Starting this week, Kansas Citians have a new way to explore our city. And we have a new temporary office! (more on that in a minute 🤔)
🚋 The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension opens this week
🤝 Local BBQ sauce teams up with Travis Kelce’s Garage Beer
🍕 A new place to get pizza in downtown KCMO
✅ Overland Park named among safest cities in America
💺 Tuesday Trivia: Streetcar ridership
Community
The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Opens to Riders This Friday
KC Streetcar/HDR
After 3.5 years of construction, the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension opens to riders this Friday, and the city is throwing a party to celebrate!
Next Stop: The Main Street Extension is a 3.5 addition to the current route that adds eight new stops before ending at 51st St. and Brookside Boulevard near UMKC’s campus. The City of Kansas City and the KCATA will host a grand opening ceremony at the Plaza Streetcar Stop this Friday (10/24) at 10am, with the extension opening to the public after the ceremony.
Party on the Track: Friday night from 5-9pm, the UMKC Recreational South Field will host Picnic on the Line: Community Celebration & Drone Show. The event features food & drink, live music, live painting by DINKC, local pop-ups, and a drone show beginning at 7:30pm. The celebration continues on Saturday with Midtown Fall Fest at Murray Davis Park from 12-5pm.
The KC Streetcar is fare-free and emission-free! Find more details about the Main Street Extension HERE.
P.S. Nick here, co-founder of KC Daily. Recently, I vowed to write an entire KC Daily newsletter while on board the KC Streetcar once the extension opened. That day is almost here, and I’m ready to take my office to the track for one day! Good thing the Streetcar has Wi-Fi access. 😉
Food & Drink
Rufus Teague Launches BBQ Sauce with Kelce Brothers’ Garage Beer
Rufus Teague
Lenexa-based Rufus Teague has teamed up with the Kelce brothers’ Garage Beer for a new line of BBQ sauce.
Beer + BBQ: Garage Beer-B-Q is made with 10% actual Garage Beer, combining the easy-drinking light beer with Rufus Teague’s award-winning sauce. The sauce comes in two flavors: Classic and Amped-Up (bold & spicy).
Business of BBQ: Rufus Teague was launched by John McCone in 2004, and has grown from a backyard experiment in Johnson County to a worldwide sauce brand. Garage Beer was launched in partnership with the Kelce’s during the summer of 2024 and has become America’s fastest-growing beer brand.
Get your bottle of Garage Beer-B-Q HERE or at any of these local retailers.
Food & Drink
Gambino’s Pizza to Open in Downtown KCMO
Gambino’s Pizza
Wichita-based Gambino’s Pizza will open its first Kansas City, MO proper location in early 2026.
Pizza 4 Lunch: The chain is generally found in smaller markets across Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Nebraska, but will target the downtown lunch crowd in KCMO. The menu features specialty pizzas like The Mobster and Taco Pizza, along with sandwiches including the Super Italian Sub and Meaty Meatball, plus pasta and calzones.
Big City Pies: Gambino’s will open at 1111 Main St. in the Town Center Pavilion building. While Gambino's has nearby locations in Gardner, Eudora, and Spring Hill, with previous locations in Grain Valley, Parkville, and Lenexa now closed.
Learn more about Gambino’s Pizza expansion into Kansas City from the KC Star HERE.
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In Other News…
✅ Safety First: According to a recent report from WalletHub, Overland Park was named the second-safest city in the U.S. The study not only analyzed crime rates, but also home safety, natural disaster risk, and financial safety.
🚧 Pardon Our Mess: The City of Kansas City is underway on $43.6 million worth of improvements to Southwest Boulevard. The project includes roadway repaving, sidewalk repairs, streetscape improvements, and more.
🍺 Upstairs Beers: Friction Beer Co. has officially opened The B-Side Room, an music-themed event space above the tap room in downtown Shawnee.
🍣 Sushi Train: A new sushi spot called Umami Revolving Sushi is now open in the former First Watch space at 8180 W 135th St. in Overland Park.
🏃♀️ Running for Love: While we were impressed with ALL the participants in this past weekend’s Garmin Kansas City Marathon, this duo who ran as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift stole the show!
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Tuesday Trivia 🤔
On its first day of service on May 6th, 2016, the KC Streetcar saw how many riders? 🚋
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