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In Residence Studio plans a mid-November opening at 10 Westport Road, just off the expanded streetcar line. It will be a design studio, vintage furniture gallery, and vintage and new home decor shop. It started five years ago as an Instagram-based vintage shop. #openings

Arrow Dart Club sinks into Crossroads with 10 throwing lanes, elevated culinary team A new, multi-level Crossroads entertainment venue combines the nostalgia of basement darts with tech-driven scoring, elevated eats, and a subterranean wine bar. It’s an experience that feels familiar,...

If this Cosmo Burger cousin seems like Topgolf with darts, that’s the (steel-tipped) point. 🎯 See my story in @startlandnews.com #kc #kccrossroads #arrowdartclub
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Dalia’s Silver Lining in the City Market plans an early November opening in Park Place, 11527 Ash St.
The company designs high-quality sterling silver pieces and then has them made by family and others in Taxco, Mexico. #openings #opening

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Jayhawk Central is putting a new restaurant in that space but Lamar's hopes to return. I'm writing a longer story on my Facebook page before the end of the day: KCinsiders.joyceinkc

Fresh in the tin: Crossroads cafe targets TikTok generation for laid-back canned seafood cuisine A new venue specializing in “sangria, tins and snacks” pairs viral tastes with inspiration from a classic culinary voice, said longtime Kansas City restaurateur Shawn McClenny, whose Crossroads “taver...

This concept has long been in the works for KC.
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Quick Look: Pokéloha is now open at 11831 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park (Walmart center). 🍣🍜
On the menu? Ramen, sushi, sushi burritos, and new Dry Tossed Noodles. #openings

The Country Club Plaza's Gram & Dun will soon have another location. Gram & Dun Argosy plans a January opening in the Argosy Casino & Hotel in Riverside. #openings Rendering: Courtesy of Argosy Casino.

Texas Tom's is taking the former Dickey’s Barbecue Pit building, at 600 S. Missouri 291, Liberty, for an early Oct. opening. The owner also has the Gladstone location.
The menu includes hamburgers, taco burgers, Italian steak sandwiches, tenderloins, chicken sandwiches, gyros, tacos. #openings

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More new tenants for the Country Club Plaza. J.H. & Sons -highly curated menswear - plans a spring opening at 314/316 Ward Parkway. Perch women's apparel will soon open a pop-up at 333 W. 47th St. #openings

Locally owned Summit Hospitality Group is opening a new restaurant concept, Vertice Italian (pronounced ver-tee-chay), at 616 Ward Parkway on the Country Club Plaza. A 2026 opening is scheduled. (This is a developing story.) #openings #opening #countryclubplaza www.instagram.com/vertice_kc/

Tanger, a leading owner and operator of outlet and open-air retail shopping centers, has acquired Legends Outlets Kansas City in KCK for $130 million. It will be known as Tanger Kansas City at Legends.
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Betty Rae’s Ice Cream🍦plans an early 2026 opening at 9711 N. Ash Ave., Suite B, near Liberty. It also plans to open shops in Lawrence and Smithville. #openings

Ding Dong Dogs debuts at KC Streetcar’s mouthwatering last stop Matt McLain longed for the hot dogs he grew up eating as a young baseball fan in Chicago. His just-off-the-roller, quick-serve hot dog restaurant near UMKC and the extended KC Streetcar line squirts a...

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Locally owned NEAT. bar coming to the District at Lenexa City Center in December. It is taking the former Savoy Tea spot at 16953 City Center Drive. #openings

Pinstripes - bistro, bowling, bocce - has closed after more than a decade in Overland Park's Prairiefire at 13500 Nall Ave., along with 10 other locations in a corporate restructuring. #closings

Here's a rendering for the new Prairie Village location.

Spice of Bombay Indian Kitchen & Bar is now open at 436 SW Ward Road in Lee’s Summit. It features an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet - typically eight entrees, salad and soup, appetizers, naan, and desserts for $19.99. It also has an Overland Park restaurant.

Big Grove Brewery is coming to The Shops of Prairie Village. It is taking 13,000 square feet in the former Macy’s department store space and plans to open by May. #openings (Drone photo is of the Des Moines brewery and taproom.)

The owner of Mi Ranchito restaurants will open a new upscale Mexican concept, Rulber’s Restaurant Mas Cantina, in the Meadowbrook Shopping Center in Prairie Village in late 2025 or early 2026. He is working on a special Rulber's menu. #openings

Coming to Lenexa City Center: Five Four (formerly 54th Street) in a new building for indoor dining/outdoor games area for fall 2026. Sharing a building: Urban Egg for a late 2026; and Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill, a sister restaurant of J. Alexander’s, for early 2027. #openings

Ace Pickleball Club is now open at 1445 S. Mahaffie in Olathe. Memberships and open play. The 11 indoor, cushioned courts are divided by skill level (beginner, intermediate, advanced). #openings

Topeka-based Glory Days Pizza has opened a location at 14850 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park. The menu includes build-your-own and specialty pizzas (such as BBQ chicken, baked potato with housemade ranch dressing, Mediterranean Veggie), wings, salads, sandwiches, desserts. #openings

It will keep its original City Market restaurant while adding a new quick-serve concept in Overland Park.

Why a City Market favorite is jumping the state line — to the food court at Oak Park Mall “That’s a busy, busy location and we believe we have products that the clientele that goes there will love — the most popular Brazilian street snacks,” said Marco Rabello. “We are really happy about i...

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Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, known for serving handmade ice cream since 1945, has opened its first metro location at Overland Park’s Oak Park Mall. It is in a multi-tenant building at the corner of 95th and Quivira. A Belton location is opening soon. #openings

A new all-you-can-eat, Korean-style barbecue restaurant is opening in Independence Center. 🍖♨️🔥
Let’s Go BBQ plans an October opening after renovating the space. A robot will serve the meat to customers to grill at the table. The owner wants to open more - Overland Park, Columbia, Mo. #openings

KC accessories retailer EB and Co. will do a yearlong pop-up in Crown Center, 2450 Grand. Mid-September opening.
It also has locations in Brookside and the Country Club Plaza selling jewelry, hair accessories, and more including themed Chiefs, and Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift items. #openings

KC Crossroads update: Throwing dart lanes, bar, shareable bites, lounge, big screen TVs. Arrow Dart Club plans a fall opening at 1817 Locust, next to sister operation, Cosmo Burger XR. #openings