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America’s (2nd) Happiest Place

Happy Wednesday, Kansas City! A new study released this week found that Overland Park is the 2nd happiest city in America.

• Where IS the Grass Greener?: This week, WalletHub released a happiness study using the largest 180 US cities, factors like the depression rate, income-growth rate, and average leisure time were all taken into account.

• Suburbia Is Calling: The study found that while Kansas City ranked 128th overall, Overland Park was ranked #2 just behind Freemont, California.

• Moving Up: This year’s happiness study from WalletHub marks an improvement for Overland Park, which placed 4th last year. Whatever you’re doing, OP, keep it up.

If you were planning on moving to Jackson, Mississippi, Mobile, Alabama, or Akron, Ohio… you may want to reconsider as they were the 3 most unhappy cities in America.

Arts & Culture

Look What’s Dropping This Month

ArtsKC, Kansas City’s nonprofit regional arts council, is launching a new initiative named The Drop which seeks to make art more accessible to all.

• Dropping This Spring: The Drop is a new initiative that brings free and discounted access to some of the region's best arts experiences

  through monthly event drops.

• Adult Swim: By partnering with local art ambassadors, The Drop seeks to give access to adults over 18 who may not have had access to the arts.

• Arts All Around: The Drop partners with 11 local partners to distribute access cards to the program and help with online registration. This season’s Drop offers access to events like Ensemble Ibérica, the Nelson-Atkins, The Lyric Opera, and more.

The Drop’s season runs now through the end of 2024. To learn more about The Drop go to ArtsKC’s website here.

Travel

KCI Is Going On Break

KCI’s direct flights to traditional Spring Break locations are way up on the year as Kansas Citians show a growing demand for travel through the new airport.

• Spring Breakers: This year Kansas City will see an increase of 140 direct flights to Spring Break locations such as Panama City, Cancun, Tampa Bay, and Phoenix.

• The Water Is Calling: Being led by flights to Northwest Florida(ECP) jumping 166%, these flights represent an additional 27,000 seats flying direct to warm weather locations when compared to 2023.

• No Gulfing This Year: While many direct flights are seeing a boom out of KC, not everyone is feeling the love. Flights to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport(VPS) are down nearly 27% year over year.

To see the full list of KCI’s nonstop flights, check out the airport’s website here.

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In Other News

• 🏟️ A Kingdom For A King: The Chiefs are set to reveal what a renovated Arrowhead Stadium would look like in a press release today.

• 👩🏻‍⚖️ You Shall Not Pass: A JOCO judge ruled against a Westwood citizen petition to save the block off 50th and Rainbow Boulevard.

• 🌡️ It’s Gettin’ Hot In Here: Kansas City broke a 128-year-old daily temperature record with temps hitting 77 in February.

• 🎻 We’re Going On Tour: The Kansas City Symphony is hitting the road and going on its inaugural European Tour.

• 🛝 Gum At The Park: After a $3.7 million renovation, Gum Springs Park in Shawnee is ready to open.

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