⛲️ Baked Before You Wake

Early Birds: Andrea Rainey is the founder of Morning Rounds Bakery, a nurse of 18+ years who is taking her passion for baking to a brick-and-mortar in the Crossroads. Morning Rounds will open early (5:30am), and serve cakes, cookies, croissants, pastries, coffee, and espresso. The name is an ode to the hardworking health care workers making “rounds” each day.

Make it a Morning: The grand opening celebration will take place this Friday through Sunday from 5:30am-2pm. Friday will feature contests & giveaways, on Saturday there will be live music from 10am-1pm, and on Sunday 5% of all sales will benefit Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Fiery Transformation: Participants will glaze a handcrafted ceramic pumpkin, then watch as it’s fired to over 1,800°F and pulled out glowing white-hot. The piece is plunged into combustibles, where fire and smoke create shimmering metallics, dramatic crackles, and breathtaking, unpredictable finishes.

No Experience Needed: Raku Day is open to all skill levels. Whether someone is new to pottery or a seasoned maker, they’ll enjoy the excitement of fire and clay coming together. Every guest will leave with a finished pumpkin — a unique piece of art to display or gift.

Clubhouse Hangs: Mulligan’s Country Club opened earlier this year as a vintage golf shop with the slogan: “Reduce. Reuse. Reswing.” Their shop features a large collection of curated vintage golf apparel along with Mulligan’s Originals. The space temporarily closed this week, and will open with 1,000 square feet of new space on Sunday.

Re-Tee it Up: The grand reopening celebration will take place from 10am-5pm, and feature a full day of vintage-golf related fun. Putt-putt, cocktails from Sagebrush Rosedale, gourmet hot dogs from Scott C’s, live music, free goody bags for the first 30 guests, and (of course) an endless supply of sweet vintage golf merch and equipment.

🦖 Dino-Signs: Dinozaur, a dinosaur-themed indoor sand play area from the team behind Dozer in Leawood, is opening soon at Stanley Station in South Overland Park.

🎟️ Expensive Entry: Ticket prices for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been revealed as the most expensive in the tournament’s history. Planning on catching a game at Arrowhead next summer? Start saving now.

🤷‍♂️ Always Next Year: Sporting KC has lost five consecutive matches and find themselves near the bottom of the MLS table as we approach the end of the 2025 season. At least the Current are REALLY good.

🎹 Monday Vibes: American singer-songwriter Quinn XCII will bring his LOOK! I’m Alive Tour to Uptown Theater next Monday, October 13th.

📚 Ready to Read: The Kansas City Public Library hosts The Heartland Book Festival this weekend, a city-wide celebration of the written word featuring authors, panels, workshops, and more!

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