This weekend runs from a Halloween pop-up bar in Olathe to a first-ever fall crawl in East Crossroads, with the last Art On Walnut of the season on Sunday. Kansas City Ballet's The Wizard of Oz wraps its run at the Kauffman Center, and Old Crow Medicine Show plays Knuckleheads next Thursday. β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from The Wizard of Oz at the Kauffman Center to Goats and Ghouls and Historic Howl-O-Ween π§Ί KC Fact of the Week: City Market, home of Art On Walnut, dates to 1857 π¨ Art...
3 days agoΒ β’Β 11 min read
Here's what's making headlines: π Fresh Market of Shawnee opened at Westbrooke Green, the center's first grocery in nearly 20 years. πͺ Hy-Vee's plan for the former Price Chopper at 119th and Metcalf cleared the Overland Park Planning Commission. π§Έ Toys R Us is getting its own store at Oak Park Mall. π Wagner Logistics is adding 79 jobs in Liberty. π H&R Block and the Chiefs will give four small businesses $5,000 each. These are just some of the stories making headlines around Kansas City this...
9 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
This weekend runs from a Halloween farm night in Overland Park to Bright Eyes at The Truman, with DΓa de los Muertos at the Museum of Kansas City on Saturday. Dark Forest opens at Powell Gardens, Edge of Hell is open Friday and Saturday, and Kansas City Ballet opens The Wizard of Oz at the Kauffman Center. β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from Night of the Living Farm to Boulevard Taps & Tastes and Dogtober Fest π KC Fact of the Week: how Corinthian Hall went from a lumber baron's home to...
10 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
Kansas City's council approved the Royals' stadium financing Thursday, a buyer stepped forward for the Mission Mall site and the Chiefs are 4-0 heading into their bye. Here's what's making headlines: ποΈ The Kansas City Council approved the Royals' ballpark rezoning, TIF plan and bonds, with the TIF and bonds passing 11-2. ποΈ A local developer has an agreement to buy the Mission Mall site after a foreclosure sale. βοΈ Southwest will fly KCI to San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting in June 2027. π A...
16 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
Edge of Hell and The Beast are open Friday and Saturday nights in the West Bottoms, and this weekend has plenty of free ways to fill the daylight too: the Lenexa Chili Challenge, Waldo Fall Fest and the Olathe Arts Festival. Chris Stapleton plays Morton Amphitheater both nights, and the Liberty Memorial turns into a free light show after dark. β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from the Lenexa Chili Challenge to Waldo Fall Fest and a heritage festival in Fairway π KC Fact of the Week: how...
17 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
A headquarters deal in Overland Park, a Costco swap on the Missouri side and an undefeated Chiefs team heading to Vegas lead the week. Here's what's making headlines: π’ Overland Park unanimously approved the financing for Black & Veatch's $1.3 billion headquarters district. π Overland Park's new 10-year parks plan moves away from neighborhood pools, with a sales tax decision next. π The Lee's Summit Costco opens today, and Midtown's will come back as a business center. π₯ la Madeleine signed a...
23 days agoΒ β’Β 11 min read
Haunt season starts Friday night. Edge of Hell and The Beast open their 52nd season in the West Bottoms, and they have plenty of company this weekend: Oktoberfest at Crown Center, real sumo wrestlers in Overland Park, and the last Art Alleys of the year. β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from Weston Applefest to a free vegan festival in Theis Park π KC Fact of the Week: how Kansas City became the haunted house capital of the world π¨ Art Scene: the final Art Alleys on First Friday, the Japan...
24 days agoΒ β’Β 12 min read
Kansas City's stadium fight moved from talk to paperwork this week, while a monorail plan, a record year for rabid bats and two long-running closings rounded out the news. Here's what's making headlines: ποΈ The Royals' stadium financing reached City Hall, and the council held off on letting voters weigh in on future stadium deals. π A petition to put a monorail from KCI to downtown on the April ballot was held over typos. π‘ Gardner rezoned 214 acres for a proposed $1.5 billion entertainment...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 15 min read
Welcome to the first Thursday edition. If you missed yesterday's note: the Friday newsletter got too big for Gmail to show in full, so we split it in two. Thursdays are what to do, Fridays are what happened. This one covers tomorrow through next Thursday, and it's a big week to start on. The Plaza Art Fair turns 95, the Liberty Memorial lights up with a free light show, and Yo-Yo Ma is in town. β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from Liberty Fall Fest to Louisburg Ciderfest π¨ Art Scene: the...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 13 min read