Best Places to Live

Good morning! We’ve got some good news to help you kick the Monday Blues:

🍿 Summer Movie Nights at the Overland Park Arboretum

🏘️ Two suburbs named top 10 places to live in 2025

🎸 Old Dominion is Coming to the Azura Amp (& we’ve got free tickets for you)

🌶️ Max Mix introduces a new spice mix for a cause

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Overland Park, Olathe Named Top 10 Places to Live in 2025

Two Kansas City suburbs were named top 10 places to live in 2025 according to Livability.com.

• Numbers Don’t Lie: Livability used 100 data points and an algorithm that takes into account measures of a city’s economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health. The study named Overland Park at #6 with a LivScore score of 831, and Olathe at #9 with a LivScore score of 799.

• Live and Let Live: The study found Flower Mound, TX to be the #1 city in America with a LivScore of 875. Only three other cities in Kansas and Missouri were named: Columbia, MO (#73), Wichita, KS (#75) and St. Louis, MO (#97).

View the full list of the top 100 places to live HERE.

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Old Dominion is Coming to the Azura Amphitheater on July 25th

Old Dominion is bringing their sky-scraping anthems and electrifying live show to Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs on Friday, July 25th!

• Hot Country Nights: Old Dominion has emerged as one of the hottest bands out of Nashville, currently the reigning 7x ACM and CMA “Group of the Year”. They will bring their How Good Is That - World Tour to Azura Amphitheater this summer.

• Hottest Ticket in Town: The tour stop in Kansas City will feature ERNEST and special guest Redferrin. Tickets are available now, starting at just $38.50!

The best part? We’re giving away two tickets to the show over on our Instagram! Find out how to win them HERE.

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Max Mix Introduces Mad Dog Magic!

Max Mix, a gourmet spice company started 21 year-old entrepreneur with Down syndrome Max Crawford, has a new spice blend with a touching story.

• Best Buds: Mad Dog Magic is a tribute to Max’s beloved friend Maddox (pictured above), and is a smokey and sweet all-purpose blend. Check out the full blog post that tells the story behind Mad Dog Magic BBQ Spice.

• Spices for a Cause: 100% of the proceeds from Mad Dog Magic go to Variety KC in honor of Maddox, as the two friends grew up spending time together at Variety KC events. The spice blend is limited to 1,000 bottles and is only available for a limited time.

Preorder your bottle of Mad Dog Magic BBQ Spice HERE.

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In Other News…

• 🥺 I Hate Goodbyes: Westport’s Chingu will close it’s doors in May. The silver lining? Chef Owner Keeyoung Kim’s other concepts, Chingu Coffee, Chingu Soju, and Sura Eats will remain in operation.

• 🚔 Safety First: For the first time in over 30 years, you will now find armed private security guards patrolling the Country Club Plaza.

• 🤝 Keys to the City: Last week, the Kansas City Council approved new city manager Mario Vasquez as the new City Manager of KCMO by an 11-2 vote.

•  🐴 Expanding Operations: Merck Animal Health will spend nearly $900M to expand its manufacturing facility and add 200 jobs in De Soto.

• 🏒 Not Afraid of Monsters: After a 4-0 series sweep of the Tahoe Knight Monsters, the Kansas City Mavericks have advanced to the ECHL Western Conference Finals.

• 🏗️ Plaza Proposal: A new $240M proposal from SomeraRoad has emerged to replace the Plaza Tennis Center. The multi-building, high-rise project would include apartments, condos, and retail space.

• 🎟️ Sell Out: Do you have an upcoming event you’d like an extra 21,767 pair of eyes on? Book an upcoming Event of the Week!