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Events

The KC Sunflower Festival is Blooming Now!

The end of summer may be right around the corner, but the silver “golden” lining is its prime sunflower season at the KC Sunflower Festival!

• Sunflower Season: The festival at the KC Pumpkin Patch (13875 S. Gardner Road) officially kicked off this past weekend but continues Aug. 16-18 and Aug. 23-25. This is the only time you’ll be able to get in the fields to get up close and personal with the Kansas state flower!

• Flowers and More: Not a flower person? No problem. The festival also features a variety of outdoor games, a mega slide, food and drink, and wine slushies. Festival hours are 4-8 pm on Fridays and 10-6 on Saturdays and Sundays.

Can’t make it to the KC Pumpkin Patch? Check out seven more spots to see sunflowers around Kansas City!

Sports

The Royals Eye Postseason Baseball

Knock on wood (bats), The Kansas City Royals are eyeing postseason baseball for the first time since 2015.

• Feels Like ‘15: The Royals’ record currently sits at 65-54, good for third place in the AL Central and holding the final AL Wild Card spot. Perhaps the most impressive part of this season is the turnaround from last season when they went 56-105, tied for the worst record in franchise history.

• Division Showdown: The Royals kicked off a massive series against the Minnesota Twins last night, who currently hold a 1.5-game lead in both the division and Wild Card race after a Twins 8-3 victory.

The Royals return to the K on Monday, August 19th to take on the Los Angeles Angels.

Food and Drink

Local Bakery will Open New Location in Johnson County

The much-loved Frannie Franks Coffee Cakes is expanding to Leawood’s Town Center.

• Seeing Double: Frannie Franks Coffee Cakes is a staple at the Overland Park Farmer’s Market, and the popularity has driven owner Jill McEnroe to open a permanent location in Johnson County. She also has a permanent shop in Independence at 10916 E Winner Rd.

• Crumbly Cakes: Frannie Franks’ menu of fresh-baked coffee cakes features flavors such as lemon blueberry, cinnamon streusel, turtle, apple crumb, and more. Many flavors are also available as gluten-free.

The new location will be at 11828 Roe Ave. (the former Ruby Jean’s Juicery) and hopes to be open by September 1st.

Opening

Innovation Festival Returns to the Overland Park Convention Center

The 2024 Innovation Festival, which highlights Kansas's diverse bioscience ecosystem, will take place this weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center.

• For Science!: The event is put on by BioKansas, a nonprofit dedicated to “advancing Kansas’ bioscience ecosystem by driving and sustaining innovation, inspiration, and collaboration.” This will be the third annual Innovation Festival.

• In the Lab: The festival will include a startup pitch competition, a ‘Brewseum’ showcasing the brewing industry, an awards dinner, and more.

Register here for Innovation Festival, which takes place this Friday, August 16th.

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In Other News…

• 🚙 Make Way for Cars: A proposal from The Parking Co. of America is seeking public subsidies to build a 1,500-spot parking garage next to CPKC Stadium to combat the parking shortage.

• 🍿 Cheap Movies: Cinemark (5500 Antioch Dr. in Merriam) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week by offering $5 tickets to some of the biggest films from 1984.

• 🎵 Summer Nights: The T-Mobile Center welcomes Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake this Saturday evening at 7 pm for their “Summer Worship Nights Tour” with special guest Hulvey.

• 🌅 New Plates: After 30,000 votes were cast, the Kansas DOR revealed the winner of the new Kansas personalized license plate. 

• 🏰 Big Bounce: Epic Bounce House Park is now open in Independence Mall. It features a 25,000-square-foot play area that can accommodate up to 300 children at a time.

• 🚀 August Acceleration: Want to launch your business/organization into the Fall season? Check out our ad storefront to take advantage of deals on our remaining August inventory!

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