Snow Kidding?

The record-breaking snowfall is in the rear-view mirror (knock on wood).

January 07, 2025

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Kansas City Sees Record-Breaking Snowfall ❄️

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Kansas City saw record-breaking snowfall this past weekend, which led to some epic photos and some sore backs from shoveling.

  • Snow Kidding?: The Kansas City International Airport, which serves as the city’s official weather-reporting site, recorded 11 inches of snow on Sunday. It was the fourth-largest single-day snowfall in KC history and only the eighth time since 1888 with over 10 inches during a single day.

  • Bundle Up: Just because the snowfall is in the rear-view mirror doesn’t mean that the weather will now cooperate. Today’s high is only 21°, and temperatures won’t be above freezing (32°) until Sunday, January 12th.

We turned to comedy to deal with the back-breaking work of shoveling. Check out our “shoveling dads” video on Instagram!

Food and Drink

Oil on Linen Offers Artful Dining at The Kemper Museum

Oil on Linen/Anna Petrow

In November, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art announced a new concept for its museum cafe: Oil on Linen.

  • Dine Like an Artist: The restaurant was formerly known as Café Sebastienne, but the recent redesign brought a new chef partner, a new menu, new art, and a new name. Chef Ted Habiger, also the chef & owner of Kansas City’s Room 39, took over the kitchen in July.

  • Inspired Menu: Oil on Linen is open 10-3 Wednesday through Sunday and only offers dinner service on Thursday nights from 4:30-9 pm. Dinners consist of a prix-fixe menu by Chef Habiger, which often reflects art on display throughout the museum and restaurant.

Oil on Linen is participating in KC Restaurant Week! Get your reservations HERE. 

Arts and Culture

CHICAGO Takes the Stage at The Kauffman Center Starting Tonight

CHICAGO

Broadway’s longest-running musical CHICAGO kicks off an eight-show stop in Kansas City starting tonight at 7:30.

  • Windy in Kansas City: The six-time Tony Award-winning show takes the stage at The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts beginning tonight. Eight shows are scheduled through Sunday, January 12th. The show runs for two hours and thirty minutes, with one 20-minute intermission.

  • Shimmy-Shake: CHICAGO is presented by The American Theatre Guild and is a part of the PNC Broadway in Kansas City series. The show-stopping performance will feature jazz, dancing, and storytelling that has wowed millions of guests with over 10,000+ performances.

Get your tickets for CHICAGO HERE.

Food and Drink

A New Bistro is Coming to East Brookside

Flying Horse Taproom

A new bistro called Faculty Tables and Patio is taking over the former Flying Horse Taproom location in East Brookside.

  • The Horse Flies Again: Although Flying Horse closed its doors in October, former manager James Landis will open a new concept in the same space at 600 E. 63rd St. Faculty Tables and Patio will be an American Bistro with a “communal spirit”.

  • Brookside Bistro: Landis brings 25 years of restaurant experience and will craft a menu featuring slow-braised pork shanks, oxtails, seared trout, charcuterie, and more. It will be open 11-9 on Tuesdays through Sundays.

Faculty Tables and Patio plans to be open later in January.

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  • 🏈 Week Off: The NFL playoffs are officially set, but the Chiefs will take it easy this week with a first-round bye. They’ll return to action on January 18th or 19th, hosting the lowest-remaining seed in the AFC at Arrowhead.

  • 🏟️ Home Hunting: Speaking of the Chiefs, the team’s future home is still up in the air. This includes their future practice facility, which could end up in Clay County or Kansas.

  • 📚 Books & Booze: The owners of Truly Madly Depot will soon open The Book Club, a boozy bookstore cafe in downtown Mission in the former Paulie D’s Pizza space.

  • 🗑️ Trash Day Delay: With the weather this week, many metro cities have delayed trash pickup. Click here for the upcoming schedule for KCMO, Olathe, Liberty, KCK, and Prairie Village.

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