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The KC Chamber of Commerce names the top small business for 2024. Plus the return of War Remains, Sunflower Summer, and a new coffee shop!

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Awards

KC Chamber of Commerce Names Small Business of the Year

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This past week, the KC Chamber of Commerce held its annual Small Business Celebration Awards Luncheon to honor some of the best local businesses in the Kansas City area.

  • And The Winner Is…: Walz Tetrick Advertising took home the prestigious Mr. K Award, which is given to the Small Business of the Year. Walz Tetrick has been serving the community since 1967 and has landed on the top ten small business list for three consecutive years.

  • Best in the Biz: For over 130 years, the KC Chamber of Commerce has focused on growing the region’s economy, providing growth opportunities for local businesses, and providing innovative programs and resources to help members succeed.

To view the other five small businesses honored during the 2024 Small Business Celebration Awards, click here.

Opening

War Remains Virtual Reality Experience Returning to National WW1 Museum

National WW1 Museum and Memorial

After overwhelming feedback, the National WW1 Museum and Memorial is reopening the War Remains virtual reality experience one last time this summer.

  • This is Not a Game - Opening in 2020, War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers to the Western Front of WW1. Guests explore a purpose-built environment through the eyes of a soldier (with a VR headset), while Hardcore History’s Dan Carlin narrates the experience.

  • This is History - The experience will reopen on July 5th and remain open through September 1st, but will only be open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Tickets are $24, and the experience is restricted to guests 14+ due to the graphic nature of the content.

Get your tickets for War Remains 2024 HERE.

Community

Sunflower Summer Offers Free Experiences to Kansas Residents This Summer

Visit Overland Park

Kansas Tourism has launched the Sunflower Summer app, which gives Kansas families free admission to attractions across the state this summer.

  • Explore Kansas: The program is FREE for all Kansas residents and offers admission at 220+ attractions to students from pre-K through 12th grade. Up to two adults may accompany students and access a free ticket, and tickets can be used once per attraction, per season.

  • Around the Metro: The Sunflower Summer app offers 15+ attractions in the Kansas City metro alone, including free admission to places like the Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead and the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens.

Check out all the destinations and download the Sunflower Summer app HERE!

Food and Drink

A New Coffee Shop is Coming Soon to Overland Park

Odyssey Coffee

Husband and wife Travis and Susannah Seipel are opening a new coffee shop at 95th and Nall in Overland Park.

  • Partners in Life & Coffee: The couple has dreamed of opening a coffee shop for years, and now will open Odyssey Coffee in mid-July. The modern and cozy space is being designed to offer a space to connect with coffee and others.

  • Serving the Best: Odyssey will serve traditional coffee drinks, with blends from Arkansas-based Onyx as well as Peet’s Coffee. They will also serve pastries and breakfast burritos from Clara’s Kitchen.

Odyssey will open in a former hair salon at 5247 W. 95th Street.

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In Other News

  • 🚨 Like Zoinks, It’s a GIVEAWAY Scoob!: We’re giving away two tickets to Drinkaway Camp 2: Those Meddling Kids. This pop-up+ experience transports you to the world of Scooby-Doo as you solve mysteries and enjoy craft cocktails. To enter, simply reply to this email “ZOINKS”.*

  • 🐶 Vote 4 Bar K: Kansas City’s own Bar K has been nominated for the Best Dog Bar in America by USA Today. Go vote for them!

  • 🥃 Mingle & Drink: Union Horse Distilling Co. is hosting a free Distillery Social this Thursday. Doors open at 5 pm and food will be provided by Marigold’s Food Truck.

  • 🤦‍♂️ Spelling is Hard: The Chiefs were awarded their Super Bowl 58 Championship rings last week, which include 529 diamonds, 38 rubies, and 1 typo.

  • 🏗️ New on the Block: Developers are looking to build a $353 million, 17-story tower near the Country Club Plaza. The Madison by Block Real Estate Services LLC would include 279 luxury units.

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