🌾 Are we still in a drought?

Yes. yes we are.

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Landon Huslig
June 23, 2025

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TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Wichita!

These songs came out 25 years ago (no, 25 years ago isn’t 1990).

Feel old yet?

(can’t wait to see Creed next month though)

Let's get to it!

- Landon

Are we still in a drought?

Kathy Massell

After all of the rain the last month or so and Cheney Lake rising from 8’ low to under 1’ low…the answer is still yes, yes we are still in a drought.

We will be in stage 2 drought restrictions through AT LEAST next March.

That is the earliest the 12-month conservation pool average can potentially reach 90%. It’s a math problem really, it’s been so low for so long.

If that happened, we could go back to stage 1 where there are no mandatory outdoor water restrictions. So maybe tentatively plan to plant new grass next Spring at the earliest.

Together with the Wichita Wind Surge

The Wind Surge have a home stretch this week with plenty to get excited about (like the Dodgeball Night on Saturday)!

But you should probably think ahead a bit because there are fireweeks all weekend long for July 4th and July 5th!

Who else is ready to spend some time at Equity Bank Park watching Wichita’s team playing America’s pastime?

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

  • Raising Cane’s - 350 S Ridge Rd - Opening 6/24 - If you are waiting in line between 8 and 9 am, 20 local winners will be chosen randomly to win Cane’s for a year!

  • Golden Chick (Texas-based fried chicken chain) - 1705 S Webb Rd near Taco Bell at Harry & Webb - Opens Wednesday 6/25

  • N&J Mediterranean Bar & Grill - 8488 W Central (big dub for the West side) in the former The Sweet Spot location - Opening Friday 6/27

  • Freddy’s - 646 E Cloud Ave in Andover (near the YMCA) - Opening in November

STARTUP

Nnanna Okpara

Shoutout to my boy Nnanna who puts on some of the best events in town. Speaking of which, Tacofest is this weekend! Who’s going?

3D-printed Homes

If you’ve ever wondered if you could print your own home, then you should check out the event on Thursday at Strategic Workspace.

Together with White Crow Cider

Don’t just take our word for it though. They just won a few awards at a CiderCraft Cider Competition:

  • Double Gold for barrel aged cider Sappy Hour

  • Silver for Chai Opener

  • Judges Pick for Liv, Lab, Lem and Somerset Dabinett

Still not convinced?

They’re pulling out the slushy machine this week to beat the heat!

CIVIL

Paid Parking Begins Next Week

Just a reminder, get ready and download the apps!

Car Thefts

Over 2300 vehicles were stolen in Wichita in 2023 and 2600 were stolen last year.

A new ordinance from the City Council hopes to deter with 30+ days in jail and $100 fine for the first offense.

LOCAL

Kids Summer Series Reschedule

The storms last week not only ruined a lot of basements, but also ruined yoga plans for the kick off of the Kids Summer Series at NewMarket Square.

Sydney McKinney

We already knew Syd the Kid was a stud after her years as a star at WSU.

She has had a great run at home during this season of Athletes Unlimited Softball League which has its final game later today!

SportsCenter Live

ESPN is bringing live SportsCenter to Wichita for the Dude Perfect Tour at Intrust Bank Arena on 7/11.

Back to the Future

Join our friends from A Cartridge and A Quest Podcast with their Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Block Party on July 3rd!

Greatness Vodka Block Party

Come hang out and support a local entrepreneur (also the vodka is great, I have some in my cabinet right now).

Riverfest

We are a couple weeks out from Riverfest, so I wanted to ask for feedback one more time before we let it sleep for a bit. Let us know if you went and what could improve! Are there any events you’d like to see? What would make it better?

Did you go to Riverfest?

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ICT EXTRA

Cooling Spots

It was HOT this weekend.

There are a number of resource centers to help stay cool around Wichita.

Famous Wichita's

HOME OF THE WEEK

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This house won’t even cost you a milli!

  • 6 bed, 6 bath

  • 4,444 sq-ft

  • 0.38 Acres

  • In Emerald Bay

  • Upstairs bonus room and baht

Price: $999,000 (see, I told you it’s not a million dollar home..)

This post is not sponsored, but it could be…

just hit reply and let’s chat.

Click the banner above to view the full event calendar

Monday 6/23

Tuesday 6/24

Wednesday 6/25

Thursday 6/26

LIVE MUSIC

Don't see your concert or show here?

SPORTS

AUSL Schedule

Monday 6/23

  • Bandits vs Blaze - 5:30pm (final game of AUSL in Wichita)

*Bold = Home

That's it for today! Send this to someone who is ready for the weekend.

Thanks!

- Landon