Month: January 2019

Sporting KC changes to paperless tickets

Sporting Kansas City will move to a mobile-only ticketing system at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, ahead of the 2019 season.

Conducted in tandem with SeatGeek, the official ticketing partner of Sporting KC, mobile-only entry at Children’s Mercy Park will see fans exclusively use their smartphones to scan into matches.

This paperless practice, already adopted by over 80 percent of Sporting KC season ticket members last season, will enhance ticket security, support green initiatives like Sporting Sustainability, and make it easier for fans to send, sell, receive and manage their tickets.

Entry to 2019 Swope Park Rangers matches at Children’s Mercy Park will also be mobile only.

Fans new to the mobile ticketing experience can create an account on SeatGeek.com or by downloading the SeatGeek app on the App Store and Google Play.

Supporters are also encouraged to link their SeatGeek account to the Sporting KC app for personalized offers and future rewards. To ensure a seamless ticketing experience, ticket holders should use the same registration email in both the SeatGeek and Sporting KC apps.

Supporters can access their Sporting KC tickets through the SeatGeek app, the SeatGeek mobile desktop site and the Sporting KC app. Tickets can then be stored in the Apple or Google Wallet before fans arrive at the stadium gates.

For more information, including a comprehensive SeatGeek mobile app FAQ and guide with video instructions, visit SportingKC.com/tickets/mobile-entry. This guide shows iOS and Android users how to view, send, accept and list tickets, view and filter ticket listings, add promo codes and more.

Tickets to Sporting’s first home match of 2019-a monumental showdown with Mexican side Deportivo Toluca FC in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 on Feb. 21-are now on sale at SeatGeek.com.

Supporters can also secure single-game tickets to the club’s first eight MLS home matches, beginning with Fan Appreciation Day against the Philadelphia Union on March 10 and ending with a marquee matchup versus Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the LA Galaxy on May 29.

In addition, limited quantities of full-season ticket packages remain available for fans. For more information, visit https://www.sportingkc.com/tickets/mobile-entry.

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Dangerous wind chills will linger for a few more hours

The wind chill was minus 6 earlier this morning in the Kansas City area. (National Weather Service graphic)

The temperature in Wyandotte County was 10 degrees at 9 a.m., with a wind chill reading of about minus 2, in a second day of very cold temperatures.

But the mercury is expected to rise to a high of 35 degrees by 4 p.m. this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

By 11 a.m., temperatures may rise to about 19 degrees, and by 1 p.m., to 30 degrees, according to the forecast.

This morning, residents are advised to dress warmly with hats and gloves.

For the weekend, that will not be necessary, as Saturday’s high will be 57 and Sunday’s high will be 64.

Today, the high will be near 35 with a wind chill between minus 2 and 8, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 5 to 9 mph will become light and variable in the afternoon.

Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 21, and an east wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny with a high near 45, the weather service said. A calm wind will become south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Friday night, there is a slight chance of drizzle after midnight, with patchy fog after 8 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 36 with a south wind around 6 mph.

Saturday, there will be a slight chance of drizzle before noon, with patchy fog before noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 57 with a south wind of 7 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph.

Saturday night, patchy fog is possible after 9 p.m., with a low of 51, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 64, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers before midnight, with a low of 43, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 49, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers, with a high near 42, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 18, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 26, the weather service said.

KC Foodie Park on Thursday night UG agenda

The proposed KC Foodie Park, a business development at the former Indian Springs Shopping Center site near 46th and State Avenue, is on the 7 p.m. agenda Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Commission Chambers, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The KC Foodie Park zoning is on the Unified Government Commission meeting agenda at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31.

The meeting will be held at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The KC Foodie Park, a business development by Scavuzzo’s food distribution company, is planned for the former Indian Springs Shopping Center site at 4601 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The mixed-use development is proposed to have a distribution and food service center, office and commercial buildings at the site. Three restaurant pads are shown on the plans along the State Avenue side of the property.

The proposed change of zone is from a planned business park, planned commercial and planned limited business districts to planned light industrial and industrial park, planned non-retail business and planned general business districts. A master plan amendment for the project also is on the agenda.

Also on the agenda for the 7 p.m. Jan. 31 meeting is a vote on the appointment of a Municipal Court administrative judge for the remainder of Judge Maurice Ryan’s four-year term. A special session of the UG will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in the fifth floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, for the municipal court judge selection.

Several other planning and zoning items are on the 7 p.m. agenda, including:

• 13820 Donahoo Road, change of zone from Wyandotte County agriculture to city agriculture district for Family Tree Nursery greenhouse plant production building.

• 2600 N. 43rd Terrace, renewal of a special use permit for temporary use of land for modular classrooms at William Allen White School.

• 1900 N. 1st St., renewal of a special use permit for the temporary use of land for storage trailers and a cooler for the market farm training program and community garden, Cultivate KC.

• 813 Barnett Ave., vacation of an alley, BHC Rhodes.

• 3801 Leavenworth Road, change of zone from limited business district to general business district for X-Press Mart convenience store with fueling pumps.

• 5401 State Ave., revocation of a special use permit for the temporary use of land to keep two storage container units on the site, recommended for revocation.

• Plat of King Estates, second plat, 124th Terrace north of Hollingsworth Road.

• Plat of Delaware Park, North 74th Drive south of State Avenue, being developed by NorthPoint Development.

Other items on the agenda:

• Public hearing on an agreement with Bonner Springs for street maintenance and police services to the unincorporated area of Loring for an additional year. Bonner Springs would provide the services.

• Public Partnership Agreement with the Kaw Valley Drainage District and the Army Corps of Engineers to secure federal funds concerning flood control.

• Authorizing the sale of municipal temporary notes, estimated at $44.4 million.

• Approval to issue city general obligation bonds, and to sell city general obligation improvement bonds, estimated at $18 million.

Land Bank applications including:
• 2441 S. 12th Terrace – Martin Lugo, property acquisition
• 2443 S. 12th Terrace – Martin Lugo, property acquisition
• 1612 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition
• 1614 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition
• 1620 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition
• 1628 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition
• 1630 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition
• 1632 S. Bethany St. – Mark O’Bryan, property acquisition

For earlier stories on the KC Foodie Park proposal, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/kc-foodie-park-proposal-advances-to-ug-commission-on-jan-31/ and https://wyandotteonline.com/kc-foodie-park-proposal-held-over-for-a-month/.