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Taylor Swift pays a surprise visit to Children's Mercy.

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Taylor Swift Pays Surprise Visit to Children’s Mercy
Last Thursday, Taylor Swift made a surprise visit to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City
Taylor’s World: The visit was unexpected, according to the children's families and hospital staff. Although the children may have been expecting a visit from Santa this time of year, a visit from one of the world’s biggest superstars was a slight upgrade to many.
Dance Therapy: An especially heartwarming moment came when Swift made a TikTok with a patient to her song “Bad Blood”. The visit came on the eve of Taylor’s birthday, as she turned 35 on Friday.
Although you may not have the same star power as T-Swift, you can still support Children’s Mercy's mission by giving HERE.
Food and Drink
New Southern Fried Chicken Restaurant Now Open in Westport
It’s time to get on down to Westport! Laney’s Get Down is now open!
Get Down to the Get Down: Laney’s Get Down is the newest addition to Westport, opening at 4057 Pennsylvania Ave. this past Thursday. The restaurant serves up “southern fried chicken with midwestern hospitality” and will be open seven days a week.
Finger Lickin’: The menu features pressure-cooked fried chicken on plates and on sandwiches. They will also offer brunch, soda pop + crushed ice cocktails, and a happy hour Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm. There will also be free live music every Friday and Saturday night.
Find the Laney’s Get Down schedule of events and live music HERE.
Music
The Biggest Concerts in Kansas City During 2024
Although slightly down in magnitude of the 2023 tour lineup, the Kansas City concert scene was still booming in 2024. Three of the top 10 highest-grossing tours of 2024 made stops in Kansas City. Here they are:
#3 - Zach Bryan ($302 million in gross revenue in 2024)
The Quittin’ Time Tour stopped at the T-Mobile Center on August 20th, 2024
#6 - Bad Bunny ($208 million in gross revenue in 2024)
Most Wanted Tour stopped at the T-Mobile Center on March 26th, 2024
#8 - Justin Timberlake ($128 million in gross revenue in 2024)
The Forget Tomorrow World Tour comes to the T-Mobile Center on December 20th, 2024 (get tickets HERE)
Although Taylor Swift spent a considerable amount of time in Kansas City in 2024, she technically didn’t perform here. Her last concert in the metro was at Arrowhead Stadium on July 7th, 2023.
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What Did Kansas City Search For in 2024?
Google has released its Year in Search 2024 and revealed what Kansas Citians searched in 2024. Here were the top three searches in the four categories shared by Google:
Near Me
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Songs
| Olympians
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See what the top 2024 Google searches were in other cities or zip codes HERE.
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