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🌾 Food Halls in Wichita

🌾 Food Halls in Wichita

Do you have yours yet?

Landon Huslig
May 18, 2026

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Good morning, Wichita!

I hope you all had a great weekend! Tons going on around town this time of year.

Let’s get to it!

-Landon

Food Halls in Wichita

Nomar Theatre

A good food hall is something Wichita should get behind.

Big cities like KC or Denver often have them and they’re great.

I’ve always said we should turn Union Station into one like the above mentioned KC or Denver.

Plentibloom at the Ruffin building tried, but closed in December (Noble House Hawaiian is still there)!

We’ve got two more shots in the pipeline:

NICHE Food Hall - Currently has The Coffee Spot + Envision Bistro
Provecho Food Hall at Nomar Theater - Can’t wait for this one!

Together with the Wichita Wind Surge

If you haven’t been paying attention, it’s Wind Surge season!

Our favorite local baseball team is back this week for a home stand against Tulsa and we don’t want you to miss out on some of the promos so here is a quick run down:

Tuesday 5/19 - Tumba Vacas de Wichita
Thursday 5/21 - Turbo Tubs Night
Friday 5/22 - Military Appreciation Night
Saturday 5/23 - Margaritaville

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Los Laureles — Cocina Economica - 3088 W 13th St - Now Open
Culver’s - 3620 N Roc Rd - Now Open
Cafe on Me & Verdant Coven Plant - 115 S Minneapolis - Now Open
Thai Kitchen & Sushi - 1615 E St N in Park City - Now Open
Les Schwab Tires (national tire service store) - Coming to Maize - TBD

Anniversary

B Luxe Events - Celebrating 4 years!
T&T Moving LLC - Celebrating 3 years!
Barks & Brews - Celebrating 2 years!

When is your business or organization anniversary?

STARTUP

Spark Plus

If you are an entrepreneur ready to move beyond startup basics and build a stronger, more sustainable business foundation, Create Campaign’s SPARK PLUS 6-week program might be for you!

NONPROFIT

Volunteer Fair

If you’re looking for a fun place to volunteer, come to the Exploration Place Volunteer Fair tomorrow (5/19) at 5pm!

SPOTLIGHT

Kristin Woodruff

Today’s spotlight is on Kristin Woodruff!

“Kristin has started hosting beginner friendly roller skating dance classes at WSU on weekends you can find her on insta at @kristinsk8s event pages are posted to Facebook as well”

Keep going Kristin!

Who should we spotlight next?

Together with The Podcast Room

Have you always wanted to start a podcast, but don’t know where to start?

Let’s stop you right there.

Call Troy at The Podcast Room and let the Trussell Media Studios team take care of you.

All you have to do is show up and chat. What better time than the new year to start a new habit?

CIVIL

Pools Open May 25th!

Join your friends on Memorial Day from 1–5 pm to kick off the summer fun!

Enjoy all six public pools located throughout the city!
Whether you're stopping by for the day or planning to swim all summer, we offer affordable daily admission and season passes to fit every budget.

That being said..

LIFEGUARDS ARE NEEDED! The City is running dangerously low to fully staff the pools. Apply here!

2027 Grant Opportunities

The City of Wichita has grant opportunities available for the Cultural Funding Program that are open through Friday 7/31.

Outdoor Watering Schedule

The City Council enacted a new ordinance that restricts outdoor lawn watering to every other day.

If your address ends in an odd number (1,3,5,7,9), you can water on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
If your address ends in an even number (0,2,4,6,8), you can water on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
No outdoor watering on Mondays.

Get more information at SaveWichitaWater.com .

LOCAL

Testing the American Dream

Mark your calendar for May 26th as the Wichita Journalism Collaborative hosts a fundraiser at Roxy’s Downtown.

Lao New Year Celebration

This weekend is the Lao New Year Celebration at the Lao Buddhist Associates of Kansas!

Derby Park

Derby continues to expand and get better.

Coming soon to High Park is a new playground, splash pad and pickleball courts.

3rd Thursday

Speaking of Derby, they host an event called Third Thursday with live music, food, and fun.

Prime Fit Youth

Wichita needs even more summer learn opportunities for kids like Prime Fit Youth. It is a time many kids regress and lose some of what they learned.

Wichita Global Fan Zone

The World Cup is almost here and there is a FREE EVENT at Naftzger Park on June 11th & 12th you don’t want to miss hosted by our friends from Empower.

Think March Madness in Wichita, but bigger and more global.

Largest Nonprofits

Here are the largest nonprofits in Wichita. Can you guess the top 5?

WSU Grads

Congrats to all of 2026 Shocker graduates!

Wichita Life Polos

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