Hello Wednesday.
May 08 2024
Okay, the survey doesn’t say anything yet. But it will. Stick with us here. This is gonna be good.
Basically, we need a little help. And when you need help, it’s important to ask the right people the right questions.
Every morning, you have invited us into your inbox. And each day we do our very best to provide you with the timely, relevant info so you can get the most out of our great city. Sometimes that means we have to go “investigate” that new ice cream parlor in town. Or the new burger shop. Or that new rooftop bar. We know, this is a tough job. But now we need to make sure we are investigating the right things and sending you where you want to go.
Today we are asking you to take 2 minutes to tell us a little more about yourself. Just 2 minutes. The line to get a morning latte takes longer than that. Feel free to skip any questions you don’t want to answer. We don’t want to pry. (Okay, we do, but just a little bit.)
And one more thing: We will be picking one lucky KCtoday survey participant to win a $100 gift card. That’s many, many lattes, KC.
Thanks in advance for your help,
-Skylar + Travis
Today
- Art Westport | Fri., Sept. 10-Sun., Sept. 12 | Times vary | Westport | Free to enter | The 41st annual art show, featuring 119 area artists. 🎨
- The Stolen Winnebagos | Fri., Sept. 10 | 9 p.m. | KC Live! | Free | Pro Tip: Guests after 9 p.m. must be 21 years of age or older.
Saturday
- Shake the Lake Country Music Festival | Sat., Sept. 11 | 3 p.m. | Longview Lake Swim Beach, 11101 Raytown Rd., Kansas City, MO | $49+ | Kansas City’s newest country music festival featuring headliners Dustin Lynch + Chris Janson. 🎶
- Fiesta Hispana 2021 | Sat., Sept. 11-Sun., Sept. 12 | 12 p.m. | Barney Allis Plaza, 12th Street and Wyandotte Avenue | A major Midwest fiesta kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month. 🎉
Sunday
- Chiefs vs. Browns | Sun., Sept. 12 | 3:25 p.m. | Arrowhead Stadium | $145+ | The first regular season game of the 2021-22 season starts in Kansas City.
- Kansas City Corvette Show | Sun., Sept. 12 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Hendrick Chevrolet, 8300 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Mission, KS | Free | Free lunch will also be available. 🚘
Monday
- Pottery Pub | Mon., Sept. 13 | 6-9 p.m. | The Goat Brewing Co., 817 Northeast Rice Road, Lee's Summit, MO | $40 | Price includes your choice of pottery, glazing materials/instruction, and a complimentary beer. 🍺
We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.
Find out what people are saying about buying + selling right now | Photo provided by Opendoor
Did you know 73% of Americans agree that now is a good time to buy a house?
Online real estate company Opendoor shares more fast facts on what consumers need to know in today’s market:
- 20% of Millennials would rather invest in cryptocurrency than in a home
- 18% of Baby Boomers believe buying + renovating a home holds more potential
- 71% (across all generations) believe the housing market will improve for sellers Ⓟ
Weather
- 92º | Sunny | 0% chance of rain
Open
- Oddly Correct has opened its new location at 4141 Troost Ave. The coffee company — formerly at 3940 Main St. — closed its operations in Westport 4 weeks ago to make the transition east. The new shop is open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Looking forward to vegan sausage biscuits + home-roasted single origins. ☕
Civic
Development
- Speaking of the city manager, he’s asking for the redesign of Barney Allis Plaza to include 300 units of affordable housing. The underground structure is deteriorating, and a rebuild has been 2 years in the making. Platt is pushing for an apartment building on the west side to help meet the city’s goal of 10,000 units in 5 years. (Flatland)
Announced
- Ruby Jean's Juicery is going to open its first Kansas location at Town Center Plaza in Leawood. The new location — 11828 Roe Ave. — will have a limited menu. Think: smoothies, breakfast burritos, and sweet potato brownies. 🥤
List
- The Kansas City + Overland Park convention centers both made the list of Prime Site Award Winners by Facilities & Destinations Magazine. Judges — who work in the event industry — considered tech capabilities, food + beverage operation, Internet access, size, and quality of meeting spaces.
Sports
- KC NWSL goalkeeper Adrianna Franch is now on the USWNT training camp roster for a pair of exhibition matches against Paraguay. The US national team will play in Ohio later this month before facing South Korea at Children’s Mercy Park in October. Tickets for the KC games go on public sale Sept. 15. ⚽
Biz
- Shawnee-based InkCycle is partnering with Overland Park-based Danolyte Global Inc. to mass produce a powerful disinfectant. InkCycle will distribute Danolyte’s hypochlorous acid. The product — used in foggers — is 80-times stronger than bleach and safe for pets + the environment. (Kansas City Business Journal)
- Lenexa-based Digital Ally Inc. acquired TicketSmarter.com, a national ticket purchasing platform. Digital Ally announced a different acquisition — medical billing company Nobility Healthcare LLC — just a day before. (Kansas City Business Journal)
- KCI began direct flights to Austin, Texas via American Airlines. Tickets are selling as low as $89.The first passengers received “Inaugural Flight” drawstring bags. Other airlines have similar flights to Austin. ✈️
Award
- The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce honored 2 women with some of the most prestigious business awards in KC. Sherry Turner — of the Kansas City Women's Business Center — was given the 2021 Athena Leadership Award. Michele Watley — of The Griot Group LLC — received the Young Professional Leadership Award. (Kansas City Business Journal)
Cause
- KC-based Veterans Community Project is building 50 tiny houses in St. Louis to help homeless vets. The goal is a new community + veteran outreach center in the northern JeffVanderLou neighborhood. Jason Kander — president of the nonprofit — said they have a 93% success rate transitioning vets to permanent housing. 🏠 (KCUR)
Trending
- What’s taking over our Instagram feed? Sunflower fields. Kansas, the sunflower state, is kind of known for them. To find those fields + get perfect pics, we trust Kansas photographer Mickey Shannon and his list of “Best Kansas Sunflower Fields: 2021 Edition.” 🌻
Your sign to return to Union Station
They’re back. Popular Chiefs marquee signs, created by Alpha-Lit Kansas City, are up in the Grand Hall at Union Station. Fans can take their pictures with the signs from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 🏈
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