For more than 20 years, Karen Boschert has sold hot dogs outside Busch Stadium. She calls her cart, at the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, a “staple” for stadiumgoers looking for a quick bite to eat.

But business for K’s Unique Dogs has been tough lately. Boschert said each year, it's gotten worse as the Cardinals sell fewer home tickets.

“It's hurting everybody downtown,” she said. “They're not coming anymore — they don't want to spend the money downtown on the product that's on the field, the parking, the tickets.”

She said she estimates her sales at her cart have gone down lately, almost 80% from their peak, due to the lack of foot traffic headed to the stadium.

Earlier this month, the Cardinals set a record after selling only 17,002 tickets to their Sept. 2 home game against t

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