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🌾 Wind Surge Return

🌾 Wind Surge Return

Tis the Season

Landon Huslig
April 07, 2025

Together With

Good morning, Wichita!

Baseball is America’s pastime and tomorrow is officially the home opener for our Wind Surge! Has the name grown on you yet?

Let's get to it!

- Landon

Last Call

In ~8 years, our audience has grown to over 100,000 social media followers, 27,000 email subscribers, millions of views and 10s of thousands of podcast downloads.

All of these numbers are exciting and we are beyond thankful for the support, but Wichita Life has never been about us, it has always been about YOU, the community.

This Thursday, at Learning Lab Wichita we will bring together a bunch of our family, friends, and followers to celebrate Wichita Life surviving another year and celebrate Wichita in general.

We would love if you would join us! We will have food, drinks, good music and even a little special gift! Get your tickets today. See you this week!

Together with Advanced Orthopaedic Associates

Quick question - if someone you loved was hurt, would you want to be prepared beforeor after they were hurt?

The AOA Now and Hurt! partnership will make it easier than ever to get same-day orthopedic care in Wichita.

Kids will be kids, adults will be adults, and injuries happen.

With the Hurt! app, our community can now access injury experts for free!

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Carhartt - Bradley Fair (former Joseph A Bank location near HomeGrown ) - Now Open
Abode Bar & Bistro - 837 N Andover Rd (former Rusted Rooster) - Now Open
D1 Training Wichita (West) - 3801 N Ridge Rd - Grand Opening Party 4/10 3pm - 7pm
Teriyaki Madness (3 different locations) - Shops at Avante (37th & Ridge), Central & Hillside, East Side Location - Opening in the next two years

Artisan Market

We love celebrating anniversaries of small businesses.

This weekend you can celebrate the 12 Year Anniversary for The Workroom with an Artisan Market in partnership with ICT Bazaars!

This will be at Naftzger Park from 10am - 4pm.

There will be 5 local music artists performing throughout the day, art performers throughout the event, an Champagne and Beer Garden, and 55 artisan and food vendors! Learn more here!

George’s French Bistro

George’s just missed out on the James Beard Award, but did make it to the semifinals.

What does James know anyway? We love George’s.

Lotus Craze

Mahaska is a company out of Salina slinging drinks since 1975 and now has Lotus Energy, a vibrant, plant-based energy drink that’s already making waves.

You can catch them in collaborations with Cameo Cakes & River City Sweet Shop as well as Big Joe’s Catering at Cafe 402 in the Downtown YMCA!

Movie Night

Are you a movie buff?

Did you know Wichita has a bunch of spots to catch a flick - like The Orpheum, Tallgrass Film Center, Riverflix (coming back to Exploration Place), and even the classic Starlite Drive-In?

Fire at the Zoo

Don’t be alarmed if you see a fire at the Sedgwick County Zoo today.

This is a planned fire between 10am - 5pm unless the wind is over 15 mph to clean up overgrowth and weeds.

No, you still can’t burn, we are under a burn ban this month.

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Together with Tall Tree Society

If you’ve ever been to CBD Plus, you’ve probably seen Tall Tree Society.

Tall Trees is a brand a good friend of mine created and they now are doing online sales!

Learn more here!

CIVIL

ICT Trees

This Saturday, local nonprofit ICT Trees will hand out 66 free trees, mulch, and more to registered homeowners at Murdock Park.

These trees are specifically for selected neighborhoods identified by a NASA heat island study.

Wichita Public Library

We are blessed with great libraries in Wichita. You can support the Wichita Public Library system by buying a shirt.

Street Sweeper Szn

The City of Wichita used 13,300 tons (or 26,600,000 pounds) of 50/50 salt sand mix which is about 5000 more than last year.

April is the official start of the salt/sand cleanup efforts.

The sand and other material collected by the street sweepers year round is used as required cover material for Brooks landfill, and saves about $600,000 a year in landfill costs.

Click here to track the street sweepers.

LOCAL

AutismFest

This Saturday, April 12th from 1-4pm at Wichita Collegiate School is Autism Fest!

Come out and enjoy (free) outdoor AND indoor activities like face painting, bubble stations, arts & crafts, and much more!

🎺 Hearken ye, good gentles of the realm! 🎺

Come forth to the Great Plains Renaissance Festival, where mirth and merriment abound!

Don thy finest garb and journey to Sedgwick County Park this April 12th - 13th, where knights doth clash in noble jousts, minstrels sing sweet songs, and merchants ply their wares with cheer. A wondrous gathering for lords, ladies, and wee squires alike — feast, frolic, and revel as in days of yore! Huzzah!

Wichita Elevate Coffee

I start my morning the same way, every day.

A good cup of coffee.

The problem is, I have never been taught the best way to make a cup of Joe. Luckily for me and all of you, you can come to a FREE class this Saturday at the Kitchen at Empower.

Spring Work Day

Come out to the Great Plains Nature Center from 9am - Noon on Saturday 4/12 to help clean up the park + grab a free lunch!

The Great Plains Nature Center invites the community to volunteer for this annual crowd favorite in anticipation of the warmer months. Join us on Saturday, April 12th from 9am-12pm at 6232 E. 29th St. North, Wichita, KS 67220. We’ll have two hours of special project time in Chisholm Creek Park followed by free lunch on the lawn!

Music Theatre Wichita

For ONE DAY ONLY (YES, TODAY. MONDAY, APRIL 7TH), you can take advantage of this incredible MTW discount.

You can get section 1 tickets for opening night performances this season for just $45! You can save $30 off the regular price, but only for today. Learn more here.

ICT EXTRA

Heal Without Harm: Rethinking Healthcare

Explore the challenges and shortcomings of our current healthcare system with the Heal Without Harm podcast. Join local expert Clayton Dir as he delves into topics like life-changing interventions, patient-first medical care, and fighting back against financial burdens of medical treatment. Each episode offers insightful discussions aimed at understanding and improving healthcare for all.

Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

The Film Room

Congrats to our friend Austin on getting 50,000 subs on his Youtube channel, The Film Room, breaking down basketball game film!