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Events

Weekend Roundup ⛱️

Happy Friday! Here’s a look at some events going on around the metro this weekend:

• 🎶 One Last Party: Get out for the last night of Weekender 2024 to enjoy local food trucks, live music from Retroactive, and an outdoor showing of Barbie under the stars at Crown Center!*

• 💰 Save Some Dough: The Missouri Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is today through Sunday, saving you from paying state and local sales tax on select goods.

• 🍻 Cheers to Beers: 50 breweries and 150 beers are yours to sample at the 2024 KC Brew Fest on Saturday at Union Station.

• 🐝 Sweet as Honey: Messner Bee Farm will celebrate the grand opening of its new retail space in Lee’s Summit (26 SE 3rd St.) from 10-6 on Saturday.

• 🍷 Birthday Wine: Big Mood Natural Wines is turning four this Sunday at 5 pm! Celebrate with them with music from DJ Cyrus D and food from Tacos Valentina.

• 🏈 Summer Classic: The KC Goats host the Iowa Woo on Saturday at 7 pm at St. Pius X Warriors Stadium as a part of the Arena League Playoffs.

• 🧠 Ted Talks: TedxKC presents “Navigating the Unkown” tonight at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, with over 12 guest speakers scheduled.

• 🌭 Dogs on Deck: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hosts the 2024 Heart of America Hot Dog Festival at 18th and Vine on Saturday.

• 👋 I Hate Goodbyes: Slow Motion Goods in the Westside neighborhood is hosting a goodbye sale in-store and online starting today through August 11th.

• 🎊 First Fridays: Today is the first Friday in August, meaning the Crossroads and West Bottoms will be filled with First Friday events all weekend long.

*content is sponsored

Development

The Sale Price of the Country Club Plaza Revealed

We finally know just how much HP Village Management paid for the Country Club Plaza on June 28th.

• Plaza on Clearance: The Plaza sold for $175.6 million, confirmed by a report from the previous owner, The Macerich Co. This may seem like a hefty sum until you realize that Macerich paid $660 million in 2016.

• Good Business: With the sale in the rearview mirror, HP Village Management shared that they plan to invest over $100 million into the Plaza area. Plans include housing, restaurants, infrastructure, and recruiting luxury retailers similar to those found in Dallas’ Highland Park Village.

We’ll ask the question that our friend Kyle Talbot (@moving_to_kc) first asked: Did HP Village Management FLEECE the former owners in the purchase of the Country Club Plaza?

Community

Give a Pint, Get a Pint with the Community Blood Center

The Community Blood Center’s “Pint for a Pint” campaign kicked off yesterday and goes through September 10th.

• Give a Pint: August is a historically challenging time for blood supply with families on vacation and schools not in session. The “Pint for a Pint” campaign looks to change that by incentivizing the Kansas City community to give blood!

• Get a Pint: When you donate blood now through Sept. 10th, you will receive a voucher to redeem a free or discounted beverage or ice cream treat from one of 20+ participating locations.

Click HERE to find participating breweries, pubs, and creameries!

Recap

This Week’s Top Stories 📲

1. Melrose Abbey opened in midtown Kansas City this past week, and you can see their first styled shoot HERE.

2. Missouri’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday takes place this weekend.

3. KCI’s top airline, Southwest Airlines, is making some massive changes to booking and boarding procedures.

4. The historic home of Country Club Plaza architect Edward Buehler Delk is for sale.

5. Check out the menu of the newly opened Bonsai Bowl in Overland Park.

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