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Affäre, the German restaurant in the Crossroads, is throwing a schnitzelfest all month long through October. 🍺While Okto...
10/05/2026

Affäre, the German restaurant in the Crossroads, is throwing a schnitzelfest all month long through October. 🍺

While Oktoberfest takes over Crown Center this weekend, Affäre is stretching the season out with different takes on the classic German dish served at dinner seatings throughout the month.

The details:
📍 Affäre, 1911 Main St. in the Crossroads
📆 Throughout October, at dinner
🥩 Varying versions of schnitzel on the menu
📞 Reservations are encouraged

Affäre is a family-owned German restaurant known for farm-to-table cooking with ingredients sourced from Kansas City area farmers.

Schnitzel fans, which version are you ordering first? Let us know in the comments.

The Kansas City Current is giving fans a special collectible at its final regular-season home match on October 25. The f...
10/05/2026

The Kansas City Current is giving fans a special collectible at its final regular-season home match on October 25. The first 5,500 fans through CPKC Stadium will receive a limited-edition Debinha bobblehead featuring her No. 99 jersey and signature celebration.

🎁 First 5,500 fans get the bobblehead
⚽ Current vs. Washington Spirit
📅 Sunday, October 25 at 4 p.m.
🏟️ CPKC Stadium
🚩 First 10,000 fans also receive a KC Current flag
🏈 After the match, Current Landing will host a Chiefs vs. Seahawks watch party

The match is expected to bring up to 18,000 fans between CPKC Stadium and Current Landing, making it the largest crowd in the stadium’s history. Debinha is also coming off a historic season, becoming the NWSL’s all-time leading scorer across all competitions with 84 goals.

Would you try to snag the bobblehead? 👀

Prairie Village is marking its 75th anniversary with a free community celebration at Meadowbrook Park on October 10. The...
10/05/2026

Prairie Village is marking its 75th anniversary with a free community celebration at Meadowbrook Park on October 10. The evening will feature live music, food trucks, yard games, photo opportunities and a drone show after sunset.

🎶 Live music from Superstar Mafia starts at 5:30 p.m.
🚁 Drone show begins around 7:30 p.m.
🍔 Food trucks will offer dinner and desserts for purchase
🕟 Festivities begin at 4:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission for everyone

The event wraps up a year of anniversary celebrations, which have included a 5K, parade, pool events and movie nights. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair and a refillable water bottle.

📍 Meadowbrook Park
📅 October 10 | 4:30 p.m.
💰 Free

Would you make the trip for the drone show? 👀

Students called her "Mustang Sally." Now her legacy is putting future teachers through college. 🍎The Shawnee Mission Edu...
10/05/2026

Students called her "Mustang Sally." Now her legacy is putting future teachers through college. 🍎

The Shawnee Mission Education Foundation has launched InspirED Shawnee Mission, a new scholarship program to help Shawnee Mission students become teachers and then come home to teach in the district. Sally Shipley's estate is paying for it. She taught at SM West for a long time.

🎓 Five SMSD seniors chosen, all planning careers in education
💵 Scholarships and stipends while they earn teaching degrees
🤝 Mentorship along the way
🏫 The goal is to bring them back to teach in Shawnee Mission

Shipley taught speech, theater and English literature at SM West for more than 30 years. Actors Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis have both repeatedly credited her as a teacher who shaped them. She drove her iconic 1965 Mustang to school every day, which is where the nickname came from. She died April 9 at age 87.

Who was the teacher who changed things for you? Tag them below 👇



Fun Fact: Rudd gave "Mrs. Shipley" a shout-out when he hosted SNL in 2021.

10/04/2026

✈️ KCI is getting some pretty high marks again.

Kansas City International Airport ranked #4 in passenger satisfaction among large airports in North America in J.D. Power’s 2026 study, behind Tampa, Portland and Dallas Love Field.

KCI scored 692 out of 1,000, earning the same fourth-place ranking it received last year.

The study surveyed nearly 25,000 travelers across seven categories, including ease of travel, terminal facilities, staff, food and retail, and the arrival and departure experience.

Of course, some Kansas Citians still miss the convenience of the old terminals. But based on the survey, the new KCI seems to be making a pretty good impression. 👀

Has the new KCI won you over yet?

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🍂 Your ultimate KC Fall Guide is here!Kansas City is packed this fall with haunted houses, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfest ...
10/03/2026

🍂 Your ultimate KC Fall Guide is here!

Kansas City is packed this fall with haunted houses, pumpkin patches, Oktoberfest celebrations, cultural festivals, Halloween parties and even the first signs of the holiday season.

We pulled together a full guide with dates, times, locations and ticket prices so you can plan your fall weekends without having to hunt everything down yourself.

🎃 Halloween + haunts
🍎 Fall festivals
🎨 Culture + heritage
✨ Holiday kickoff events

Want the full list?

Comment “FALL GUIDE” and we’ll send it your way.

Kansas City is seeing big changes across entertainment, housing, education, and development this week:-Jason Kelce is ho...
10/03/2026

Kansas City is seeing big changes across entertainment, housing, education, and development this week:

-Jason Kelce is hosting a free New Heights tailgate at Arrowhead on Oct. 18, with food, merch, games, challenges, and a DJ from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

-216 affordable homes are coming to Bannister Road in a $78.7 million development, with financing now secured through Missouri housing tax credits.

-A new downtown historical marker now honors Soakie’s, the former nightclub that became an important gathering place for Kansas City’s Black LGBTQ+ community.

-Olathe’s school board voted 7-0 to close six schools after the 2026-27 school year as the district faces declining enrollment.

-Goodwill broke ground on a $3.9 million permanent home for its free Excel Center adult high school at the former Westport High campus, with an expected opening in 2027.

-Kansas City is testing concrete made with recycled plastic from the city’s own waste stream, with the goal of exploring more sustainable sidewalks and roads.

Follow for more Kansas City news, developments, and local updates.

Argentine's annual Silver City Day Parade and Festival is Saturday, October 3 in Kansas City, Kansas, and it is free. 🎉T...
10/02/2026

Argentine's annual Silver City Day Parade and Festival is Saturday, October 3 in Kansas City, Kansas, and it is free. 🎉

The neighborhood celebration brings residents and visitors together for a full day built around a parade, live music and local vendors.

The details:
📍 2717 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kansas
⏰ 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free
🥁 Parade, live music, performances and demonstrations
🎪 Bounce houses, kids games and face painting
🌮 Vendors with local goods and food

Argentine sits along the Kansas River in south KCK, and Silver City is the name the neighborhood has carried for generations.

Are you making the trip to Argentine on Saturday? Let us know in the comments.

With gas prices climbing across the Kansas City metro, MARC’s annual Green Commute Challenge is encouraging Kansas Citia...
10/02/2026

With gas prices climbing across the Kansas City metro, MARC’s annual Green Commute Challenge is encouraging Kansas Citians to try alternative ways of getting around throughout October.

🚌 Take public transit, including buses and the KC Streetcar
🚲 Bike or walk for some trips
🚗 Carpool to split commuting costs
💰 WAY TO GO offers a carpool-matching service, often through employers
🌱 The program also promotes cleaner transportation and reducing air pollution

Gas prices are significantly higher than they were this time last year, giving commuters another reason to explore alternatives to driving alone.

Want to participate in the Green Commute Challenge?

Comment “WAY TO GO” and we’ll send you the link with everything you need to get started.

Phase one is approved. Phase two is next. And some De Soto neighbors want voters to have the final say. 🏗️De Soto's plan...
10/02/2026

Phase one is approved. Phase two is next. And some De Soto neighbors want voters to have the final say. 🏗️

De Soto's planning commission approved the Phase One site plan for Digital Realty's hyperscale data center next to the Panasonic EV battery plant on Tuesday, September 22, KSHB 41 reports. On Thursday, October 1, the De Soto City Council is set to consider a date for a public hearing on the project's next phase.

The details:
📐 Phase One covers 300 acres
🏢 It includes a two story, 450,000 square foot building, which KSHB 41 refers to as Project Jayhawk
🚧 Construction is expected to officially start in 2027, and site preparation has begun
📝 A citizen-led petition seeks to block high impact data center development by putting it to a public vote

Similar petitions have circulated in Edgerton and Ottawa, and El Dorado's petition made this November's ballot. Whether De Soto's petition can go to voters depends on whether a court sees it as legislative or administrative. If it is legislative, it could reach a special election as early as March, according to KSHB 41.

A Digital Realty spokesperson said the company appreciates the planning commission's review and believes the project, which it calls Astra North, creates long-term community benefit through investment and economic opportunity. Neighbor Toni Caldwell told KSHB 41 she hopes the petition can stop some of the development from going further.

Should data center decisions go to a public vote? Let us know in the comments 👇

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