🌾 Here Comes Banana Ball

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Landon Huslig
October 13, 2025

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Wichita!

Thank you to Wichita State for the honor of WSU Young Alumni at the Heritage Gala last week 🙏.

Let’s get to it!

- Landon

NEWS

Here Comes Banana Ball

If you’ve never heard of the Savannah Bananas, you have to see them to truly understand.

If I had to try to describe it, they created a new form of entertainment that has effectively come to be known as Banana Ball where they don’t just play baseball, but they dance, do tricks, and just flat out entertain. They do to baseball what the Globetrotters did to basketball.

Next year (May 7, 8, and 9), Banana Ball is coming to Equity Bank Park here in Wichita! While it isn’t the Savannah Bananas it is two other teams that bring the same fun - the Loco Beach Coconuts and the Firefighters

 

Together with Kansas Plastic Surgery

Have you marked your calendars for the Kansas Plastic Surgery Open House?

If you’ve ever thought about have any work done (surgical or non-surgical), this is a great chance to ask question, get to know the staff (they’re awesome), or just get some free food, drinks, and chances to win prizes.

Provided For You:

⭐Food from The Flying Stove

⭐Refreshing Drinks

⭐Prizes to Win!

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

  • El Alteno (Mexican & Indian Cuisine) - Mobile Food truck - Now Open

  • Cofellow Coffee Parlor - 2120 N Woodlawn Blvd #426 inside Vima Church - Now Open

  • Johnny’s Tavern (longtime Lawrence sports Bar) - Opening up in former Anchor space in downtown Wichita - Opening Date TBD

  • Blazin Halal Food - 602 N West St (Former Le Monde space) - Opening later in 2025

  • Chase Bank (3rd branch) - Maize Rd - Construction has started

  • Crispy Donuts - 2110 N Maize Rd - Opening Date TBD

  • Broadleaf Yoga - 1809 E Douglas Ave - Now Open

Expanding

Kanopolis Drive-In

If you’ve ever been to Kanopolis, you may know they have a drive-in. Well unfortunately their season was cut short due to a now broken projector that will cost 6 figures to replace.

NON-PROFIT

NXTUS

22 new community health projects were awarded last week at the NXTSTAGE Community Health & Vibrancy Pilot Competition Innovation Showcase. Recognize anyone from Wichita?

NON-PROFIT

Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker

Kiah Duggins is being honored by Wichita State who is renaming the Shocker Support Locker to the Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker.

Kiah was also honored as a Wichita State Young Alumni Awardee.

Wish ICT

This Thursday is the Wish ICT second annual A Toast to Wishes at Odd Fellow Hall

You can enjoy live music, silent auction and even a chance to win a trip to Mexico.

Build & Rebuild

B&R lives in the heart of NE Wichita and is a community center founded by the late Dr. William Polite and now lives on through his kids William Polite Jr., Brandon Polite and Eboni Polite Armstrong alongside Hercules Finley.

What do you think?

Let me know what you think of this new Wichita polo — it features the planes, patterns, and the flag that make this city what it is. A little hometown pride in every stitch.

What size of shirt would you (or your significant other) wear?

These are men's sizes

Login or Subscribe to participate in polls.

CIVIL

Voting

We stay away from politics around these parts, but we do want you to know what you need to know for Election Day. Example: you need to register by October 14th to be able to vote on November 4th.

LOCAL

Crown Uptown Update

The owner of Crown Uptown is back with another request to increase the occupancy based on building codes.

The District 1 Advisory Board was split 5-5 with a final decision coming from the City Council on November 6th.

Silent Film + Live Organ

Pandora’s Box comes to Century II on Oct. 14, brought to life by Wichita’s mighty Wurlitzer organ. Tickets here.

Trap 48 - Local Film

Let’s show up for people making awesome stuff and taking risks. We need more people like the Bray’s.

Shocker Rowing Gumbo Fundraiser

The Shocker Rowing Team is hosting their annual Gumbo Fundraiser on November 2 at the Frostbite Regatta, one of their favorite traditions and key fundraisers of the year. Leading up to it, they’ll hold gumbo taste testing events October 21–22 at 5 p.m. at the Shocker Rowing Boathouse.

ICT EXTRA

Historic Midtown Cleanup

Did you see there are volunteers working to cleanup historic properties?

Sunflower Showdown

The KU vs KSU game is known as the Sunflower Showdown. Where better to watch than a Naftzger Park Festive ICT hosted watch party on October 25th?

WSU Highest Paid Employees

$1 Million

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Monday 10/13

Tuesday 10/14

Wednesday 10/15

Thursday 10/16

LIVE MUSIC

Don't see your concert or show here?

SPORTS

That's it for today! Send this to a friend who would love Banana Ball.

Thanks!

- Landon