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Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday! The Weekend Roundup is a recurring segment where we’ll keep you informed on what events are going on around KC this weekend.

• Red, White, and Boombox: Celebrate the Fourth of July early with an exclusive party at Power & Light Saturday at 3 pm.

• Concert at Starlight: Starlight Theatre is hosting Young the Giant and Milky Chance this Saturday at 6 pm.

• Family-Friendly Theatre: The family-favorite play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be performing at the White Theatre this weekend.

• Zona Rosa Music: Zona Rosa will be hosting a family-friendly outdoor concert tonight from 6:30-8:30. Bring your own lawn chair and extra water!

• Fireworks at the K: Summer fireworks will take place after tomorrow night’s game between the Royals and the Dodgers.

If you do participate in any of these events, feel free to tag our Instagram. Either way, have a great weekend, KC!

Opening

What’s New On The Vine

Kansas City’s first black-owned brewery, Vine Street Brewing Co, is opening its doors to the public for the first time today at the corner of 21st and Vine.

• History Brews: Not only is Vine Street Brewing the first black-owned brewery in KC, but it’s also the first to claim that title in Missouri. After more than 2+ years of dedication and brewing new beers, VSBC is ready to open.

• Selection: The beer menu hosts a wide array of in-house brews such as the Jazzman Black Lager, St. Joe Fo Sho an orange vanilla milk stout, the Maris Pale Ale, and “Life of the Party” a fruity sour.

• Building Anticipation: After renovating a 150-year-old building in the 18th and Vine District, owner Kemmet Coleman has completely renovated the building into a 2-story beer haven.

Vine Street Brewing Co will be open starting today from 3 pm to 9 pm with performances for the opening celebration by a range of Kansas City-based musicians including Kadesh Flow, Eddie Moore, and DJ Skeme.

Awards

KC Wine Earns It’s Shine

Wine Spectator, the publication geared towards- you guessed it- wine connoisseurs, handed out plenty of awards to Kansas City-based restaurants for their wine selections in 2023.

• The Rankings: Each year, Wine Spectator awards restaurants that maintain excellent wine selections and pairings, grading the restaurants on three tiers: the Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence, and Grand Award, which is the most elite.

• Excellent!: Restaurants selected in the first tier of excellence were Chaz at The Raphael Hotel, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Farina, Fogo de Chão, and Seasons 52.

• Best In Show: The Best of Award of Excellence was bestowed upon 7 local restaurants: 801 Chophouse, JJ’s Restaurant, Osteria Il Centro, Pierpont’s at Union Station, Story in Prairie Village, and The Capital Grille.

Perhaps surprisingly, none of the KC restaurants listed were first-time winners, with Il Centro making the list for the 19th consecutive time.

Development

New Stadium Developers Make Moves

VanTrust, one of the developers who would be involved in the building of a new Royals Stadium closer to downtown, issued zoning compliance letters to the area east of the courthouse building.

• First Pawn: While VanTrust will tell you that this is a standard operating procedure, the issuing of zoning compliance letters is typically the first move when acquiring large swaths of land.

• Premium Acreage: The area in question is the closer of the two potential locations to downtown. Letters we sent to property owners of 12 acres in the East Village between 8th and 12th Street and Cherry and Charlotte Street.

• Going East?: While VanTrust and the Royals remain coy on any further progress towards a moving downtown, it may seem that the writing is on the wall for a move to the East Village with Royals CEO John Sherman saying the location is where the team "probably (has) done the most work."

No similar zoning compliance letters have been sent to the other potential location in NKC, but voting members of Clay County would need to know by the time a vote would appear on November voting ballots.

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In Other News

• 🍔Sun’s Out, Buns Out: July 17-23 is Burger Week in KC featuring ½ priced burgers for lunch and dinner at several KC favorites.

• 👨🏾‍🍳Yes, Chef!: Chaz in the Raphael has a new executive chef with a new summer menu.

• 💃C’mon Barbie, Let’s Go Party: Vignettes will be a very pink Barbie themed Malibu Dream Pop-Up Bar from June 30- August 5.

• 💍Totally Worth It: Travis Kelce said this week in an interview with Vanity Fair that he’s okay being underpaid if it means he wins more Super Bowls.

• ✈Mahomes Airfare: Patrick Mahomes announced this week that he is extending his marketing partnership with Airshare.