Kansas City Country Club Plaza Lights Up For COVID Tribute Tonight

Sign of the times . . .

This town's fading entertainment district lights up for a good cause . . . Or at least to distract from BITTER DEBATES over the legally questionable COVID vaxx mandate.

It all started after the Chairman of U.S. Engineering here in Kansas City heard on the KU Health Call a couple weeks ago how frontline workers at times were feeling more like the enemy than heroes as COVID-19 has become more political. It's something Saint Luke's RN Kristin Sollars has experienced.

"The 2020 beginning there was so much universal support across the country for what we were trying to do the fact we were putting ourselves in harms way. Since then its felt a little bit different," Sollars said.

So the company put out an open letter for Kansas City to show support Wednesday at 7pm banging pots and pans, honking horns or flashing lights. The letter was signed by 250 business leaders. Country Club Plaza which hadn't taken its lights down yet, decided it would turn the lights back on during the five minute tribute.

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Kansas City shines to suppor frontline workers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - January in Kansas City has become known as the time the Plaza lights turn off and the skyline goes red in support of the Chiefs playoff run. Wednesday ,the Plaza lights briefly turned back on and the Chiefs, Royals, Sporting KC, Nelson Atkins Museum, Kauffman Center, Marriott and others shined blue for the frontline and displayed messages of gratitude.

Plaza Lights turned back on Wednesday to honor frontline workers

Hide Transcript Show Transcript STUDENT RATIO TO STAY OPEN. THE PLAZA LIGHTS WERE BACK ON FOR A TIME TONIGHT. AND FOR A SPECIAL REASON. LA:RA EVERGY FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND PEOPLE HONKED THREI HORN TO PLAY TRIBUTE TO TO PAY TRIBUTE TO FROM CLUB DUTCH FRONT-LINE WORKERS.

Evergy Plaza Lights return briefly to thank workers in healthcare, public safety and education

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- Kansas City's red Chiefs-themed skyline turned blue Wednesday night to "Shine for the Frontline" as a thank you to workers who fight on the frontlines during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Evergy Plaza Lights on the Country Club Plaza turned off back on January 9th to mark the end of the holiday season.

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