The Kansas City mayor appeared to soften his stance on the city’s restaurants and bars extending liquor sale hours during the month-long World Cup after a City Council committee meeting Tuesday.
Mayor Quinton Lucas introduced an ordinance to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety committee that his office said would partially exempt Kansas City from a Missouri law that allows local governments to temporarily extend hours of on-premise consumption for holders of liquor until 5 a.m. from June 11 to July 19 — the period during which FIFA World Cup soccer matches will be held across North America.
In that timeframe, KC bars and restaurants would be able to extend their alcohol-serving hours to 3 a.m., even those city establishments that aren’t located in an entertainment district. Businesses in the entertainment districts — which includes neighborhoods like the Crossroads, Downtown, Midtown, 18th & Vine, Westport, Country Club Plaza, River Market and the Riverfront — can stay open until 5 a.m…