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Q All Over: Q39 Lawrence is the third location for the championship-winning, chef-driven barbecue restaurant, joining Q39 Midtown in KCMO and Q39 South in Overland Park. A fourth location is in the works for Lee’s Summit, which broke ground last year near the Oldham Village development at Missouri Route 291 and U.S. Highway 50.

Pit to Plate: Q39 will bring its award-winning menu west, offering competition barbecue plates, Certified Angus Beef burgers & steaks, wood-fired Canadian Salmon, craft cocktails, and more. Co-founder and CEO Kelly Magee explains why Lawrence was chosen as an expansion location.

Where There’s Smoke…: The 1,400 sq. ft. open smokehouse will face a 4,000 sq. ft. patio, where guests can watch pitmasters tend custom-built offset smokers up close. Meats are cooked low and slow for up to 18 hours, and the scratch kitchen will feature a bread and pastry program built around owner Justin Easterwood's grandmother's recipes.

Midwest-Texas Style: The new location will be located at 1900 Clay St., offering a market-style, order-and-dine-in setup unlike anything else in Kansas City. Chef J opened its original location in the West Bottoms in 2020, winning multiple awards including the #1 BBQ Spot in Kansas City in 2023 (Kansas City Magazine) as well as 2022 highlight in Texas Monthly.

Pinch Me, I’m from Brookside: The parade starts at 65th & Wornall, heads north to 63rd St., east to Main, south to Meyer Blvd., then west on Meyer to Brookside Rd. Expect Irish dancers, bagpipers, bands, drill teams, floats, antique cars, and plenty of dogs marching through the neighborhood.

Going for Gold: The theme this year is Leprechaun Cup, a nod to Kansas City’s big soccer summer coming up. Sporting KC legend and lifelong Brookside fan Graham Zusi will serve as Grand Marshal. After the parade, try out Zusi’s Brookside agenda: an Americano at The Roasterie, sitting on the patio at Bella Napoli, or walking/biking the Trolley Track Trail.

🏈 Return of the Touchdown King: Travis Kelce is expected to return to the Chiefs for a 14th season in 2026. Guess who broke the news to us? Patrick Mahomes on Instagram.

🎳 Bowl ‘em Over: 810 Entertainment announced a grand opening at Prairiefire in Overland Park on Saturday, March 14th. The entertainment destination features bowling, VR, billiards, food & drink, and more!

🏒 Playoffs on Ice: This past weekend, the Kansas City Mavericks became the first team in the ECHL to clinch a 2026 Kelly Cup Playoff berth. This is the fourth straight year that they’ve made the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

💸 Cost of Living: According to a new livability wage study from MIT, the livable wage in Kansas City for a family of five (two parents, three kids) is $138,000. A single person with no children needs an annual salary of $48,000.

🏟️ Sights on the Stadium: Last week, Kansas legislators introduced a bill in the Kansas House to establish the Kansas Sports Facilities Authority, a governing body that would oversee the Chiefs’ planned stadium and facilities in the state.

🏈 Welcome to the Kingdom: The Chiefs have signed RB Kenneth Walker to a three-year, $43.05 million deal. Walker was the Super Bowl MVP last year for the Seattle Seahawks

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