Why did Bar K close? Members, employees detail KC bar’s ‘utterly devastating’ end

Popular Kansas City dog bar of more than seven years Bar K closed overnight Tuesday, saying increased financial pressure and a myriad of other reasons led to its demise.

For some employees and members, it was an unexpected loss that has left them scrambling for a job or disputing hefty membership fees. But others say the writing had been on the wall for months.

Doe DeBruce, a member since the opening of the 2-acre Berkley Park location, said she and several others noticed a decline in the last year of Bar K’s life…

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