E(vil)ents 🎃

Bar (creepy) crawls 🕷️

Costume parties 👻

• Halloween Monster Mash Parade | Fri., Oct. 28 | 10-11 a.m. | Northern Resource Center, 1741 E. North Ave., Belton, MO | Free | Trick-or-treating around the library for children aged 0-8 (and their caregivers).
• Spooky Walk | Fri., Oct. 28 | 6-8 p.m. | Broadmoor Park, 5700 Broadmoor St., Mission, KS | Free | Come dressed in your Halloween best and prepare for candy stations and fun activities along the trail (ending with popcorn and punch). 👻
• Tell-Tale Electric Poe | Fri., Oct. 28 | 7-8 p.m. | Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Ave., Kansas City, MO | $12+ | Experience Edgar Allen Poe’s stories and poems with live music to create the (necessary) spooky Poe ambiance. 🕸️

• Frights at Height (Treetop Journey) | Sat., Oct. 29 | 6-10 p.m. | Go Ape, 7331 Oakwood Dr., Kansas City | $33.00 | Encounter zombies, ghosts, and ghouls hiding around dark corners of the Treetop Journey zipline and ropes course. 🧟‍♂️
• CarnEvil: Halloween Party | Sat., Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | KC Live! at the Power & Light District, 13 Grand Blvd., Kansas City | $20.00 - $55.00 | This 21+ event features a costume contest, drinks, food, and more.*

• Día de los Muertos Festival | Sun., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Free | Celebrate the culture of Mexico with dancing, music, and poetry readings.
• Live Jazz with Bram Wijnands | Sun., Oct. 30 - Sun., Jul. 30 | 3 p.m. | Kansas City Bier Company, 310 W. 79th St., Kansas City, MO | $0.00 | Munch on Bavarian pretzels while enjoying live jazz, polka, and German drinking songs. 🎶

• Women in the Workforce - Presented by EWLC and Workforce Development | Mon., Oct. 31 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Evergy, 1200 Main St., Kansas City, MO | Free | Listen in on this conversation around the trends of women in the workforce.

• Kansas City Mavericks | Tue., Nov. 1 | 7:05 p.m. | Cable Dahmer Arena | $12.00 - $50.00 | Join KC’s hockey team for the Home Opener Barn Party, including a promotional cow bell + pregame petting zoo. 🏒

• 64º | Partly cloudy | 4% chance of rain

• American retailer URBN is opening a new 1.5 million-sqft omni-channel fulfillment center — right here in KC. The state-of-the-art facility represents a $403 million investment that will bring 2,000+ new jobs by June 2023. This is the company’s first fulfillment center in the US. (Kansas Commerce)
• Johnson County’s Rainy Day Books is getting new owners after going up for sale in May. Made in KC + loyal customers known as “Friends of Rainy Day Books” are teaming up to close a deal come November. 📚 (The Kansas City Star)

• Looking for somewhere to watch the KC Current in the NWSL Championship game? Head to Union Station Sat., Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. to enjoy food trucks, drinks, and a sea of teal — admission is free. RSVP for the event here. ⚽
• Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has been named a finalist for a 2022 Louisville Silver Slugger Award. The award recognizes the best offensive players at each position in each league. This would be his fifth career honor. ⚾

• We’re giving this two green thumbs up. New urban trees are being planted in the Crossroads District thanks to the Rebuild KC program. 22 trees will be replaced + maintained surrounding the historic TWA building property — located at 18th and Main. 🌳

• KC’s southern streetcar extension is continuing to attract new residents — the latest being the Child Protection Center, a child advocacy nonprofit. The CPC plans to start renovations at its new 2940 Main St. location, with hopes to establish a more visible office for itself next year. (Kansas City Business Journal)

• KC has completed 2.2 times more resurfacing in the last two years compared to four years prior. The five year average was 136 miles per year — where teams are now finishing almost 300 miles per year. Check out the resurfacing map + schedule here. 🛣️

• Did you know we want to share your Black Friday deals with our KCtoday readers? Promote your business with us by submitting a deal to be included in our Fri., Nov. 25 newsletter. Pricing varies by market + must be submitted by Wed., Nov. 16.

• Boulevard Brewing Company and Vine Street Brewing are collaborating to create the Buck O’Neil Ale — in honor of the Negro Leagues Baseball legend. 100% of all Buck O’Neil Ale proceeds will go to the Negro League Baseball Museum. 🍻
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• Real talk: You’re an adult, and it’s time to say goodbye to those sad, flat pillows and invest in bedding that supports your neck and back. Marlow designed a pillow specifically for side sleepers with customizable firmness, three angles to support your neck, and cooling technology — code 6AM saves you 10%, plus buy-more, save-more discounts up to 40%. ☁️ *