by KCRagers. 

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5:03 PM - Today

Totally normal behavior by KCRagers. 

The concept of wanting to host an Olympics is funny to me. Partner up with a bid with Chicago and you might have a shot at some events, but not many. Some users there have a goofy belief of outsized influence that doesn’t exist mixed with a disdain for the very existence of St. Louis itself. A feeling that’s not shared by most people in the KC area. It’s an odd thing. 

KC might be able to be a co-host city for any future women’s or men’s World Cup events, but to be the primary host is a long shot. It did well for what it did this time around despite the stresses, some of which were successfully brushed under the rug.