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Good morning, Wichita!

If you close your eyes and don’t look at the weather today or tomorrow and then open them, all you will see are sweet, sweet highs of 70 degrees.

.The sun will also start setting before 7:30pm

Let's get to it!

- Landon Huslig

News

Drone Light Festival + Wichita Foundation Plaza

This weekend is a special event in Wichita.

You can come explore the Drone Light Festival at Exploration Place which includes 300 drones making incredible shapes and animations in the sky, food trucks, water lanterns, and more.

An underrated portion of this weekend is the Grand Opening of the new Wichita Foundation Amphitheatre!

There will be over 2000 candles to line a candlelight concert each night this weekend.

You can come Friday, Saturday or Sunday but get your tickets soon, there is a limit.

TOGETHER WITH FLY ICT

Fall is a great time to travel.

Airfares are lower due to decreased demand. Many attractions offer lower prices and fewer crowds, making it an ideal time for travelers looking to save money. Hotel prices can drop by up to 30% during the fall season compared to the summer peak.

ICT has 11 nonstop routes, connecting to hundreds of domestic and international destinations.

Share your vacation pictures when you Fly Wichita and you can be featured in future Fly ICT advertisements!

Allegiant is also offering nonstop service to Orlando-Sanford starting Nov 23 – Jan. 5, just in time for the holidays!

LEARN MORE HERE

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BUSINESS

Opening

Bella’s Lao Beef Jerky & Cafe (Only Lao restaurant in Wichita) - 1885 S Rock Rd (former Pizza Hut) - Now Open
Sharky’s Island Bites - 8918 W 21st St N - Now Open
Knolla’s Pizza - 338 N Mead in Old Town - Now Open
Adventurz Creative Indoor Playground - 206 W Greenway in Derby next to Casa Martinez - Now Open
Deano’s Grill & Tapworks - 7511 W 37th St N - Now Open
Choux Cream Puffs - 11414 E Central Ave #100 inside Joy Tea - Now Open

Closed

DQ Grill & Chill - 1520 S Webb Rd - Now Closed

Anniversary

Dummy Apparel - 5 Years
El Capitan Seafood & Grill - 2 Years

D1 Training East & West

Coming soon to Wichita are two new businesses:

D1 Training East Wichita & D1 Training West Wichita

D1 (short for Division 1 aka the highest level of college athletics) is for kids and adults 7+ and will train for overall athleticism rather than a specific sport.

Brought to you by David and Brian Suellentrop.

STARTUP

Wichita Startup Week

Have you registered for Wichita Startup Week yet?

You’ll find a week full of sessions, workshops, and talks from NXTUS, WIBA, Flagship Kansas.Tech, Create Campaign, Startup Grind, and more.

It’s your time to celebrate your entrepreneurial opportunities.

Ad Astra Tech Summit

What is the Ad Astra Tech Summit?

I won’t do it justice, check out the TLDR (too long, didn’t read) video.

WIBA Non Profit Expo

Tuesday 9/24 is the WIBA Non-Profit Expo where you can come out and learn more about nonprofits and interactive sessions. Be sure to stop by and say hello to Jaclyn and Ashlee!

WICHITA LIFE JOB BOARD

Did you know that there is a local Wichita job board made just for local Wichita jobs?

That's right. You can find jobs and talent right here in Wichita.

Check out a handful of our current job postings:

Food & Beverage manager - Wichita Country Club - Full-time
Kennel Attendant - Village Animal Hospital - Full-time
Data Entry - Goodwill - Full Time
Registered Nurse Case Manager - Specialized Home Care & Hospice - Full Time - $72 - 83k
Sales Advisor - Carillo Agency
Customer Service / Repair - Jack Smith Shoe Repair - Full-time
Independent Beauty Professional - Utopia Modern Salon Suites - Full-time

Jobs are posted daily and dozens of people are applying!

We are extending our 50% off for job postings! Use code 50OFF to post your job today.

LEARN MORE HERE

CIVIL

Wichita Documenters

Congrats to the Wichita Documenters on launching their new website!

Wichita Documenters is a way for Wichita to cover more public meetings and get rewarded for documenting Wichita.

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week kicks off this weekend on 9/22 and extends through 9/29 with a whole week full of events.

Goats at Oak Park

Our goat friends are baaaaack.

This collab with Restoration Grazing is a great way to clear brush, poison ivy and other plants.

LOCAL

Wichita Dinner Table

Who made it to the dinner table this week?

Biomedical Campus Update

The new game-changing downtown Biomedical Campus construction is well underway.

You can watch a live broadcast to keep tabs.

Tallgrass Film Festival

The Tallgrass Film Festival is coming up and they need over 300 (!!!) volunteers just for the festival. They also have year round volunteering opportunities which is a great way to see movies for free.

The Full 2024 Festival lineup is now LIVE if you want to check it out ahead of time.

The Festival runs from 10/23 - 10/27.

The Who’s Tommy

The Forum Theatre has a new show opening this weekend about “The Who’s Tommy”. If you’ve ever heard Pinball Wizard, this one might be for you.

Golden Bachelor

There’s a Wichitan on the new “The Golden Bachelor” reality show.

This season just aired with Chock Chapple looking for love. Stay tuned to see how the insurance executive does.

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