2024 finalists

• Chamber Coffee | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Torchy’s Tacos, 11919 S. Strang Line Rd., Olathe, KS | Free | With more than 100 attendees, these coffees are one of the largest weekly networking events in the Kansas City metro.
• JAM Sessions: Puff-Powered Cars | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 10:15-11 a.m. | Museum at Prairiefire, 5801 West 135th Street, Overland Park, KS | $0-$5 | Build a propeller-driven car with your tot and learn about other sources of power for your toy, like solar.
• Imagining the City: A Community Conversation | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 6-7 p.m. | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., KCMO | $5-$8 | Consider different aspirations for our urban environments through insights from poets, photographers + architects.
• The Booking Show | Thursday, Jan. 25 | 9:30 p.m. | The Comedy Club of Kansas City, 1130 W. 103rd St., KCMO | $10 | Eight comedians compete for a weekend booking spot.

• JOCO Home + Garden Show 2024 | Friday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 28 | Times vary | Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS | $12 | Shop for home-related products and services, experience stunning displays to help inspire your next home project + connect with industry experts.

• Weston Community Seed Swap + Social | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Weston Garden Center, 18275 MO-45 N., Weston, MO | Free | Share seeds, bulbs, rhizomes and tubers for National Seed Swap Day.
• Puppy Yoga | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Turnsol Books, 1664 Broadway Blvd., KCMO | $30 | Puppies from Valentine’s Second Chance Animal Rescue will instruct you on achieving the perfect downward dog while surrounded by books.
• The 1994 Project: Audience Mixtape | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 7:30-11:30 p.m. | The Black Box, 1060 Union Ave., KCMO | $19.94 | Celebrate the iconic sounds of 1994 with a live band.

• ChaDao Tea Ceremony | Sunday, Jan. 28 | 2 p.m. | 5929 Woodson Rd., Mission, KS | $35 | Connect with the community in this form of meditation that is rooted in simplicity, receiving Mother Earth’s love, and illuminating the spirit.
• Chameleon Street (1979) — Blk + Brwn Movie Night | Sunday, Jan. 28 | 7-10 p.m. | Stray Cat Film Center, 1662 Broadway Blvd., KCMO | Donation | Based on the true story of Douglas Street, this riotous film follows a man as he impersonates his way up the socioeconomic ladder.

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• After some serious snow days, class is back in session. A new ranking of the best public high schools in the metro was just released, counting data points like academics, diversity, teachers + college prep as part of the grade. See if your school scored top of its class.

• Ethiopian eatery Elsa’s is now Abol (8016 Santa Fe Dr., Overland Park, KS). The once vegan only menu is now accommodating meat-lovers too with delicious dishes like doro tibs, a chicken curry served with rice or bread.

• There’s music in the air for KC native Dominique Sanders. The producer + bassist’s work on Janelle Monaé’s Age of Pleasure is now nominated for the Grammy’s Best Progressive R&B Album and Album of the Year. (The Pitch)

• The AFC Championship game isn’t until Sunday, but we know you... real fans can’t help but bank on a Chiefs Super Bowl. Want to see how much it costs to attend SB LVIII IRL in Vegas? Try $6,646 a seat. (KMBC)

• Britian banned these “video nasties”... now you’ll get the chance to see them. KC’s Stray Cats Film Center has teamed up with Chicago’s Oscarbate Film Collective to screen three of these 72 taboo flicks. (The Pitch)

• He was once a star in the local entertainment scene who left to make it big. Now, see the memory of “The Little Caesar of the Discotheque,” Frank A. Dorcy, Jr., resurrected to the front page once again. (Northeast News)

• It’s not down under, it’s downtown — the Australian cafe + bakery Banksia is expanding with a new spot at 1111 Main St., KCMO. Its current digs only sits 50. The new space? 200+. (Kansas City Business Journal)

• Perfect for a cleaner, healthier home: this extra-large maple cutting board, which is BPA and phthalate-free and conditioned with beeswax, flaxseed, and lemon oil.*

• Stop by Union Station for a shirtless Jason Kelce selfie | The unforgettable shot of his bare-chested cheering at last week’s Chiefs-Bills game is seared in our brains (and apparently Taylor’s too).
• Stuff your face with red + gold | Sorry, the Andy Reidsicle is all sold out, but you can still get your hands on Betty Rae’s Chiefscake ice cream or Shatto Milk Co.’s Chocolate Cherry.
• Stare at the big screen with other dedicated fans | Check out silver screen sized viewings at Screenland Armour or bring a bowl at The Black Box’s Chiefs + Chili watch partiy. Pro tip: Don’t (accidentally) fly into Ravens territory at Lew’s Sports Bar in Waldo.