Unique local searches

• Top trending songs | Taylor Swift’s “The Alchemy”
• Top trending matches | Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, Baltimore Ravens vs. KC Chiefs
• Top trending Olympian | Simone Biles (Think we earn a Gold Over America at T-Mobile encore?)

Five top trending “near me” searches in the KC area

• Where to vote and early voting near me | Not only did Kansas Citians turn out for this year’s general election, locals weighed in on a contentious Crossroads stadium tax in April.
• Eclipse glasses near me | Don’t look at the sun, unless you’re one of our local photographers who captured the celestial phenomenon’s last stop in the lower 48 until 2044.
• 4DX movie theater near me | On a related note, peruse our indie theater guide.
• School closings near me | While Chiefs fans braved the coldest game in franchise history, January’s arctic blast kept students inside. Read up on 17 of Kansas City’s school districts.

• Cabaroke Night | Monday, Dec. 18 | 7-11 p.m. | Cabaret Arts and Social Theater, 9050 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS | Free | If you have pipes like Liza Minelli and Frank Sinatra, this is the karaoke night for you.
• KC Game Day Experience | Monday, Dec. 18 | 12 p.m. | KC Live! Block, 13 Grand Blvd., KCMO | Free entry | Root on the Chiefs in their match against the Patriots alongside fellow fans.

• Mighty Girls Book Club | Tuesday, Dec. 19 | 4:30-5:15 p.m. | Lansing Community Library, 730 1st Terrace, Ste. 1, Lansing, KS | Free | Parents and their preteen girls are invited to bond + reap the benefits of reading at this monthly book club.

• Drop-in Studio Workshop – Textures in Art | Wednesday, Dec. 20-Thursday, Dec. 21 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS | Free | Choose from an assortment of supplies and create your very own mixed-media sculpture in a studio classroom.
• Ugly Christmas Sweater Party | Wednesday, Dec. 20 | 6 p.m. | McFadden’s Sports Saloon, 1330 Grand Blvd #290, KCMO | Price of purchase | Kick off the holiday with festive drinks + vie for the grand prize in your best ugly Christmas sweater.

• Christmas Vacation Movie Trivia | Thursday, Dec. 21 | 6-9 p.m. | Boulevard Tours & Rec Center, 2534 Madison Ave., KCMO | $8 | Seven rounds of exterior-illuminating, cat-frying, eggnog-slurping trivia with tasty treats + Uncle Eddie-approved bevvies.

• A Lenexa La Quinta Inn and Suites may soon be a shelter for unhoused people in Johnson County. The county commission voted 5-2 last week to buy the hotel and nearby vacant Denny’s with the intention of transforming them into a shelter + service center. (Shawnee Mission Post)

• 18th & Vine’s Jazz District III project is swinging along nicely — the 48-unit mixed-income apartment + 10,000-sqft retail development received notice of $2 million in federal and state tax credits this week, plus $4 million sales tax subsidy. Groundbreaking is anticipated for 2024. (CityScene KC)

• In queso you missed it — Deez Nachos, the loaded chips and cheese food truck, has landed a crisp new location at Parlor (1707 Locust St., KCMO). From deep-fried wings to bacon quesadilla to topped-up tater tots, there’s no end to its delicious menu.

• Doula services are now more accessible to KC residents thanks to the city’s new partnership with Uzazi Village. The initiative’s goal is to prevent and reduce maternal deaths, primarily in disproportionately affected Black + brown communities. (Kansas City Star)

• Forbes featured KC Film community member Sav Rodgers on their 30 Under 30 Media list. The Kansas local directed “Chasing Chasing Amy,” which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, and founded the Transgender Film Center in 2020.

• Grinding to a halt — Vested Coffee is closing their Garment District location on Saturday, Dec. 23 after five years of brewing and baking. The future of its Beacon Hill location is TBA, but it remains open for the time being.

• The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum needs help flying to the top of USA Today’s Best New Museum rankings — check out our visit from this year. As the only nominee from the Midwest, it has some pretty high expectations. Send your vote soaring by Monday, Dec. 25 at 12 p.m.

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