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Wake Up! It’s Gameday! 🏈

The 2024 NFL Season kicks off tonight at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, as our back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens at 7:20 pm. Here are three fun nuggets about tonight’s game:

1. This AFC Championship game rematch is the first game of the 2024 NFL regular season. The Chiefs have gone 4-1 against the Ravens since Lamar Jackson has been their quarterback.

2. The good guys are favored, with the spread being set at Chiefs (-3). The Chiefs went 13-7-1 against the spread last year, so do with that information as you will (assuming you live in Kansas…).

3. Rumors are swirling that Taylor Swift will be in attendance. She is on a two-month break from her Eras Tour, and it seems likely that she will continue the trend of being in the stands on gameday (she attended 12 games last year).

Still getting mentally warmed up for football season? Check out our guide to 5 things to watch this Chiefs season.

Real Estate

Kansas City Ranked as the Hottest Housing Market in the United States

The Kansas City, MO housing market was recently ranked at the top of the Hottest U.S. Housing Markets by U.S. News & World Report.

• Hot Houses: The evaluation took place in June of 2024 and ranked MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) on a scale of 1-100 based on a wide array of data points. Kansas City came in at a 72.8, tied with Austin, Texas as the hottest market in the country.

• Stacking Up: The ranking considered data such as housing demand, supply, the financial health of the metro area, mortgage delinquencies/foreclosures, the ratio of median mortgage payments to income, and other factors.

View the full list of the hottest housing markets in the U.S. HERE. 

Opening

One of Kansas City’s Most Popular Butcher Shops is Moving

Liberty’s The Upper Cut KC is moving. But don’t worry, they aren’t going far.

• Call the M(oo)vers: The Upper Cut KC was founded in 2015 and has been operating out of 9769 N. Cedar Ave in Liberty for five years. Now the family-owned butcher shop (and more) will move to 1177 W. Kansas St. in Liberty.

• Meat Me in Liberty: In addition to raising their own beef, The Upper Cut also sells award-winning meats such as bison, pork, lamb, jerky, seafood, and more. The new building will offer more space for classes, seating, to-go orders, and more.

The shop hopes to have an opening date before Thanksgiving. In the meantime, visit them at their current location for some hot deals on meats!

Events

Eat Wings & Give Clean Water at Wings4 Water on September 12th

You eat wings, they drink water. The 2024 Wings4Water event is coming on Thursday, September 12th.

• Wing SZN: The event will take place at the Paragon Star Sports Complex at 1401 NW River Rd in Lee’s Summit next Thursday from 6-830 pm. All proceeds from the event support efforts to provide clean water to folks across the globe.

• How it Works: Thanks to the event sponsors, the grillmasters are provided with wings for free to prepare for your judging. You vote with your donations: one dollar = one vote. There will also be live music and booths to stop by!

The event is FREE to enter, and you can RSVP HERE.

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In Other News…

• 🛫 Flying in Style: Construction has begun on Escape Lounges at KCI. The pay-per-visit premium lounge will be open to all passengers and plans to be open this winter.

• 🧋 Spill the Tea: HTeaO, a Texas-based iced-tea franchise, will open a new location in Gardner at the end of September. The metros first location opened in Raymore in June.

• 🤝 Grow the Game: The Chiefs have partnered with a local nonprofit ‘BoysGrow’, to teach urban youth entrepreneurship through a two-year agriculture program.

• 🙏 Honoring Chef: A fundraiser started by the Kansas City Irish Fest for the family of Shaun Brady of Brady and Fox has raised $158,000. Brady was tragically killed last week outside of his restaurant in Brookside.

• 🗺️ Put Us on the Map: Kansas City was named one of the 25 most underrated destinations in the USA by CNN yesterday. The reasons to visit? Jazz, Barbecue, Royals games, and museums.

• 📈 Time to Grow: We are a local newsletter looking to partner with local businesses to help them grow in Kansas City. Check out our advertising opportunities which can help you take off this season!