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We love seeing business expansion in Wichita

Landon Huslig
October 24, 2025

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Wichita!

Big announcement on Monday! Stay tuned…

Let’s get to it!

- Landon

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NEWS

Prime Time Downtown Wichita

If you haven’t heard of Prime Time, Nelson Tovar or Tiffany Tran (owner of Coffee Daze) - get to know all of these names.

Nelson Tovar started Prime Time Barbershop years ago and has a couple of locations.

He currently renovating a 4600 sq-ft space to be a cowering space for barbers, nail techs, and tattoo artists all under one roof - plus a coffeeshop, cocktails, and who knows what else. Stay tuned.

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

Kusina Ni Cheska - 2516 E Central - Now Open
Freddy’s - 646 E Cloud Ave near Dillons & the YMCA in Andover - Opening Today!
Parlor Doughnuts - 7010 W 21st St N - Grand Opening Tomorrow 10/25

Re-Opening

Bella Vita Bistro - 9506 W Central - Now Open (opened 10/22)

Closing

Express Kitchen - Downtown by Union Station - Closing at the end of October. I just want to say thank you for everything Natasha has done downtown at The Kitchen / Express Kitchen. It is truly one of our favorite spots. Visit this month before they close and check out the Kitchen on North Oliver by Koch.
Wildflower Mercantile - Delano - Last Day is Tomorrow

NONPROFIT

Local Newsrooms

Wichita has a lot of great people in the local news business.

We have a lot of great reporters across the “legacy media”.

We also have a lot of great independent, community centered newsrooms like Planeta Venus, TMBP Media, and The SHOUT whoare joining forces for Small is Beautiful: A Tour of Wichita’s Micro Newsrooms, a free public event spotlighting local journalism, creativity, and civic engagement on 11/5 at Chicken N Pickle.

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CIVIL

Magnet Schools

Have you ever thought about enrolling your WPS students into a magnet school?

Enrollment for 2026-27 is now open.

LOCAL

AI Prompt Competition

I know how some of you feel about AI. Whether you like it or not, I think we can agree it is not going anywhere.

The AI Prompt Competition will take place Saturday, Oct 25th 9-4pm at Groover Labs for both teams and individuals.

Wichita Jazz Festival

Walker’s Jazz Lounge and the Wichita Jazz Festival present a special evening (tonight!) with Daydream, Wichita’s own horn band known for genre-bending originals that warm hearts and move feet. Enjoy live art by Kellen Monet, a $20 Wine Pull, and great music — all supporting the Wichita Jazz Festival and the next generation of local jazz talent.

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