Happy last day of August! Pretty sure Noah Kahan wrote a song about today.
🇮🇪 Event of the Week: Kansas City Irish Fest
🍣 Akoya Omakase named among best in the Midwest
🍿 Atlas9 celebrates its one-year anniversary
🛫 New “one-stop” getaways from MCI
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Food & Drink
Midwest Living Named Akoya Omakase One of the Best in the Midwest
Akoya Omakase
Midwest Living spotlighted Kansas City’s Akoya Omakase as one of the best omakase restaurants in the Midwest.
Midwest Surprise: Midwest Living named 10 of the best spots to experience the Japanese style of dining in the Midwest. The recognition for Akoya is a well-earned nod to the intimate downtown KC sushi counter located inside the historic Hotel Phillips at 106 W. 12th St.
Fresh Fish: Akoya offers just ten seats at the sushi counter, where Chef Peter Hoang and a team devote themselves entirely to the omakase experience. Pro tip: the lunch special is one of our favorite deals in town: one roll, five pieces of nigiri, gomae salad, and miso soup for just $18.
Check out the full list of the best omakase spots in the Midwest HERE.
Events
Atlas9 is Celebrating One Year With a Two-Night Celebration
KC Daily
Atlas9 celebrates its first anniversary with A9iversary, a two-night event on October 1-2, which includes a free movie under the stars.
One Year in the Reel World: On night one (October 1), the curtain comes down and the makers come out. Artists, fabricators, technologists, and performers behind Atlas9 host an intimate panel and Q&A at 6:30pm, then disperse back into their respective rooms to explain their work while you're standing inside it. Tickets are $9 — free for Annual Passholders.
Movie Night: Atlas9's first-ever Movie Under the Stars is happening on October 2nd with a screening of Back to the Future, projected larger than life on the side of the building starting at 7:30pm. The movie will be accompanied by live performances from Quixotic aerialists and dancers beforehand. The event is free, but space is limited.
Atlas9 is located at 1100 N. 98th St. in KCK. We’re still trying to figure out what happened to Frank…
KC Daily Picks
In Other News…
⚽️ Like Father, Like Son: Sporting KC acquired 21-year-old midfielder Owen Wolff from Austin FC in a record $4.5 million U22 transfer. Owen grew up in KC, played for Sporting Blue Valley, and his dad, Josh Wolff, is a Sporting legend.
💄 Beauty by Target: Target Beauty Studio launches September 10th at four KC-area stores, replacing the Ulta Beauty shop-in-shop. The reimagined department features 1,600+ products from 90 brands and dedicated Beauty Advisors.
✈️ One-Stop Getaway: American Airlines announced five new one-stop international routes from KCI for summer 2027: Tokyo, Porto, Vienna, Reykjavik, and Barcelona.
📸 Soccer Snaps: FIFA’s Instagram account shared some of the best photos from the World Cup in Kansas City, and we were immediately reminiscing about this summer…
🏈 Real Football: With preseason football in the rear-view mirror, we’re looking ahead to Monday, September 14th, when the Chiefs kick off the regular season against the Broncos. Does Mahomes play?
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