Despite the gloomy weather on Friday, which was opening day for the KC Streetcar extension, businesses at the new 51st and Brookside stop kept decently busy.
Customers flowed in and out of Ding Dong Dogs, a ballpark-style hot dog restaurant that just opened in September. A few doors down, Crows Coffee poured lattes for a steady stream of visitors.
A barista at Crows said the business was upping its number of employees per shift from three to four, anticipating things to pick up because of new streetcar stop…