Today

• Mummies Night Out |  Thurs., Oct. 21 | 6-9 p.m. | Boulevard Brewing Co. - Tours & Recreation Center | $50+ | A night of food + drink, costume contests, games, giveaways, swag bags, and fun with local moms and businesses.
• Fairy Tale Forest | Thurs., Oct. 21 | 5:30 p.m. | Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. Lafrenz Rd., Liberty, MO | $5 | Walk through a quarter-mile trail on the "WALK OF 100 JACK-O-LANTERNS," carved by local volunteers + get a treat bag to take home. 🌲

Friday

• Majors House Ghost Tours | Fri., Oct. 22 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Alexander Majors Home 8201 State Line Rd., Kansas City, MO | $15+ | Tours cover the history of the house, ghost legends of the 19th century, and stories of spirits still there today. 👻
• KC Mystic Fest | Fri., Oct. 22-Sun., Oct. 24 | Times vary | Stoney Creek Hotel, 18011 Bass Pro Dr. Independence, MO | $6+ | Tarot, chakra, aura, and anything else spiritual and metaphysical. 🔮 
• KC NWSL vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC | Fri., Oct. 22 | 7 p.m. | Legends Field | $20+ | The second-to-last home game of the season.

Saturday

• Day of the Dead Celebration | Sat., Oct. 23 | 6-9 p.m. | Kansas City Museum | $5 | The 8th annual celebration will allow altar viewing only. 💀
• Mavericks vs. Heartlanders | Sat., Oct. 23 | 7:05 p.m. | Cable Dahmer Arena | $25+ | KC kicks off the first regular season home game. 🏒
• End of the World Pub Crawl | Sat., Oct. 23 | 1-5 p.m. | 400 E. 31st St., Kansas City, MO | $25 | Your task is to journey to all participating venues while avoiding the zombies trying to take your life (flags).

Weather

• 62º | Sunny | 2% chance of rain

State

• Sun., Oct. 24, people in 83 area codes across the US will need to start dialing area codes when calling local numbers. The change accommodates a new 3-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number. In Kansas, area codes 620 + 785 are affected. On the Missouri side, it will affect residents with an 816 area code. 📱 (KSHB)

Development

• Developers are eyeing a $5 billion project in south Kansas City focused on precision medicine, life sciences, and agribusiness. The Glade — which would be located on 325 acres northwest of Interstate 435 and 87th Street — would include a center for genomic research, a commercial greenhouse, and townhomes. (Kansas City Business Journal)

Ranked

• Just in time for FIFA. WalletHub released its Best Cities for Soccer Fans. Kansas City ranked No. 6 in the nation with a total score of 39.94, while KCK took home the No. 19 spot. The study examined 290 US cities across 5 divisions based on 52 key metrics.
• Leawood also made it on WalletHub’s Best Small Cities in America list. The city ranked in the top 1% compared to 1,300+ US cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000. Factors range from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita. 🏆

Sports

• USWNT forward Alex Morgan backed Kansas City’s bid to be a host city for the FIFA World Cup saying, “I think Kansas City is a huge soccer city.” The athlete has made her way to the metro on several occasions with the USWNT and to watch her husband play. ⚽ (FOX4)

Civic

• Overland Park Police are creating a new mental health crisis unit — which should launch next year. Officers will debut toned-down uniforms, plain black vehicles, and a therapy dog to keep anxiety levels low on mental health calls. (Shawnee Mission Post)

Active

• The Gillham bike path from Cleaver Boulevard to the Crossroads is nearing completion. The route is the city’s longest protected bike path at 2.5 miles — connecting 5 parks. City workers are completing the final stretch at McGee Trafficway near 31st Street to 19th and Oak now. 🚴 (CitySceneKC)

Feel Good

• 2 Kansas City area sisters delivered babies on the same day. Both women found out they were pregnant with a due date of Oct. 10, but both babies came early on the same exact day. Welcome to the world, cousins Ryker + Madison. 🎂 (FOX4) 
• A Kansas middle-schooler is using her jewelry-making talents to raise money for the Kansas Honor Flight — a nonprofit that sends veterans to Washington DC for free. All of the proceeds from Abundant Love jewelry go directly to the cause. She has raised $6,400+ for 8 veterans. 🇺🇸 (FOX4)

Stat

• 44%. The percentage of our readers that voted for Home 1, 5037 Booker St., Shawnee, KS, in our recent poll about which of these 3 homes under $300K in the KC metro they would buy. What about you? 🏡 Ⓟ