Westport Moving Party Inside Amid Worsening Kansas City Violence

This report from the newspaper is hopeful but needs a reality check from our blog community. 

Context . . .

WESTPORT MOVING PATRONS INDOORS SIGNALS EVEN MORE DIFFICULTY SECURING OPEN STREETS AMID NEARBY DEADLY GUNFIRE!!!

There have been two mass shooting incidents so far this year and Summer officially starts tomorrow. 

Still . . . 

This move has its pros and cons . . .

On the plus side . . .

KCMO hit Westport with an EPIC social justice tax and demanded payment to anti-crime groups in order to screen patrons for guns. That kind of regulation is harder to wage against a private biz. 

On the downside . . . 

There is a smallish open era but all things considered were not certain if being crammed into a space with a bunch of drunks sounds like a fun time. 

Also . . . 

Patrons still have to make it back to their ride home whilst avoiding nearby trouble. 

More to the point . . .

This "party district-inside-a-district" mostly benefits owners who seem to have given up on securing streets around their establishments and now turn inward. 

In fairness . . .

Check the more hopeful perspective . . . 

Over the next year, he plans to open multiple new bars or restaurants on the southwest side of Westport — all of them connected. “I see it as kind of a district within a district,” owner Brett Allred said. “You can walk into any one of the places, pay a cover — probably $5 — and then walk freely between them.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Big changes coming to Kansas City nightlife. Here's what's soon to arrive in Westport

Brett Allred owns many bars and clubs in Kansas City. He plans to start the Horseshoe, Westport Landing, Jungalow, and Uncle Jim's Pool Hall.