Good morning, Wichita -

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by Saturday's tragedy at Stryker. Praying for everyone injured, praying for what those kids had to see, praying for first responders, praying for everyone.

Let’s get to it,

-Landon

Bike Walk Needs Hands

Bike Walk ICT is looking for volunteers to fix up bikes that go to people who need a way to get around. Sign up on your own or bring friends, and if you have an extra bike, even one that needs a little love, they'll take it.

Together with Advanced Orthopaedic Associates

Injuries don’t always happen on a convenient schedule, and now AOA NOW Immediate Care is making it even easier to get the orthopaedic care you need.

With new Immediate Care hours, you can get expert care for sprains, strains, fractures and other unexpected injuries without waiting for a traditional appointment.

New times. Same trusted AOA care. Get back to doing what you love, faster.

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LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Icon Venue & Nightclub - 244 N. Mosley (former Distillery 244) - Opening around Halloween (estimated)
Oak House (americanized dining) - former Layali in Derby - Opening later this year
Hen House (breakfast) - Opening Soon

Sushiya Space For Sale

The owners of Sushiya (closed since Spring) are looking for a buyer for their turn-key restaurant at 325 N. Mead in Old Town. The sale includes furniture, fixtures, and equipment, with the option to take over the lease on the 3,000-square-foot space, which seats up to 125.

Largest Minority-Owned Businesses

The Business Journal's list of Wichita's 19 largest minority-owned businesses is led by Quik Tek Machining with 135 local employees, followed by Crossland Construction with 115 and Angel Wings Learning Center with 60. The list is ranked by local employment, and six of the 19 are new this year.

NONPROFIT

Runway To Innovation

Our friends at the Kansas Aviation Museum opened its Runway to Innovation STEAM space on Friday, where kids can launch paper airplanes, fly simulators, and help design and build planes. It's the second of three phases of the museum's "Where Dreams Take Flight" education wing expansion.

Casino Night For CASA

CASA of Sedgwick County is hosting CASAino on Saturday 11/7 at 6pm in WSU's Beggs Ballroom, with casino games, raffles, live and silent auctions, food, and prizes. The money helps recruit and train volunteer advocates for the 1,500+ kids in foster care in Sedgwick County.

Bingo For Seizure Safety

Seizure Safe School Bingo is Saturday, 10/24, from 10am to noon at Chicken N Pickle Wichita East, 1240 N. Greenwich Road. Cards are $10, the blackout grand prize round is $5, and there's a 50/50 raffle plus a kids' costume contest, with proceeds going to the Epilepsy Foundation of Missouri and Kansas. You can sign up here.

Botanica Pops Up

Botanica is bringing a bit of the gardens to Bradley Fair with Glow & Grow, a seasonal pop-up in the former Eddie Bauer space with a plant bar, hands-on workshops, kids' crafts, gifts and Illuminations tickets. It kicks off with an open house today, 10/19, from 4-7pm, then runs Thursday through Sunday through 12/31.

Together with Rocky Horror Wichita

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, Live at the B-29 DOC Hangar

For over 53 years, The Rocky Horror Show has been the cult classic that refuses to fade, a midnight ritual of fishnets, feather boas, and shouted call-backs passed down like a secret handshake. So much of that magic traces back to Tim Curry, whose Frank-N-Furter is forever iconic. This October, Wichita picks up the torch again.

Our fully-staged production takes over the historic B-29 DOC Hangar with an all-local cast performing live on stage, a live band, and a whole night built around it: tiered seating, curated bites, and a themed bar. Come loud, come dressed up, and do the Time Warp with us. Seven performances only, Oct 22-24 and 29-31, with a midnight show on Halloween.

Get your tickets here: rockyhorrorwichita.com

Plus: The Haunted Hangar After Party, Friday, Oct 30 at 10 PM. Keep the night going with drinks, costumes, and dancing in the hangar. Open to everyone, no show ticket required. Separately ticketed at rockyhorrorwichita.ludus.com.

CIVIC

Plow Tracker

KDOT launched a Plow Locations Tool on KanDrive.gov that shows where plows are treating highways, with orange arrows for direction. Twelve trucks statewide also have dashcams you can view as blue truck icons.

Trump Rally Heads To Park City

Today's rally for Sen. Roger Marshall is at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, not Wichita. Tickets are free with first-come seating, doors open this afternoon, and the Highway Patrol says to expect delays. It's the first Trump visit to the Wichita area since the 2016 rally at Century II.

LOCAL

Tragedy At Stryker

A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, both from McPherson, were killed and 11 others were hurt Saturday afternoon when a truck drove through a youth soccer game at Scheels Stryker Sports Complex. The driver stayed at the scene and is in custody, and police believe all of the injuries are non-life-threatening. The city canceled all Stryker events until further notice, and grief support is available through Dorothy's Lane/Tree of Life Care and Hope on the Streets Love in Action, or by calling or texting 988.

The Stryker cancellations include suspending the Kansas state girls flag football tournament with details to come today on rescheduling.

Decarsky Park Expands

Derby's Decarsky Park is reopenign this month after an $18M expansion that more than doubles it, with 4 more ball fields, batting cages, 2 playgrounds, an adaptive field, and a concession building. It was paid for by Derby's 1-cent sales tax, and the parks director says it means bigger tournaments.

Zoo Comings And Goings

Honey and Louise, the Sedgwick County Zoo's only two Grevy's zebras, are moving to another zoo later this month on a breeding recommendation from a species survival plan. The zoo also has a new resident, Finn the amur tiger.

Banana Ball Returns

Banana Ball is coming back to Equity Bank Park on 5/14-5/15 in 2027, with the Indianapolis Clowns taking on the Loco Beach Coconuts. The ticket lottery is open through 10/31, with winners buying about 2 months before. Last May's three sellouts drew about 36,000 fans, the three largest crowds in park history.

Glow-In-The-Dark Baseball

Cosmic Baseball isn’t letting Banana Ball have all the fun. Equity Bank Park is one of 44 stops on the 2027 Cosmic Baseball tour. There's no date yet, but you can enter the ticket lottery now.

Concert Under The Dome

Exploration Place's Dome is hosting Stardust 11/5-11/8, a live concert where John Allen loops and improvises the score in real time while 4K visuals fly you past asteroids and the rings of Saturn.

Ninja Course

A Reddit post showing an outdoor ninja obstacle course in Hutchinson has Wichitans asking why we don't have one. Commenters suggested Sedgwick County Park as a spot and pointed to the adult workout gear already at Fairmount and Sedgwick County parks, though plenty worried it would get vandalized.

Come On Down

The Price is Right Live hits the Orpheum on Tuesday, 2/23 at 7:30pm! One winner at every show could also land a trip for two to LA to see a taping of the TV show, and tickets went on sale Friday, 10/16, at 10am.

Start practicing your Bob Barker…er…Drew Carey bid now.

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