Urban Eats now open at 11832 Quivira Road in Overland Park. (For more details see my Facebook page at KCinsiders.joyceinkc) #opening

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Chick Bo-Bao is now open at 10143 Wornall (former Dunkin). European Bakery coming to Olathe. Waldo QuikTrip. #kc

Update: Vietnam Cafe plans a 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 13th opening at 9500 W. 135th St. (former Zaxby’s/Beef-A-Roo building). It also has a restaurant at 522 Campbell. #openings

Teaspoon - specialty and boba teas - plans a late summer/early fall opening in Ward Parkway Center, 8600 Ward Parkway (former Clairie's space). It will be the California-based brand’s first shop in the Midwest. #opening

Chipotle is now open at 8420 N. Indiana Ave. with a Chipotlane. Hours are 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. #openings

More on The Big Shake-up in The Shops of Prairie Village. First Story restaurant abruptly closed after 15 years. Now neighboring casual-fine-dining Scratch Gourmet Kitchen plans to relocate to the former Story space for a March 5 opening. #openings #closings

Locally-owned Burg & Barrel is expanding again with a new restaurant in Leawood’s Ranch Mart North. It plans an April opening next to Billie’s Grocery. It has three other JoCo locations. #openings #opening

Summit Hospitality Group plans to close its Bōru Asian Eatery, 500 W. 75th St. in Waldo, at the end of business on Feb. 28. (For more, see my Facebook post at KCinsiders.joyceinkc) #closings #closing

Cosentino’s Price Chopper has confirmed the upcoming closing of its Rosana Square store at 119th & Metcalf in Overland Park. Closing sale starts this week. (for more see my Facebook page at #KCinsiders.joyceinkc). #closings

From Flatland: Vegan Ice Cream Pop-Up Offers Diverse Scoops flatlandkc.org/news-issues/z… via @flatlandKC

Stockyards Brewing Co.’s long-awaited Overland Park location is scheduled to open at 10310 Mastin St. on Jan. 30. #openings #opening

From KCTV-5. In-A-Tub owner suffers life-threatening injuries when truck crashes through restaurant kctv5.com/2026/01/21/victim-…

Beirut Taco plans a March opening at 3904 Bell. (for more see my Facebook post @KCinsiders.joyceinkc) #openings #restaurant #taco

Robin Krause of Billie's Grocery will open CASA restaurant in the former Salty Iguana space in Prairie Village's Corinth Square this spring. #openings

Less than three years after a major renovation and rebranding to Barrio Taqueria, this restaurant and bar has closed on Martini Corner in Union Hill, 408 E. 31st St. #closings

Overnight proof? Boujee Baker KC rising after decades in the ooey-gooey making. See my story in @StartlandNews #openings

810 Entertainment, an upscale entertainment complex, will open in the former Pinstripes in Overland Park’s Prairiefire. It plans a February opening. It will have about 50 employees. Restaurant, bar, bowling, bocce, billiards and an AR experience. #openings

It's official: The Kansas City Chiefs are moving from Missouri to Wyandotte County, Kansas kcur.org/politics-elections-…

Chick-fil-A is now open at Metro North Crossing, 300 N.W. Barry Road, at U.S. 169. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays for dine-in, dual drive-thru, carry-out, third-party delivery, mobile pick-up and Mobile Thru. It also has a play area for children. #openings