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🌾 Take Me Downtown

🌾 Take Me Downtown

NBC Returns Downtown

Landon Huslig
April 18, 2025

Together With

Good morning, Wichita!

No email on Monday as I’ll be in a coma from chocolate bunnies and easter eggs. Happy Easter weekend!

Let's get to it!

- Landon

P.s. Happy birthday to my sister-in-law Nan!

NBC Returns Downtown (partly)

Just as the NBC tournament started to sing “I don’t know why you don’t take me downtown anymore”, the news was announced yesterday that they would in fact be headed back downtown to Equity Bank Park, at least for the NBC Championship Game.

The National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series was hosted at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium for over 80 years until it was torn down in 2018.

Together with the Women’s Fair

Join the party, grab a cocktail and don’t miss out on the BIGGEST shopping social event in town at Century II Expo Hall in downtown Wichita!

Shop and explore over 300 exhibitors with the latest trends in fashion,
beauty & spa, food and drink, home décor and MORE! 🛍️

With a variety of entertaining cooking shows and stage events to see,
tickets are on sale, Shenanigans are FREE! 😉

Have you ever attended a Women's Fair?

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Mena’s Donut House - 343 S Greenwich (former Mochinut) - Now Open

Smalls Sliders - 1370 N Greenwich Rd (by Chicken N Pickle) - Now Open
People’s Choice Storage (3rd Wichita Location) - Former Horton’s Furniture Building - Opening TBD
Bloc Digital - 301 N Main St (Epic Center) - Now Open

New Ownership

Watermark Books & Cafe - 4701 E Douglas Ave - Sarah Bagby has moved on after 3 Decades, welcome Erin and Ryan Potter!
Ruben’s Mexican Grill - 915 W Douglas Ave in Delano - Anita & Ruben Acosta are retiring. Last day is April 25th, new owners taking over on May 1st

Moving

Ooo Lala Stone Pho - Moving from 1415 W Pawnee to the Mi No Bakery Building at 2528 S Oliver - Re-opening in Early May

Closing

Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria - Waterfront - Now Closed

Anniversary

Wichita Wagyu - 8641 W 13th St N - 1 Year! Congrats!

What is your business anniversary?

#WichitaLife

@explorationplace | Are you headed down to the river tonight for RiverFlix?

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CIVIL

L.W. Clapp Park

Did you see the new improvements at L.W. Clapp Park?

There is a an adaptive playground, dog park, trail improvements and more!

Westlink Branch Library

Wichita has been busy.

The Westlink Branch Library is now open and in just a few weeks, over 200 library cards have been issued and over 14000 materials have been checked out.

They even have a Sensory Room for those who could benefit.

Orpheum Update

A man was charged for the fire that was outside of the Orpheum last week.

LOCAL

Learning Lab Wichita

Summer learning can be fun AND educational. Learning Lab Wichita’s K-12 summer learning opportunities are designed to help kids develop new talents and interests. Whether your kids are into science, sewing or slime, they can find the perfect class or workshop to enjoy.

Learning Lab Wichita has learning opportunities for all ages and interests this June. At its Union Station location, kids will love summer learning. Sign up at www.golearninglab.org/events, and hit “Join” to create an account to sign up. (This does not mean you’re signing up for membership.)

51st Admiral’s Celebration

Did you know there is a dinner and live auction and entertainment in honor of the new Wichita Riverfest Admiral Windwagon Smith LI (Alan Howarter)?

It’s on Tuesday and it’s a blast! Anyone is welcome to attend.

Easter Weekend

Need Easter Plans? Head to CNP for the Hop, Hunt, & Brunch event from 10am - 2pm!
Easter Eggstravaganza at the Sedgwick County Zoo is a great chance to hunt for eggs, receive a prize and meet a certain someone!
Want to hit another Easter Buffet?
Some grocery stores are closed on Easter.