If you’re reading this, you just barely missed the cut off to guarantee yourself a t-shirt, but you can still sign up for the Laps for Love Backyard Ultra to benefit our friends at Family Promise. (And you still might get a t-shirt if you hurry).

Anyways, let’s get to it!

- Landon

Hey now, you’re not an All Star. At least not All Star Adventures..

but out of the ashes rises the Phoenix. Mammoth Clubhouse is celebrating it’s Grand Opening today on Webb Rd in the former All Star Adventure spot on the East Side. It consists of the Flight Deck (think Top Golf) and three putt putt courses (plus food and drinks).

Together with McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

Furnished Heroes Sports Bar & Grill | 117 N Mosley St

Auction - Bidding begins on 8/11 at 2pm and runs until 8/19 at 2pm.

Open house - Tuesday, August 11th at 3:30pm & Monday, August 17th at 3:30pm

Auction Managers: Braden McCurdy, McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Closing

Drive-In Theatre

Starlite Drive-In gives you more, call 524-2424.

Drive-In season is still going strong in Wichita, despite drive-ins across the nation and Kansas closing.

Corporate Challenge

The Wichita Corporate Challenge is now underway! Good luck to all of the athletes and THANK YOU to the Wichita Sports Commission for hosting such great events.

Brush of Honor

River City Painting’s Brush of Honor program gives one deserving veteran a completely free professional exterior home painting each year. Community members can nominate a veteran to help recognize their service while giving their home a fresh look and added protection.

NONPROFIT

Hops for Hope

The Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County is hosting a fundraiser called Hops for Hope on September 11th! You get to drink local AND help local all at the same time.

Spero

As if we need another reason to love Steve and Regine Feilmeier, they just gave a $500k gift to the WSU Barton School of Business Spero program.

Next Man Up

Camille Davis started Next Man Up to help boys become men and now she has started the other side of the program called Her Standard for young women.

August is here!

Come out and make some friends!

Here’s how it works:

🍽️ Take a quick quiz about your personality, interests, and food preferences.

✨ Get matched with five other Wichitans who fit your vibe (food preferences, budget, life stage, etc.).

📍 Your table of six meets for dinner on Tuesday, August 25th — the exact restaurant is revealed that morning.

🥂 After dinner, all groups are invited to a casual after-meetup to keep the conversation going (more on that below).

👉 Take the quiz & grab your seat ›

If you’ve been wanting to meet new people in town, this might be the easiest (and most fun) way to do it.

CIVIL

National Night Out

Get to know your neighbors at National Night Out on August 11!

National Night out is designed to help you meet your neighbors. It is also an opportunity to meet City Council members, as well as Wichita Police and Fire representatives from your district.

Bond Proposal

There is a USD 259 bond committee campaign kickoff event happening Saturday, August 8, 10:30am at the Wave.

Common Consumption

Since September of last year, you have been able to grab a drink at a local spot in Delano and walk down the street…legally.

Now the City Council will vote on whether or not to keep the program in place.

LOCAL

Flight Club

Ever want to explore global cuisine without leaving Wichita?

Coming to the Kansas Aviation Museum at 8/22 is Flight Club ! Don’t miss this fun, unique summer fundraiser.

Tea Festival

Tea Fest is coming to Naftzger Park on 9/12. It’ll be free to enter and you can try local tea vendors, order tea mocktails, sample, and so much more. S/O Planted Tea Shop for making this happen.

Youngest Champ

Congrats to 15-year-old Kaden Leivian (a Bishop Carroll sophomore) won the 2026 Kansas Amateur Championship and became the youngest champion in the event’s 116-year history.

Baby Rhino

Everyone give Dalia the new 4-year-old female rhino to the Sedgwick County Zoo!

Heartbeat of America

Spencer from SB Mowing has over 70 MILLION followers across all of his social media / youtube and now he is feature din the new Chevy campaign about the Heartbeat of America.

Weekend

Friday 8/7

Saturday 8/8

Sunday 8/9

LIVE MUSIC

SPORTS