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Bright pedicabs are zipping across Kansas City during the World Cup. They're here to stay

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By Celisa Calacal Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
It’s hard to miss Benton Stone as he rides around downtown Kansas City on an electric bike hooked up to a bright yellow pedicab, covered with a green, knitted awning. On this mild Wednesday afternoon in June, his open-air cab includes green hearts and flags that represent the different countries playing in the World Cup, and music blares from a set of the speakers — he’s a one-man party on wheels.
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Kansas City floods with yellow World Cup jerseys as Ghana and Colombia meet at Arrowhead Original

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By Celisa Calacal Verified
| KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO) Verified
The penultimate World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium, better known as Arrowhead the rest of the year, has lit up fans of Colombia and Ghana across the metro. As with all the Kansas City matches, fans who couldn’t watch from the stadium went to the Fan Festival at the National WWI Museum and Memorial or to smaller watch parties.
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Algerian fans find more halal food in Lawrence as restaurants and bars embrace ‘radical hospitality’

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By Celisa Calacal Verified
| The Lawrence Times
Share this post or save for later Kamil Taleb didn’t expect to feel so at home in Lawrence, Kansas. But there he was on a Friday afternoon, seeking refuge from the Midwest humidity, enjoying a mezze platter from Lebanese Flower Cafe with his brother and father. A basket of fresh pita bread sat on a large wooden platter nearby, surrounded by colorful bowls of pickled vegetables, hummus and falafel. “We were expecting to eat McDonald’s,” Taleb said with a laugh.
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