What's in a Name?

Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Kansas City! Here is a summary of some of the events going on around the metro this weekend:

• KC Ballet: This is the final weekend to catch the Kansas City Ballet’s performance of Jekyll and Hyde.

• Travis Scott: The rapper will be performing at the T Mobile Center as part of his Circus Maximus tour.

• Plant Anime: This event for lovers of Anime is this weekend at the KC Convention Center featuring famous voice actors and cosplayers.

• Night Of The Living Farm: Deanna Rose will host a weekend of scary and non-scary activities for kids of all ages.

• Cheers To Cheese: Award-winners Green Dirt Farm is hosting a beer-drinking and cheese-sampling festival this Saturday.

• KC Gun Show: Kansas City’s annual gun show is this weekend at the KCI Expo Center. (Note: My biceps will not be for sale)

• Chiefs Sunday: The Kansas City Chiefs will play the Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday at 3:25 pm.

Opening

Adding More Power to P&L

Thrive Restaurant Group is adding two new restaurant concepts to Power and Light that had laid empty since the pandemic.

• Homestyle Breakfast: HomeGrown, the breakfast and lunch chain that has seen lots of growth in the metro, placing its 4th location where Flying Saucer Draught Emporium used to stand.

• Healthy Breakfast: Modern Market Eatery, which is currently building out its first metro location in Prairie Village, is slated to put its second location at 1347 Main St. which the Mixx had formerly occupied.

• Momentum?: The move adds to the momentum that Power and Light expects to build on. Power & Light District President John Moncke said this week that he has “several exciting reveals planned for the rest of 2023”

The move comes as Thrive has announced continued expansion. HomeGrown already has 8 locations and Thrive has hinted at at least 4-5 more locations of Modern Market as well.

Sports

What’s in a Name?

The Kansas City Current and CPKC have announced naming rights for the upcoming stadium.

• CPKC Stadium: The club announced this week that the railway company, CPKC, will have the stadium named after it for 10 years.

• Never Hear Of ‘Em?: In April 2023, CPKC merged two of the largest railroad companies in North America, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, placing its headquarters in Kansas City.

• Values > Money: While the value of the deal has not been disclosed, the Current executive team was vehement that CPKC was chosen because the values of the two teams aligned so closely.

CPKC Stadium expects to be ready by the time the KC Current begins next season. In the coming weeks, workers will add over 11,000 seats.

Food & Drink

You Can’t Bottle Happiness, But Maybe You Can Jar It?

A new dessert brand by celebrity chef, Fabio Viviani, has signed a deal to bring 7 new dessert shops to Kansas City.

• Truly Jarring: Jars by Fabio Viviani is a dessert only chain that specializes in artfully crafted gourmet dessert classics served in reusable jars. Franchisee, Troy Lovins, is looking for locations to put the 7 stores.

• Throw It In A Jar: Jars’ menu features classics desserts from around the world served in a single Jar with favorites like Take the Cannoli, Tres Leches, Banana Cream Pie, Fabio’s Tiramisu, If You Like Pina Coladas.

• Jars Across The Country: Jars has big plans to expand. The chain plans to open more than 500 locations nationwide. Despite only having 3 in operation, the store has 30 more that are currently under development.

Lovins will look to have the locations slated and up and running in the coming months. He has plenty of experience after a previous foray into owning several Sports Clips and Hand and Stone Massage & Facial Spa locations.

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In Other News

• ♻️Pick It Up: Following the success of the spring cleanup that saw nearly 2,200 volunteers, KC’s Fall Cleanup will be October 28.

• 👀I “T” You: The Western Auto Building debacle reaches its conclusion as it gets its ‘T’ back.

• 🔐TTYL TSA: KCI is adding facial recognition to its security measures. While this will speed things up, nothing replaces a good old time with TSA.

• 🏠House For Taylor?: Perhaps seeking a little more privacy, Travis Kelce is rumored to have purchased a new home in Hallbrook that is a bit more secluded.

• 🏈Prodigal WR: After only shipping off to the NY Jets for 6 games, the Chiefs have traded to bring back Mecole Hardman.

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