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Kansas City's final World Cup match is here. What will stick around?

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Bright pedicabs are zipping across Kansas City during the World Cup. They're here to stay. Also: Organizers of a new music venue in Kansas City say it’s a place where the listening comes first.

EZ Pedicabs can take you all across downtown Kansas City. Owners want the company’s electric trishaws to become an essential part of getting around town, long after the World Cup. KCUR’s Celisa Calacal took a spin in one of these hard-to-miss rides.

A new venue in the Crossroads is creating a musicians-first performance space using a program to fill vacant storefronts during the World Cup. KCUR’s Julie Denesha reports from 515 Music Hub.

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Seth Bodine is a Report For America corps member covering agriculture and rural issues for KOSU and Harvest Public Media. Previously, Bodine covered agriculture, business and culture for KBIA, the NPR member station in Columbia, Missouri. He also covered the 2020 Missouri Legislature for the Missouri Broadcasters Association and KMOX-St. Louis.
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