Mountain Lion in Wichita
Good morning Wichita!
The weather app can often be wrong, but when I checked last night, it showed 40-50% for the next 8 days. So there’s that.
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In today’s Wichita Weekly Update:
- Mountain Lion in Wichita
- COVID Update
- Parking Improvements
Let’s get to it!
– Landon Huslig
NEWS
COVID-19
Vaccines
Over 2 million COVID-19 Vaccinations have been administered in Kansas.
~40% of the state has received at least one vaccine shot.
Where & when to get vaccinated!
TOGTHER WITH MIDWEST FRESH HOMES
The housing market is HOTright now.
It is a seller’s market which means as soon as houses go on the market, they are snatched up.
So, that brings up the question, is now a good time to sell?
The first step is finding the value of your home, luckily this is one of the tools that Erica and Midwest Fresh Homes offers.
Get your free home valuation today!
ENTERTAINMENT
Back street not back, alright
Sorry boy band fans. The Backstreet Boy’s show has been pushed to 2022 (it’s second delay).
This show was scheduled for September 11th, 2021 and has been moved to September 13th, 2022.
Delano Parking Garage
A big gripe around Wichita is the lack of parking in certain areas (a big point of contention leading up to the Riverfront Stadium).
The details are getting ironed out, but the city is ready to start designing the 6-story, 500 spot center across Sycamore Street from the new stadium.
BUSINESS
Union Station Kiosk
The Union Station area is a really cool area in town and only getting more cool as more spots get filled up.
The Wichita Cheesecake Company is vacating their spot to move closer to the former Scooter’s, but that spot will be filled by Candy Cones – a snow cone spot currently in Haysville.
Spirit ramps up hiring
2020 was a very rough year for business. Spirit is starting to bring people back to the factory for the expected bump in Boeing 737 MAX production.
CIVIC
License plate readers
The WPD (Wichita Police Dept.) is using license plate readers to help investigate crimes.
Big Cat in Wichita
Monday at 4:02 AM, a mountain lion was spotted on a security camera in Riverside. It is the first verified mountain lion in a Kansas City and 36th spotted in Kansas since 2007.
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EVENTS
MARKET
3219 E Douglas Ave | 5/15 | 3PM
ACTIVE
High Park, Derby | 5/15 | 1PM
The Hudson | 5/16 | 11AM
PARTY
Boathouse | 5/15 | 2:30PM
CARS
The Alley | 5/15 | 8AM
WICHITA
Old Cowtown Museum | 5/15 | 10AM
Old Cowtown Museum | 5/16 | 12PM
MOVIES
mama.film | 5/15 | 4PM
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LIVE MUSIC
Crown Uptown
- Black Voices through the Decades | 5/14 & 5/15 | 7:PM
Barleycorn’s
- Moralynn w/ Hour/Glass & Others | 5/14 | 9PM
- The Hero Narrative & Others | 5/15 | 9PM
Jenny Dawn Cellars
- Lisa Hittle’s Jazz Plus | 5/14 & 5/15 | 7:30PM
Candle Club
- Candle 54 90’s Dance Party w/ DJ Carbon | 5/15 | 8:30PM
Mortdecai’s Tavern & Eatery
- Chequered Past | 5/15 | 8PM
Artichoke
- Whitnie Means Trio | 5/14 | 7:30PM
- Sleepy Truckers | 5/15 | 7:30PM
Brickyard
- DJ Karetaker w/ Michella Tripoli & Blake Ellis | 5/14 | 6PM
- Huffy & The Night Train w/ Harrison Steele | 5/15 | 6PM
Kirby’s Beer Store
- Thain, Marrice Anthony, SHVKXIR, & More | 5/14 | 8PM
- Brad Fielder | 5/15 | 7PM
Peerless
- The New Time Bards | 5/14 | 6:30PM
- Bottlecap Daydream w/ Apart from You | 5/14 | 9PM
Vorshay’s Cocktail Lounge
- The Soultones | 5/14 | 9PM
- The Plains | 5/15 | 9PM
Piatto
- Harrison Steele | 5/14 | 6PM
SPORTS
Wichita Wind Surge (6-2 – as of Thursday at 9PM):
5/13 – Home vs Amarillo Sod Poodles – Thirsty Thursday
5/14 – Home vs Amarillo Sod Poodles – Baseball Giveaway
5/15 – Home vs Amarillo Sod Poodles – Cap Giveaway / ICT Saturday
5/16 – Home vs Amarillo Sod Poodles – Post-Game Kids run the bases
Thunder Hockey (37-16):
5/14 – Home vs Rapid City Rush – TOYOTA BLOCK PARTY & COMMUNITY NIGHT
5/15 – Home vs Rapid City Rush – YOUTH JERSEY GIVEAWAY
5/16 – Home vs Rapid City Rush – TEAM PHOTO GIVEAWAY
Wichita Wizards (5-0):
5/22 @ OKC Servants
5/23 – Program Select Missouri (HOME)
WSU Softball (37-11-1):
Congrats to the Shockers on the awards from this season: 4 1st team All-Conference selections and 3 2nd Team All-Conference selections including Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coaching Staff of the Year!
Conference Tournament 5/14
WSU Baseball (25-18):
5/14-5/16 – 4 Games vs USF (HOME)
ICT EXTRA
Starlink Flyover
If you were wondering what was in the sky above Wichita last week, don’t worry. It was just Elon Musk and StarLink.
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WICHITA LIFE PODCAST + BLOGS
New Podcast
I had the opportunity to interview Megan Reece last week. Megan is the owner of the 5 Firehouse Sub locations in the Wichita area.
Find it on Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts!
New Blogs
Sporting Wichita is an official Sporting KC affiliate soccer team here in town.
WEATHER
Friday
58🌡74 | 🌧️ | 🌧️ 41% | 💨 S 19 mph
Saturday
62🌡76 | 🌧️ | 🌧️ 45% | 💨 SSE 14 mph
Sunday
59🌡75 | 🌧️ | 🌧️ 46% | 💨 S 12 mph
That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend. Share this with a coworker today!
Thanks!
– Landon
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