Cheers to the Crossroads 🍻

Good morning, Kansas City! Here’s a look at today’s newsletter:

🍺 BKS Artisan Ales opening in the Crossroads

🏠 Homoly Design + Build named a top custom home builder

🤣 Friday Pickleball + Chicken N Pickle

🥯 Bagels in Brookside

Food and Drink

BKS Artisan Ales to Open Second Location in the Crossroads

The award-winning local brewery BKS Artisan Ales will soon open a second brewery in the Crossroads Arts District.

• Cheers to the Crossroads: BKS opened in the Brookside neighborhood at the corner of 63rd and Holmes, becoming the area’s first craft brewery. Now, the local favorite will open a second brewery at 1701 McGee St. in the Crossroads. The original location in Brookside will remain open.

• Local Love: The new location will serve all of BKS’s offerings on tap and in cans and will also provide a new space to brew experimental beers, cider, and mead. The brewery has gained attention not only from beer-loving locals but also national attention from Thrillist, Hopculture Magazine, and the Great American Beer Fest Competition.

BKS in the Crossroads is expected to open in the late spring or early summer. Read more about the expansion and BKS HERE.

Sponsored by Homoly Design + Build

Homoly Design + Build Named a Finalist for Custom Home Builder of the Year

For the second year in a row, Homoly Design + Build has been named a finalist for the Custom Home Builder of the Year Award.

• Home Honors: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named Homoly Design + Build one of the top three custom home builders out of 400,000 builders nationwide. Homoly is a family-owned and operated company and the first builder in Kansas City to be honored with this distinction.

• A Big Deal: Homoly has earned countless distinctions in its 27 years of business, including being named Kansas City’s #1 Custom Home Builder by Home Builder Digest Magazine. In addition to building custom homes, they offer residential remodeling and commercial design.

The winner will be announced on February 25th. Check out some of Homoly’s incredible custom homes HERE. 

Events

Friday Pickleball & Chicken N Pickle to Host Laughs and Lobs This Friday

If you’re looking for an untraditional way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Laughs and Lobs at Chicken N Pickle in NKC is the perfect pick!

• Local Laughs: Laughs and Lobs will feature a live comedy show from KC-based comedian Jake Triplett of Friday Pickleball. Triplett has toured the country doing stand-up comedy and is also a force behind Friday becoming one of the top providers of high-quality, yet affordable pickleball paddles on the market.

• Dinkin’ Around: The event will take place at Chicken N Pickle in NKC (1761 Burlington St.), with doors opening at 6 and the comedy show starting at 6:30. There will be cocktails and mingling at 7 pm, and then the ability to hit the courts and play with Friday Pickleball starting at 7:30.

Get your tickets for Laughs and Lobs HERE. 

Food and Drink

Luca Bagel Co. Opening Permanent Space in Brookside

Local bagel pop-up Luca Bagel Co. has outgrown its pop-up operation and will now open a brick-and-mortar shop in East Brookside.

• Let’s Bagel: Luca Bagel Co. will take over a first-floor space at 633 E 63rd St., which was the former home of Mattie’s Foods. The same building is also the home of the aforementioned BKS Artisan Ales and will now house one of Kansas City’s only brick-and-mortar bagel shops.

• Fresh Baked: Owners & brothers Luke and Aaron Salvatore also operate Providence Pizza and started serving bagels via Luca Bagel on the side three years ago. They often popped up (and sold out quickly) at Providence Pizza locations and the Overland Park Farmers Market.

Luca Bagel Co. plans an April or May opening. Learn more HERE. 

KC Daily Picks

In Other News…

• ❤️ Delicious Love: On February 14-15, The Stilwell at Loews Kansas City Hotel will serve a romantic three-course menu featuring dishes like Oysters, Duck Breast, and a Red Velvet cake—along with signature restaurant offerings like the Whipped Goat Cheese and Butternut Squash Steak. Get your reservations HERE.

• 📦 Shipped Off: After the Chiefs’ unfortunate loss in Super Bowl LIX, the premade Chiefs championship merchandise will be sent to various nonprofits in Ukraine, Mongolia, Georgia, Estonia, and Latvia.

• 🥇 Consolation Prize: At least SOMETHING good came out of Sunday’s game. Travis Kelce broke the NFL record for most receptions in Super Bowl history, surpassing Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice.

• 🎹 R&B Weekend: This Friday night (2/15), the T-Mobile Center will host the R&B Remix Tour featuring Jagged Edge, Ginuwine, Hi-Five, Mya, and Troop.

• 🥶 Cold is Coming: I thought we were over this. Kansas City is in a Winter Storm Watch, with 4-7” inches of snow possible over the next couple of days.

• 🚀 Free Nostalgia Trips: On This Day takes you back in time to today’s date during a random year between 1970-2010, for free. Check out the latest episode, which took a look at the events of February 6th, 1988!

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