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Wichita, KS
59Events this week
13Free things to do
86New spots
90New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Wichita

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 59 events, day by day →

Opening Day! Kansas Grown Farmers Market

Saturday 7am · Sedgwick County Extension Education Center · Free

Scouting for Food

Saturday 8am · Your Community

Laps for Love Backyard Ultra Marathon

Saturday 9am · Sedgwick County Park

The 4th Annual ICT Bee Fest

Saturday 10am · Mid-America All-Indian Museum

Rigs and Coffee ICT

Saturday 10am · Xtrusion Overland

New in Wichita

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Bondie's Old Town Antique Mall

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Treasure hunting, leveled up: Bondie's Old Town Antique Mall keeps a clean, well-curated vibe with rare collectibles, vintage furnishings, and standout jewelry.

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B&C Barbeque

Restaurants

Old-school smoke, big flavor: B&C Barbeque serves slow-smoked, dry-rubbed Texas-style meats perfected over two generations on the same smoker the founder and his dad built 25 years ago.

bbqwichita.com

Couch Musical Instrument Rpr

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Keep your horn singing: Run by pro wind player Rich Couch, Couch Musical Instrument Rpr is the low-drama spot for meticulous repairs and full restorations, plus well-chosen instruments.

couchmusicshop.com

Wichita’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Wichita’s best →

Most read in Wichita

The five stories Wichita readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Yet Another Runway Excursion: Vision Jet Enters Closed Runway

    Washington State Prosecutors have argued that the state legislature's current law cannot be enforced due to its lack of ability to enforce it.

    Full story at aero-news.net

  2. Confused locals think this restaurant is closing. Instead, it’s marking its 40th

    Cholita's Mexican Restaurant in Wichita, known for its fried tacos and "kitchen sauce," is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a lunch special.

    Full story at kansas.com

  3. Suspect brought cocaine, meth from California to Kansas

    Jonathan Umana, a 29-year-old Kansas man, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for attempting to transport illegal narcotics from the West Coast to Wichita.

    Full story at salinapost.com

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