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A Great Night at Power & Light

Kansas City Live! in the Power & Light District is getting a $10 Million Upgrade. Plus: our weekend roundup, Tiki Taco expansion, and this week's most-clicked stories.

Events

Weekend Roundup 🎉

CPKC Stadium

Happy Friday, Kansas City! Looking for something to do this weekend? Here you go:

  • ⚽️ Watch Party: CPKC Stadium is hosting a Semifinal Watch Party on Sunday at 2 pm when the KC Current take on the Orlando Pride in the NWSL playoffs. Tickets are FREE!

  • 🎄 Mistletoe Mayor: Downtown Overland Park is hosting The Mayor’s Holiday Festival at Thompson Park tonight from 5-8. The event features visits from Santa (and the Grinch), photo booths, a makers market, train rides, and more!

  • 💡 Garden Lights: The Evergy Festival of Lights kicks off this weekend at Powell Gardens. The festival features a conservatory snow globe, a magic tree, a light maze, all-new light displays, and more.

  • 🍻 Cheers to 35 Years: Boulevard Brewing Co. is hosting its 35th Anniversary Happy Hour tonight from 5-7, featuring pours from the limited-release 35th Anniversary Ale in partnership with Holladay Distillery.

  • 📚 Merry Bookmas: Rainy Day Books is hosting a Merry Bookmas Holiday Open House this weekend to celebrate its 49th birthday! There will be a complimentary happy hour at 5 pm today, special story times, a food truck, and more.

  • ⛸️ Ice, Ice, Baby: The Soul of Santa Winter Wonderland on Ice opens today at 18th and Vine! Skating is $10, and the rink will remain open through January 5th.

  • 💈 Sing & Chop: Get your tickets to one of the three performances of The Barber of Seville by The Lyric Opera of Kansas City at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre.

  • 🎤 Birds of a Feather: Recording artists Billie Eilish brings her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT tour to the T-Mobile Center on Saturday night featuring special guests Nat & Alex Wolff.

  • 🐱 Crossing the Sea: Sea Life Kansas City hosts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aquarium Tour, which features character meet-and-greets, a stamp rally, photo ops, a My Nintendo kiosk, and more!

  • 🌿 Under the Mistletoe: North Kansas City Parks & Recreation is hosting their 7th annual Mistletowne Market this Saturday from 10-6, and Sunday from 10-4.

  • 🫖 Tea Party: The Daughters of the British Empire in Kansas is hosting the 37th Annual British Faire and Tea on Saturday from 10-3 at the Abdallah Shrine Temple in Overland Park.

  • 👰 Here Comes the Bride: The Kansas City Bridal & Wedding Expo takes over the Kansas City Convention Center on Sunday from 1-5 in Bartle Hall A. Admission is free with online registration!

Development

Power and Light District Announces $10 Million Upgrade to Kansas City Live!

Power and Light District

The Cordish Companies and Power & Light District announced yesterday a $10 million upgrade to the Kansas City Live! entertainment block.

  • Premier Destination: One of Kansas City’s premier entertainment concepts is getting a massive upgrade with the $10m multi-venue investment. P&L has grown into an internationally recognized destination, hosting events like Miller Lite Hot Country Nights, Men’s and Women’s Big 12 Basketball Championships, Super Bowl & World Cup watch parties, and more.

  • Coming Up: Upgrades include a new exterior canopy covering the Kansas City Live! block featuring heaters and water misters, new HD ribbon boards, a new Latin-inspired dining and nightlife concept called Besos y Abrazos, and a $2.5 million upgrade and expansion of Mosaic.

Construction is scheduled to begin in November and is expected to be complete by March 2025.

Food and Drink

Tiki Taco is Coming to Olathe (and beyond) 🌮

Tiki Taco

Kansas City’s Tiki Taco is expanding its footprint across the metro. First Up: Olathe.

  • Heading West: The Southern California-style taco shop will open up in the Olathe Pointe Shopping Center (14947 W. 119th St.) in early March. Aggressive expansion has always been a part of the plan, with the franchise being named one of America’s Hottest Startup Fast Casuals in 2024. 

  • Tacos Around Town: Tiki Taco isn’t stopping in Olathe. Four more metro locations are planned to open before September 2025: Lee’s Summit, Liberty, Parkville, and south Overland Park. Get excited by checking out Tiki Taco’s menu HERE. 

Tiki Taco has three locations currently operating: 39th Street, Troost Ave, and downtown Overland Park.

ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories 📲

  1. A Kansas City mom has launched her own online women’s boutique called Fonti Collections.

  2. Pandemonium ensued when the Chiefs blocked a last-second field goal attempt by the Broncos last weekend.

  3. Too Good to Go officially launched in Kansas City this week, an app connecting consumers to excess food to reduce food waste and save money.

  4. A Lee’s Summit couple got married in Lot J prior to the Chiefs game last weekend.

  5. The Gingerbread, an all-new pop-up bar is coming to the T-Mobile Center this holiday season.

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