Hoppy Friday! We’re hopping into this Easter weekend with great local hoppenings. (bad dad joke alert)
☔️ 14 things to do this weekend
🍋🟩 Local Lime to open in Leawood later this year
🏠 House Hunch
📲 This week’s most-clicked stories
Events
Weekend Roundup ☔️
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Rain may be in the forecast, but don’t let that stop you from checking out any of these fun things going on around the metro this weekend:
All Weekend Long
🦖 Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice™ - Experience the late Cretaceous period at this free exhibit open at Crown Center through May 10th!*
🌷 Fun Farm Tulip Festival - 1.5 million tulips, 40+ varieties, and 12 acres of spring color just a few minutes north in Kearney, MO. Open Fri–Sun, 9am–7pm.
🌸 Orchid Delirium at Powell Gardens - Thousands of orchids in full bloom at Powell Gardens through April 19th, with this year's display honoring America's 250th anniversary. Note: Powell Gardens is closed Sunday, April 5th.
🐳 Moby Dick: A Sea Shanty - Music Theater Heritage's world premiere adaptation of Melville's classic, driven by authentic 19th-century sea shanties and a live folk band onstage at Crown Center.
Friday
🍺 Affäre x Casual Animal Brewing - Chef Martin Heuser of Affäre brings German street food like brats, Frikadellen, and Wiener sausages with potato salad to the Casual Animal taproom for First Fridays. 5pm until sold out.
🎶 R&B Lovers Tour - Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill, and Ginuwine bring the ultimate 90s R&B reunion to T-Mobile Center starting at 8pm.
🎇 Fireworks Friday - The Royals host the Milwaukee Brewers at The K at 6:45, with a postgame fireworks display. It’s also Stroke Awareness Night, presented by The University of Kansas Health System.
🖼️ MallArts at Ward Parkway Center - It’s the grand opening of MallArts, a pop-up art market featuring 18 local artists, live music, food, and creative community events from 5-10pm.
Saturday
🌱 Eat Local & Organic Expo: Kick off farmers market season at this beloved annual KC tradition at the Lenexa Old Town Activity Center. Shop 30+ local farmers, sign up for a weekly farm share, buy garden transplants, and find the freshest early spring goods our region has to offer.*
⚽️ KC Current vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC - The Current host Gotham FC at CPKC Stadium at 3pm. Pick up a free rally towel for The Power Of Us presented by the United Way of Greater Kansas City.
🐰 Spring Fest at Zona Rosa - A free event featuring Easter Bunny photos, a Dinosaur Experience, baby chicks and bunnies, bounce houses, food trucks, and 80+ vendor booths in the Northland from 11am–5pm.
🐣 Harry's Hop 'n Hunt at the Truman Library - The Truman Library hosts its annual Easter egg hunt, kids’ activities, face painting, and balloon artists in Independence. Free, Sunday 10am–noon.
🍷 Spring Sip & Shop at Bourgmont Winery - Local vendors, live music from Dallas & Janell, and The Melt food truck at Bourgmont Winery in Bucyrus from noon–4pm.
Sunday
🍳 Easter Brunch - If you’re lucky, grab a table at one of Kansas City’s best brunch spots for Easter!
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Food & Drink
Local Lime to Bring Fresh-Mex to Leawood
Local Lime
Local Lime, an Arkansas-based taco and margarita restaurant, is coming soon to Leawood, with an August or September opening expected.
Fresh-Mex: Local Lime describes itself as a place to "relax, share food, share drink, share time," built around fresh tacos, creative margaritas, and a lively atmosphere. The Leawood location will be the fourth in the country and the first in the KC metro, joining two Arkansas locations and one in Germantown, Tennessee.
What to Eat: The menu features street-style taco plates, sizzling fajitas, birria quesadillas, enchiladas, and shareable starters like queso flameado, ahi ceviche, and grilled ribeye nacho bites. All are made with house salsas and sauces crafted fresh every morning.
Local Lime will be located at 5005 W. 117th St. in the former Bravo! Italian Kitchen space.
Real Estate
House Hunch 🏠
Listing by Caitlin Flynn - Grid at Compass Realty Group
Can you guess the price of this Kansas City area home, based on just one photo?
Ready to see this house for yourself? Schedule a showing with Becca Hageman with GRID at Compass Realty Group!
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This Week’s Top Stories 📲
Scott’s Kitchen was voted as the winner of the 2026 Kansas City BBQ Bracket!
Flower Child, an Arizona-based health food restaurant, will soon open a location in Prairie Village at 3915 W 83rd St.
The Rock Island Bridge officially opened to the public on Wednesday, becoming the world’s-first entertainment district over a bridge.
The Kansas City Symphony announced it will build an all-new, 4,600-seat concert venue in the South Plaza neighborhood.
Anjin was named a James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant, the only KC restaurant or chef to be named a finalist.
P.S. The April Fools’ joke about the Royals leaving for Nashville was by far the most clicked link of the week, but we’re not counting that. 😉
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