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DECEMBER OF 23, ANOTHER FIRST FOR KANSAS CITY IS NOW OPEN. THE FIRST AND ONLY WOMEN’S SPORTS THEMED BAR, KMBC9 NESS ALAN SHOPE, TAKES US DOWNTOWN FOR A LOOK INSIDE THE DOVE, KANSAS CITY. WE’RE REALLY READY FOR THIS. IT’S CALLED THE DOVE. IT’S NOT ONLY ABOUT WATCHING WOMEN’S SPORTS, BUT IT’S ALSO ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITIES. THE DOVE NEAR NINTH IN BALTIMORE, OFFICIALLY OPENING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S A PLACE THAT WILL HAVE ALL MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS ON THE TVS, BUT WILL PRIORITIZE AND FOCUS ON WOMEN’S SPORTS, THEY SAY THROW IN YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL AND FOOD, AND IT’S A MUST STOP SPOT. EVERYBODY’S BEEN EXCITED. THEY’VE BEEN WAITING FOR IT. WITH THE KC CURRENT JUST A STREETCAR RIDE AWAY, THE GROUP IS HOPING TO BRING MORE FOLKS INTO THE BAR. AND NOT JUST ON GAME DAY. THERE’S SO MUCH MOMENTUM BEHIND WOMEN’S SPORTS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, BUT BEYOND THAT, IT’S JUST ABOUT PUTTING WOMEN ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD AS MEN. THEY HOPE FOLKS VISITING THE NEW BAR WILL FIND SOME NEW FRIENDS AND A NEW LOVE FOR A SPORT. HOPEFULLY IT’S A BAR THAT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO OPEN, BUT THEY SAY IT WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE CAN SUPPORT SO MUCH MORE WOMEN’S SPORTS IN THIS TOWN. WNBA, PRO VOLLEYBALL, PRO HOCKEY ALL OF THOSE WOULD BE MORE THAN WELCOME HERE, SHE ADDS. BUT HOPEFULLY YOU COME TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SPORTS, WATCH YOUR FAVORITE SPORT AND MAKE A FRIEND IN DOWNTOWN NEAR NINTH AND BALTIMORE, ALAN SHOPE KMBC NINE NEWS. THE OWNERS SAY YOU’LL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE CHIEFS AT THE NEW BAR, AND IF THERE’S A WOMEN’S SPORTING EVENT YOU WANT TO SEE,