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😎 10 things to do this weekend
⚽️ Two reasons to cheer for the KC Current this weekend
🍽️ A new restaurant is coming to a historic building
🏠 House Hunch
📲 This week’s most-clicked stories
Events
Weekend Roundup 😎
KC Daily
Fridays always feel great. And they feel even better with a weekend full of great events across the metro:
All Weekend Long
🏀 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament - The semifinals of the Big 12 Men's Tournament tip off tonight at T-Mobile Center, with the Championship Game Saturday night at 6pm on ESPN. College GameDay will be live from downtown all day Saturday!
💎 Kansas City Gem & Mineral Show - The 64th Annual Gem & Mineral Show takes over the KCI Expo Center with hundreds of dealers selling gems, jewelry, fossils, and minerals. Open up a geode, learn to gold prospect, and see rocks that glow in the dark. Fun for the whole family!
🌍 The World in Kansas City - The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art's newest exhibition features works from 16 artists representing 12 countries, all with Kansas City ties. Inspired by the World Cup coming this summer, it's a stunning look at just how global our city already is, and it's free!
🦌 White Tail Outdoor Expo - Head to Hale Arena at the American Royal for Missouri's premier hunting & outdoor expo, featuring 200+ vendors, a 3D archery tournament, professional deer scoring, and a 5,000-gallon fishing tank.
Friday
💃 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - One of the most celebrated dance companies in the world brings its iconic program to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre at 7:30pm, featuring new works alongside the timeless Revelations. Presented by Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey.
🍳 Dear Donna Opening - The much-anticipated new restaurant from James Beard-nominated chefs Johnny and Helen Jo Leach is officially open from 10am-3pm in the former Happy Gillis space in Columbus Park (549 Gillis St.).
Saturday
🐍 Snake Saturday Parade & Festival - The beloved St. Patrick's season tradition returns for its 42nd year in downtown North Kansas City with 120 floats, marching bands, and a free festival. Parade kicks off at 11am.
☘️ Brookside St. Patrick's Day Warm-Up Parade - Brookside's 44th annual parade steps off at 2pm along Wornall Road. This year's theme Leprechaun Cup: Going for Gold is a nod to Kansas City's role as a FIFA World Cup host city this summer. Floats, Irish dancers, bagpipers, antique cars, and good ol' neighborhood fun.
🎧 DJ Khaled - Following the Big 12 Championship Game, Grammy-winner DJ Khaled takes the KC Live! stage in the Power & Light District for his first-ever Kansas City performance, and it's FREE.
Sunday
🪕 JigJam - Cap off the weekend with a perfect St. Patrick's season sendoff: this Irish-meets-bluegrass quartet brought down the house at their Grand Ole Opry debut and will do the same at the Polsky Theatre at JCCC at 7pm.
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Sports
KC Current Kick Off 2026 Season at Home this Saturday
KC Daily
After a historic campaign in 2025, the Kansas City Current return to CPKC Stadium to kick off the 2026 season this Saturday, March 14th.
Revenge Season: The Current head into 2026 as the NWSL favorites, after the club set multiple NWSL records in 2025, including 65 points, 21 wins, and 16 shutouts. With their title hopes ending early after a 2-1 semifinal loss to Gotham FC, the team looks to bounce back this year with the help of back-to-back NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga.
The Other Royals: The Current welcome the Utah Royals to CPKC Stadium at 3pm on Saturday, the first game under new head coach Chris Armas, who was appointed in January. Tickets are still available, starting around $50.
To make Saturday’s even more interesting, we’re making a friendly little wager (with ourselves). If the Current score one or more goal in Saturday’s match, KC Daily Dine Cards will be 50% off for 24 hours starting Monday, March 16th! Stay tuned, and cheer for a goal and a win!
Food & Drink
Loretta Jean's Restaurant & Bar is Coming to a Historic Downtown Building
Zach Bauman
Chef Rick Mullins and hospitality veteran Candice Moore have announced Loretta Jean's Restaurant & Bar inside the historic Seiden's Furs building in downtown Kansas City.
Downtown Dining: Mullins, a KC culinary veteran with stints at Bluestem, Cafe Sebastienne, and The Town Co., will helm a menu rooted in seasonal, farm-fresh ingredients with a robust preservation program and playful nods to iconic KC restaurant history. The 3,000 sq. ft. first floor will feature a horseshoe bar, open kitchen with wood-fired grill, and soaring 23-foot ceilings. Downstairs, a speakeasy-style space called Josephine's will host private chef dinners.
Storied Past: The 1874 structure once housed a drugstore, a brothel, and a furrier before falling into disrepair and facing demolition. Developer Chris Sally of Iconic Preservation saved it, earning the building a 2025 Historic Kansas City Preservation Award. Moore, named for her late grandmother and a proud Royals fan, will oversee a bar program treating spirited and non-alcoholic cocktails with equal care.
Loretta Jean’s Restaurant & Bar will be located at 935 Broadway Blvd and expects a fall 2026 opening.
Real Estate
House Hunch 🏠
Listing by Becca Hageman - Grid at Compass Realty Group
Can you guess the price of this Kansas City area home based on just one photo?
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ICYMI
This Week’s Top Stories 📲
Travis Kelce will return the Chiefs for his 14th NFL season next year, and we found out from this Instagram post from Patrick Mahomes.
The Linda Hall Library will soon debut “The Alchemy of Knowledge: Science and Mystery from Shakespeare to AI”, a new exhibit exploring how knowledge transforms the world.
Three big local BBQ announcements all in one week: Q39 opened in Lawrence, Chef J will open an outdoor smokehouse in NKC, and Joe’s Kansas City will open Joe’s Next Door.
Dear Donna is now open in Columbus Park, a new daytime concept from Chefs Johnny and Helen Jo Leach.
Certain areas of the metro saw hail up to 4 inches in diameter fall on Tuesday night. Check out some of the photos!
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— Nick Hageman | Co-Founder @ KC Daily
