One of the biggest events in Kansas City annually is the Big 12 Basketball Championship, which takes place at the Sprint Center. Though I did not have any dog in this fight (as a Californian who went to Gonzaga for undergrad, Big 12 basketball is still pretty new to me), I was able to go… Read More #RoyalsCity: An outsider recap of the Big 12 Championship
I wrote this blog post on a previous blog back around 2015, when the KC Streetcar just began. Since it is Friday, I decided to write a post on a great “Happy Hour” spot in KCMO, the “Belfry” which is often overlooked due to it being between Downtown and the Crossroads. If you have the… Read More #RoyalsCity: Happy Hour at the Belfry in KCMO
In this edition of #RoyalsCity, I am posting a retrospective on Minsky’s pizza, one of my favorite pizza chains specific to Kansas City. I figure with the weather going to be shit this weekend, and people hunkering down for the Chiefs game, they may need pizza options. Minsky’s and Chiefs in shitty, January weather is… Read More #RoyalsCity: What does“Kansas City Pizza” taste like? A review of Minsky’s
This is a bit of a throwback to when I had a Medium account. Since it is first Friday’s, I thought I would share this post, even though it is not specifically Royals-specific, mostly because I try to give insight into the culture of First Friday’s in the Crossroads of Kansas City.… Read More #RoyalsCity: Another First Friday in Kansas City
A co-worker and I go to Breit’s Stein and Deli so frequently on Friday nights that one Friday afternoon, Google suggested to him on his phone if he needed directions to get to Breit’s that evening. It’s amazing how judgmental technology can be sometimes. And despite Google’s passive aggressiveness, we still went, not just to… Read More #RoyalsCity: Breit’s Stein and Deli in KCK
Note: A lot of these posts on #RoyalsCity come from one of my previous blogs. I feel like baseball is the main aspect here, but I like to mix it up and also have posts that talk a little bit about the quirks of adjusting to Kansas City and the Midwest as someone not from… Read More #RoyalsCity: An Appreciation for Rosedale BBQ of KCK