Good morning, Wichita!

There are 129 days left in 2026. What do you want to look back and say you accomplished? Start today!

Let’s get to it!

-Landon

Provecho Ground Breaking

The next phase of Empower broke ground last week for their new food hall or Provecho! Congrats to Ariel and his awesome team!

Together with the Wichita Wind Surge

Life is just better when the Wind Surge are home. And there are only 2 more home stands (including this week!), so let’s check out the upcoming promos:

8/25 @ 6:35pm - Two for Tuesdays (show your Dillon’s card at the box office and get two tickets for the price of one!)
8/26 @ 6:35pm - Wet Nose Wednesday
8/27 @ 6:35pm - Singles Night & Turbo Tubs Night
8/28 @ 6:35pm - Red Friday and Pop Star Night
8/29 @ 6:05pm - Happy Par-tee & Celebrity Meet & Greet with Shooter McGavin & Wind Surge Hockey Jersey
8/30 @ 1:05pm - Touch a Truck

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LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Seniors Helping Seniors - Now Open in Wichita
Sinclair gas station - 45th N & Woodlawn in Bel Aire - Opening TBD
Buckets Ca Phe (Vietnamese Coffee shop) - 4100 E Harry (former Powerhouse Nutrition ICT) - Openign TBD
Equity Bank - 21st & Arkansas - First Branch opening in 8 years - Date TBD

NONPROFIT

Band Together Wichita

Come out to Century II this Friday to hear some of the best local bands competing (friendly) as part of the Band Together Kansas battle of the bands competition!

Fresh Produce Giveaway

Every month on the third Thursday, the Urban League of Kansas hosts a monthly produce pick up event where people line up near Ninth and Grove for fresh foods, fresh veggies, canned foods, and baked goods provided by the Kansas food bank.

🎲 Game of the Week 🎮

CIVIL

Rose Hill Bond

Some schools can’t get bonds pass

LOCAL

One Ring

One Ring to Rule them all.

One Film to Watch. Two nights to watch them.

Come check out Food & Film at Exploration Place on August 25th and 30th showing the Fellowship of the Rings.

Orpheum Calendar

The grand re-opening schedule of the Orpheum continues to grow with the most recent announcement of Billy Idol coming on September 4th.

Free Event

Shoutout to Wody for hosting a free weekly event called Hoop & Feed to give back to the community.

FedEx Driver

With the amount of packages the average person gets nowadays, we should be more thankful for the people behind the wheel.

Terry Covey (a local FedEx truck driver from Wichita) was just named the Top Driver at essentially the Super Bowl of driving.

Top Transfer Uni

Many people may not choose Wichita or Wichita State, but it seems many people find their way back home.

WSU is once again, for the 15th year in a row, more students transferred to WSU from Kansas colleges than anywhere else.

Drone Light Festival

Do you have your tickets for the 2026 Drone Light Festival? You don’t want to miss this.

Wealthiest Zip Code

Can you guess the wealthiest Zip Code in the Wichita area?

Squishy Craze

Has your kid asked for nee-dohs? Or dumplings?

PSA - you can get dumplings for $6.50 at KwikShop.

Kenyon Giles

Great news for the Shockers as their leading scorer Kenyon Giles is coming back after the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to those who began their college careers in 2022.

On a different note, no - Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker are out of eligibility.

Wet Bulb

It has been a hot start to football season, as it usually is.

If you’ve ever wondered how schools keep kids safe in these temps, they use wet bulb readings and five-zone system which essentially limits the time you can practice outside based on the temperature.

Top High School

What is the best high school in the Wichita Area?

The Andover schools top the list followed by NE Magnet.

Mountain Lion

Keep your eyes peeled, mountain lions are among us (or at least they were spotted near the City of Inman which is 58 min NW of Wichita).