American Royal

Arthur Bryant took over his legendary family's barbecue joint in 1946, the same year the first Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant opened. Years later, both Kansas City restaurateurs take their rightful place in the American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame.

Two Kansas City BBQ legends will be inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame Saturday at the 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue. We look at their decades long legacies and contributions to one of Kansas City's most iconic entrees.

The American Royal has secured the 115 acres in Kansas City, Kansas, where it plans to build its new $250 million home, the nonprofit announced…

There's a lot going on in the West Bottoms. The American Royal is moving out, and artists and craft beer enthusiasts are moving in. The area is also the…

After more than 100 years in Kansas City, Missouri, the American Royal will have a new home in Kansas City, Kansas. The American Royal Association…

The American Royal World Series of Barbecue is moving to the Kansas Speedway.The annual barbecue contest was held last year at the Truman Sports Complex…

Fresh off his third State of the Government address, Mayor and CEO of Wyandotte County Mark Holland is thinking about health care, small businesses and…

For 35 years, the American Royal's World Series of Barbecue called Kansas City's West Bottoms home. But this year, the popular competition made its debut…

If the West Bottoms stockyards district is where city meets country, and agriculture meets industry, then plans to move an American Royal event from the…

Two competing plans are in the works for the future of Kemper Arena-- one would tear down Kemper Arena, the other would keep it. On Friday's Up to Date,…

Of all the possible plans for Kemper Arena, the one that changes the building the least is also the least viable for the city."Doing nothing doesn't seem…

The fate of Kemper Arena is being disputed by two Kansas City parties. The American Royal would like to demolish it, as proposed in October 2011, to…