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Jason Scott is a former teacher who likes to tinker with things as a self-taught engineer. So, it makes sense that he’ll be opening a coffee shop in downtown Olathe, right? Actually, it does. It makes complete sense. Sort of. “It’s just like a lot of businesses,” Scott said with a smile. “It’s just a… Read more »

At a special ribbon cutting ceremony of the opening of the Children’s Mercy and Camber Mental Health Mental Wellness Campus last month, the President and CEO of Children’s Mercy, Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE, said it best. “A bold initiative like this doesn’t happen without a great partnership like this,” he said at the ceremony. Two… Read more »

Third Street Social has been looking for the right opportunity to make the move over to the Kansas side of the state line. Enter downtown Olathe. The local restaurant with the big city feel has found a home in downtown Olathe at 135 S. Kansas Ave. “Downtown Olathe offers the chance to be pioneers in… Read more »

Jason Pryor and Kevin Timmons are self-proclaimed history geeks. They’re also two of the preeminent restaurateurs in Kansas City. The combination of their personal and professional passions has them renovating an old service station in downtown Olathe to help breathe new life into Olathe’s central core. Pryor, the owner of Pizza 51 in South Plaza… Read more »

It’s time for Char Bar to make its mark in downtown Olathe. After taking Westport by storm a decade ago and opening in Parkville, Mo. last year to rave reviews, downtown Olathe is the next, and it will be their biggest and best. Culinary Virtue Restaurant Collective is launching their newest – and largest –… Read more »

More than 50 years ago, Lamar Hunt brought Worlds of Fun to Kansas City. The one-of-a-kind (for its time) amusement park was transformative for so many Kansas Citians, young and old. Now, a generation later, James Arkell and Loretto Properties, LLC (which was founded by Lamar Hunt, Jr.), is bringing a state-of-the-art, all-inclusive amusement park… Read more »

Michael’s Wonder World is the centerpiece of the $388 million mixed-use district at 119th and Renner, but directly to the east of the all-abilities theme park is an impressive and equally accessible 5,000-seat arena. What sets this arena apart is that it’s not necessarily designed for basketball or volleyball, but more for sports that aren’t… Read more »

Over the past decade, James Arkell and his wife have been exposed to some pretty amazing environments along with their special-needs son, Michael. More importantly, they’ve seen what was missing. And after a visit to Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio several years ago, something clicked for James Arkell. They made a visit to Morgan’s Wonderland,… Read more »

What started as a fleeting thought has turned into something special. Really special. About a decade ago, a couple of members of the then Downtown Olathe Business Association started a small get together in the heart of our city. They decided to bring a food truck into downtown Olathe on a Friday evening or even… Read more »

The Johnson County Executive Airport is about to get another upgrade. A little more than a year after the county cut the ribbon on their new and improved Taxiway Bravo, expansion continues at the airport in south Olathe. KCAC Aviation kicked off of the construction on its new aircraft maintenance hangar on Aug. 23 at… Read more »