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Tupelo Honey in Lenexa celebrates grand opening July 24th

July 21, 2025

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🍯 Tupelo Honey celebrates its grand opening this Thursday

🎸 The Vincents + Clueless at WeekEnder

🏈 Chiefs Kick Off Training Camp in St. Joseph

🍖 Coach Ted Lasso at Gates?

Food & Drink

Tupelo Honey to Celebrate Grand Opening in Lenexa This Week

Tupelo Honey

Although already officially open to guests, Tupelo Honey is celebrating its grand opening in Lenexa this Thursday, July 24th.

  • Southern Tastes: Asheville-based Tupelo Honey is located at 16720 City Center Drive in the heart of Lenexa’s Restaurant Row. It is the restaurant’s first location in the Kansas City area, and offers “revival and celebration of Southern food and Appalachian traditions rooted in the Carolina Mountains.”

  • Welcome, Y’all: Tupelo Honey’s menu is full of reimagined southern classics, but is best known for its iconic bone-in, honey-dusted fried chicken. The grand opening celebration on Thursday will kick off with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 am, followed by free entrees for the first 50 guests and free biscuits all day. Attendance is open to all.

Find Tupelo Honey Lenexa’s full menu HERE.

Make Your Summer Nights Unforgettable at WeekEnder on Crown Center Square! 

Crown Center

This Friday night's WeekEnder at Crown Center is going to be totally iconic, transporting you straight back to the 90s!

  • Summer Movie Nights: Enjoy live music from The Vincents and then settle in to

    see a Beverly Hills teen navigate life in a free outdoor movie screening of Clueless under the stars! ⭐

Learn more about this weekend’s WeekEnder HERE.

Events

Chiefs Kick Off 2025 Training Camp in St. Joseph

St. Joseph, MO Sports Commission

Chiefs fans, it’s football season! (sort of) Chiefs players and coaches reported to St. Joseph for training camp yesterday.

  • Back to the Dorms: Chiefs begin preparation for the 2025 NFL season on the campus of Missouri Western State University, where they’ve had training camp since 2010. Coach Andy Reid holds to the tradition of building team camaraderie at off-site training camps. And yes, players sleep in the dorms.

  • Talking About Practice?: Practice officially begins tomorrow, July 22nd, although closed to the public. Public access begins on Wednesday at 9:15am, with camp lasting through Wednesday, August 13th. If you really can’t wait to catch the Chiefs in action, tailgate suites are available.

Find the full 2025 training camp schedule and get your tickets HERE.

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In Other News…

  • 🍖 Joe Arthur Gatestack: According to a photo by Reddit user Key0ps, Ted Lasso was being filmed at Gates Bar-B-Q on Main St. this weekend. What is Coach Lasso’s (Jason Sudeikis) order? Our guess is Beef on Bun w/ fries.

  • 🍺 Pasquatch Sighting: Boulevard Brewing Co. & Royals’ 1B Vinnie Pasquantino will host a Pasquatch Pub Crawl on Sunday, July 27th benefitting Wayside Waifs. (note - the event is now sold out ☹️)

  • 🐇 Reading Rabbits: Did you know that The Rabbit hOle hosts story hours for children ages 3-7 every Wednesday & Friday? Tickets are just $5 per child (accompanying adults are free), and each ticket includes $5 book voucher at Lucky Rabbit Books.

  • ⚾️ Best in Baseball: A baseball training facility in Overland Park called Premier Baseball KC had eight players drafted in this year’s MLB Draft. Lee’s Summit West alum Nick Potter was the highest selected, picked by the Houston Astros in the fifth round.

  • 🎡 FAIRest of Them All: The Wyandotte County Fair starts this week, July 22-26 at 13700 Polfer Rd in KCK. The schedule includes a rodeo, Monster Bus, daily live music, car show, and more!

  • 🙌 Best Fans: Last week, one of our KC Daily Fan Club members took home five all-session passes to the TBT Tournament at Municipal Auditorium. When you support our local newsletter, we show our appreciation with exclusive giveaways!

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