
This year the Country Club Plaza has garnered more attention for vacant storefronts than upscale shopping or fun times for the elite.
And now . . .
THOUSANDS OF KANSAS CITY ACTIVIST PROTESTERS DESCENDING ON THE PLAZA WON'T HELP THE DISTRICT'S TARNISHED IMAGE!!!
In fact . . .
This is EXACTLY the kind of thing that threatens to drive more customers away.
Moreover . . .
So much foot traffic doesn't do merchants any good if activists aren't even gonna buy a cup of coffee.
To be fair . . .
There aren't many options for shopping left with more than 50 vacant storefronts.
The greatest fear of TKC readers . . .
MAGA/ICE protesters will "finish off" the plaza after Mayor Q's tacit endorsement of the 2020 BLM hot mess ultimately chased so many people away.
For now . . .
We share the big picture and more reporting . . .
"Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Trump's mobilization of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles continue to spread nationwide.
"While many have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, some protesters have clashed with police, leading to hundreds of arrests and the use of chemical irritants to disperse crowds.
"Activists say they will hold even larger demonstrations in the coming days with "No Kings" events across the country on Saturday to coincide with Mr. Trump's planned military parade through Washington, D.C."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
PHOTOS: Protests against immigration raids spread across the U.S.
From Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and snarled traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices.
Anti-ICE protests growing across the country
Protestors opposed to ICE's immigration enforcement operations are holding demonstrations across the country. In L.A., there is a curfew for a second night in the downtown area in an effort to quell violence and looting. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump's move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Protests against immigration raids continue to spread across the U.S. Here's a look at many of them.
Protests against ICE raids have continued to spread across the U.S. Here's a rundown of many of them.
Photos: St. Louis protests growing ICE raids and military deployment
The protest joins the nationwide chorus of residents pushing back on the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
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