Blueline Hockeybar

09/01/2026

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09/01/2026

🚨 KANSAS CITY — WE NEED ANSWERS. WE NEED ACTION. 🚨

At this point, We should probably be talking about relaxing, enjoying our time and forgetting about work for a few hours.

But how can we relax when our businesses are struggling because of a parking situation that is directly affecting our customers, our employees, and the people who work every day to keep small businesses alive?
This is no longer just a parking issue. This is a small-business survival issue.
People are coming to support us, paying for parking, and still receiving tickets.

Our employees are struggling to find reasonable parking just to come to work.
Our customers are afraid to come downtown because they don’t know if they will return to their vehicle and find a ticket.
And now, we as business owners are experiencing it ourselves.

My husband and I have both had Barnacles placed on our vehicles. These barnacles apply 1000lbs of pressure to your windshield and it has cracked every windshield that this barnacle has been applied to.

I personally paid approximately $600 to have a Barnacle removed from my vehicle just four months ago.
And now I am facing another citation because the Barnacle was in my possession $320… seriously, And most recently, I was ticketed while actively unloading my truck for my business.
My husband came out to exchange few words with the “parking uncontrollable Guy”1
I had my handicap placard properly displayed, my emergency flashers on, and I was actively unloading groceries and supplies.
I wasn’t shopping.I wasn’t walking away from my vehicle.
I WAS WORKING.I was doing what small-business owners do every single day—getting the supplies needed to open our doors and serve our customers. And I STILL received tickets.
THIS IS NOT OKAY.

Because while this is happening, our businesses are losing customers.
Especially in the mornings.
And when customers don’t come through the door, we still have payroll to meet.

We still have employees who depend on their hours. We still have rent, utilities, insurance, food, supplies, taxes and countless other expenses.
The bills don’t stop simply because customers are afraid to park
❤️💙 WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

We want to sincerely thank Kirsten, the FOX 4 reporter who took the time to listen to us and cover this issue. Thank you for hearing our concerns.
Thank you for giving small businesses a voice.Thank you for understanding that this isn’t simply about someone complaining about getting a ticket.You listened to our needs when we felt like nobody else was listening.

And to the people in charge of our city—the Mayor’s office, city leadership, and everyone responsible for addressing this situation:
WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER.We have raised our concerns.We have explained what is happening.We have asked for help. And so far, we have received no meaningful response.
We don’t want a fight.We don’t want special treatment.We don’t want to be above the rules. WE WANT A FAIR SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS SMALL BUSINESSES TO SURVIVE.
We want communication.We want accountability.We want reasonable solutions.

And most importantly, we want someone to sit down with us and listen.
🚨 KANSAS CITY, NOW WE NEED YOU. 🚨
If you are a customer who has received a ticket while supporting a local business…
If you are an employee struggling to park while coming to work…
If you are a business owner experiencing the same problems…If you have paid for parking and still received a citation…
PLEASE SPEAK UP.

📢 SHARE THIS POST.
📢 TAG KANSAS CITY.
📢 TAG OUR MAYOR AND CITY LEADERS.
📢 TAG THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR PARKING POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT.
📢 TAG LOCAL NEWS MEDIA.
📢 TELL THEM WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING.
Because this isn’t just about The Blueline Hockeybar.This is about small businesses throughout our community.
It’s about our customers.It’s about our employees.
It’s about the people who work hard every day and deserve to be able to come to work, unload their supplies, support local businesses and visit Kansas City without feeling like they are being punished for doing so.
WE LOVE KANSAS CITY.
We want our city to succeed.We want our businesses to succeed.We want our employees to succeed.We want people to feel welcome here.
We want to work WITH our city—not against it.
But we cannot solve this alone.
So today, we are asking our community:
STAND WITH US.Share this.
Talk about it.Tag the people who need to see it.
Help us get this conversation to the people who have the power to make a difference.
We are not asking for special treatment.We are asking for fairness.We are asking for communication.We are asking for action.
And after everything we have been dealing with, we are asking one simple question:
KANSAS CITY — WHEN WILL YOU LISTEN TO YOUR SMALL BUSINESSES?

❤️💙 WE ARE HERE. WE ARE WORKING. WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR BUSINESS, OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR CUSTOMERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY.WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.WE NEED ANSWERS.
Steve StegallLeticia StegallMayor Quinton LucasRiver MarketKansas CityThe City Market - Kansas CityLocal Business

09/01/2026

Thank you channel 4 for following this atrocity!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1JpYF6DP4A/?mibextid=wwXIfr

On Monday, businesses in the River Market said 'enough' to parking issues that turn off customers and employees. https://fox4kc.com/news/restaurant-owners-in-river-market-concerned-over-barnacles-street-parking/

09/01/2026

The Blueline owners car (Lettys) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jv5AMk8hq9nLF2WDC1ujsmrjpxqeHA3jaRpGBAHu7tZ2uFUiKZKHhbik46JwG81pl&id=100044171029115&deeplink_ref_surface=instagram_direct&direct_share_include_copy=1&fb_entity_type=unknown

08/31/2026

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08/31/2026

🚨 KANSAS CITY — WE ARE NOT BACKING DOWN. 🚨

Let’s make something very clear:

WE ARE NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN.

And we are not going to stay quiet just because some people would rather criticize us than understand what is actually happening.

The photos I posted were taken out of context by some people who apparently believe this situation is about a few bags sitting outside.

IT IS NOT.

This is about a parking situation that has been affecting our business for YEARS, and in 2026 it has become an absolute nightmare.

I am not someone who talks about running a business without knowing what it takes.

I OWN THE BLUELINE HOCKEYBAR WITH MY HUSBAND.
I WORK THERE.
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

I cook.
I bartend.
I serve customers.
I manage the business.
I buy the groceries.
I load and unload supplies.
I move deliveries.
I clean.
I do whatever needs to be done to keep our doors open.

And after doing all of that, I should NOT have to spend my time fighting over parking just to operate our business, this is exactly why my husband avoids to come in, in the mornings!

LET’S ALSO TALK ABOUT THE STREET CAFÉ.

The street café area directly in front of our business was given to us during COVID.

But let me be very clear:

WE HAVE PAID FOR THE REQUIRED PERMITS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

We have invested in that space.
We have maintained it.
We have used it to serve our customers.
And we have brought people into this community.

The Blueline has been part of Kansas City since 2012.

We employ people.
We pay taxes.
We purchase from local businesses.
We bring customers into the area.
We support events.
We support sports.
We support our community.

WE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CITY.

So no — this is not about someone leaving a couple of bags somewhere.

This is about how small businesses are being treated and whether our voices actually matter.

And to the people who have supported us:

THANK YOU. ❤️

To everyone who shared our post, commented, understood our frustration, or simply took the time to listen — we see you, and we appreciate you more than you know.

But to the people making jokes, calling names, or acting like they know the entire story because they saw one photograph:
You don’t.
You weren’t there for the years of problems.
You don’t know what we have invested.
You don’t know how much we have paid.
You don’t know what it takes to keep a small business alive.

And you certainly don’t know how many times we have tried to handle this quietly before speaking publicly.

THIS IS WHY WE ARE SPEAKING NOW.

We are asking Kansas City officials to listen to the small businesses that are actually on these streets every day.
We are asking for communication.
We are asking for consistency.
We are asking for reasonable solutions.
And most importantly:

WE ARE ASKING TO BE HEARD.

We are NOT asking for special treatment.
We are asking for FAIR treatment.
And we are not going away.

If necessary, we will continue bringing attention to this situation and reaching out to local media, business organizations, city officials, neighborhood leaders, and anyone else who needs to hear what small businesses are experiencing.

Because if nobody speaks up, nothing changes.

THE BLUELINE IS HERE.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2012.
WE WORK HARD.
WE PAY OUR BILLS.
WE FOLLOW THE RULES.
AND WE DESERVE TO BE HEARD.

So Kansas City — LET’S TALK.

Not with insults.
Not with assumptions.
Not with one photograph taken out of context.

Let’s talk about the actual problem and find a solution.

📢 WE ARE NOT BACKING DOWN.
















And yes — tag the city. Tag the people responsible for parking and transportation, city leadership, business organizations, River Market leadership, local media, and Kansas City news outlets.
Leticia Stegall Steve Stegall HockeybarShirley Lewis StegallJade TadeoJonathon ChristmanTanner ThomasHanna RachaelJack LoweButch RohrerCourt Kennedy

Look at the last pictures they actually asking to know if this guy has giving problems

08/30/2026

🚨 KANSAS CITY — SMALL BUSINESSES ARE FED UP. 🚨

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS — AND 2026 HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE.

I am a small-business owner. I own and operate The Blueline Hockeybar, and I work there every single day.
I’m not just the owner. I’m in the kitchen, behind the bar, managing, serving, buying groceries, loading and unloading supplies, and doing whatever it takes to keep our doors open.
And I am still recovering from back surgery. I have a handicap parking placard because I need it.

Let me explain what has been happening.This parking situation didn’t start yesterday.
About 3 years ago, we started seeing the problem.
Then 2 years ago, it became worse.
But THIS YEAR — 2026 — HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE.

The tickets, enforcement and lack of reasonable parking around our business have reached a point where it is affecting our customers, our employees, our business and frankly, my personal finances.
About four months ago, I had to pay approximately $600 for a Barnacle.
And that’s on top of the parking tickets we have already paid over the years.
HOW MUCH MORE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES SUPPOSED TO TAKE?
Today was the final straw.
I came to The Blueline to drop off groceries for the restaurant.
The handicap parking space that used to be available in front of our business was removed.
I had my handicap placard properly displayed in my windshield and my handicap identification visible on my vehicle.I stopped briefly to unload groceries and had my emergency flashers on.

I was carrying the groceries downstairs when parking enforcement came.
And they gave me TWO TICKETS.

ONE MINUTE APART.
One for 20 feet and another for 30 feet.
We were already moving the vehicle.
Two citations. One minute apart.
I am asking a simple question:

WHERE IS THE COMMON SENSE?

This isn’t about me wanting special treatment because I’m a business owner.

It’s about asking whether our current parking system is actually working for the people who live here, work here, visit here and pay taxes here.
We’ve already talked to the City.
We’ve talked to elected officials.
We’ve brought this issue to the Mayor.
We’ve talked to the media.
And we’re still dealing with it.

Meanwhile, small businesses continue paying taxes, fees and all the other costs associated with operating in Kansas City.

We employ people.
We serve our community.
We bring people downtown.
We support other local businesses.
We pay our bills.We pay our taxes.

WE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CITY.

So why does it feel like we’re being pushed out because something as basic as parking has become impossible?
And here’s the part that really worries me:

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE BLUELINE.

How many other small businesses are dealing with the same thing?

How many customers have simply turned around and gone somewhere else because they couldn’t park?

How many employees are afraid to park because they can’t afford another ticket?

How many businesses are losing lunch customers because people don’t want to deal with downtown parking?
This affects all of us.
I have documentation.I have tickets.
I have photographs. I have the history.
And I’m done keeping quiet.
📢 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS — I NEED YOU TO SPEAK UP.

If you’ve experienced unfair or confusing parking enforcement:
TELL US YOUR STORY.
If parking problems are hurting your business:
TELL US.
If you’ve had problems with handicap accessibility:
TELL US.

If you’ve received questionable citations:
SHOW US.
Let’s collect the facts.
Let’s have the conversation.
Let’s ask the City for answers.

Not threats. Not insults. Not drama.
ANSWERS.

We need the City, parking enforcement, elected officials and the business community sitting at the same table to find a solution.

Because three years is too long.

Two years of worsening problems is too long.And 2026 has been enough.

💙 WE LOVE KANSAS CITY.

🏒 WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY.

💪 WE WORK HARD FOR THIS CITY.

But small businesses cannot survive if the people who are supposed to support our community make it harder and harder for customers to reach us.
WE ARE ASKING FOR A SOLUTION.
WE ARE ASKING TO BE HEARD.
WE ARE ASKING FOR COMMON SENSE.
If you agree, SHARE THIS.

Tag your City Council representative.
Tag the people responsible for parking policy.
Tag other Kansas City business owners.

Let’s stop talking about this one business at a time.

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT AS A COMMUNITY.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.











Mayor Quinton Lucas Blueline HockeybarLeticia StegallTanner ThomasSteve Stegall@topfansJade TadeoCorey Mreaton EatonTodd StoweJack YuratovichHanna RachaelAutumn
Sincerely yours
Leticia Stegall “Letty”

08/30/2026

Dive into a comforting plate of cheesy goodness with a crispy twist that's sure to please.

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08/30/2026

This is how my day goes when I come to work and I am every day in there ! Love it and I don’t think so I can’t do it any better than what i do 😬🤪🥰🥰😜❤️ absolutely I love 💕 my job I enjoy every bit of it 💥when I do it, I do it all The Blue Line Steve Stegall Leticia Stegall

08/28/2026

Sip on our refreshing cocktail and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere with friends all around.

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