🌾 Empower Grand Opening

Women's Fair, Empower Grand Opening, Shop & Grub Opening Weekend, Jazz Festival

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Landon Huslig
April 25, 2025

Together With

Good morning, Wichita!

Tomorrow is the last day to save money and get your Early Bird Riverfest Button! If you’re on the fence, I’d recommend getting a button because this is going to be the biggest year yet. Besides the concerts and perks of Riverfest itself, your button offers discounts at numerous museums like Mark Arts, Old Cowtown, Kansas Aviation Museum and more.

Let's get to it!

- Landon

Empower Grand Opening

For those unaware, Empower is an organization that “provides the Hispanic community with small biz, workforce, and education resources”.

Today is the Grand Opening Fiesta celebrating their brand new office and commercial kitchens (which are absolutely incredible and I can’t wait for everyone to see).

Come out between 3-9pm today (4/25) at 103 E 21st St N to celebrate a pillar of our community. There will be a ribbon cutting, food competition in partnership with Somewhere Fest, vendors, market, drinks, music, dancing and more!

Together with the Parade of Homes

The 2025 Spring Parade of Homes is here. Come see where dreams are built, and where inspiration comes home.

This isn’t just an event to tour homes (although they are amazing to look at), it is an opportunity to interact with the top builders in the Wichita area, ask questions, and get inspired about your possible future home.

There’s not one not two, but THREE weekends for you to stop by with the first one kicking off this week!

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

  • Willow Roots East - 7732 E Central Ave, Suite 11 - Now Open

  • BBQ Express - 6249 E 21st St N - Now Open

  • Mamacita’s - Pop-up inside Apollo Fermentations’ at 156 N Cleveland - Open Thursday & Friday over Lunch

  • Bloc Digital (global leader in 3D content, animation, and immersive technology) - 13th floor of the Epic Center at 301 N. Main Street,

Closed

Anniversary

Moved Offices

  • National Baseball Congress Foundation - 3700 E Douglas in Clifton Square - Come out and celebrate today from 1-5pm with an Open House to grab some NBC Swag and baseball snacks, and much more!

Train Museum

Come out to 700 E Douglas tomorrow from 9am —4pm to celebrate the free Open House at Wichita’s Train Museum (for free)!

D1 Wichita

D1 Training is new to Wichita and from April 25 (today) - 30, you can try it out 14 days for $14 as an inexpensive way to try out new workouts. They have an east and west location!

STARTUP NEWS

Planetary Talent

Congrats to our friends Jacob and Mark on launching their new AI startup, Planetary Talent, which helps high-growth companies find, manage, and retain the best talent on Earth—no matter where they live.

Hey founders!

I’m working on a really cool podcast episode with David Hogan, a fractional Chief of Staff who specializes in helping startups scale and overcome growth obstacles. We want to make sure we're addressing the real challenges you're facing right now – not just rehashing the same startup advice you've heard a million times.

As a founder, where are you currently “stuck”?

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#WichitaLife

@FindingTheGood | Where are you finding the good in Wichita?

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LOCAL

Rock the Block

Wichita Habitat for Humanity isn’t changing Wichita just one home at a time, they’re now transforming whole blocks.

Come out today at 9am to Rock the Block Piatt Ribbon Cutting!

Independent Bookstore Day

Come celebrate not buying books on Amazon tomorrow at Watermark Books & Cafe.

Glass in Flight

Glass in Flight 2 officially launches today!

Grow Together: Free Family Play Day

Come out to The Great Plains Nature Center tomorrow (4/26) from 10am - 1pm for an event designed for children of all abilities and their families to discover local resources that support early learning and development.

Meet-and-Greet

Come out and meet Wichita native and WSU Shocker, Xavier Bell, at Jewelry Savers tomorrow from 11am - 12:30pm.

Bubbles and Blooms

Mark your calendars for May 1st for a social event with live music, local vendors, food trucks, beverage bar, Spa MD raffles and more all at Spa MD & Innovative Vein!

Downtown Wichita Clean-Up

People often ask me how they can help clean-up our city.

The Downtown Wichita Clean-Up Event will take place on tomorrow 4/26 at 9am. This is a fantastic opportunity for the community to come together and make an impact on our great city.

ICT EXTRA

Top clicks of the week 🖱️

Weigand Correction

Quick correction from Wednesday’s Home of the Week - It is a 5 bedroom, 4 full bath, 1 partial bath home with a private backyard with full view of creek and field. And Pam Hesse is awesome, so check it out!

Bike Safety / Celebrate Trails Day

Come out to Redbud Trailhead Park tomorrow for a free youth bike helmet (while supplies last).

Irish and American Whiskey

Did you know you can get delicious exclusive single brrel expressions here in Wichita at places like RJ Liquor or Groves?*

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Weekend

Friday 4/25

Saturday 4/26

Sunday 4/27

LIVE MUSIC

Don't see your concert or show here?

SPORTS

*Bold = Home

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

Thanks!

- Landon