𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🔥

Today we’re talking about some great gift ideas from local businesses for the 2025 holiday season: a new retail shop from The KC Current just in time to buy presents for your favorite sports fanatics ⚽️, a limited-edition whiskey release from a local distillery 🥃, and an exciting new holiday shopping experience 🛍️returns for its second year. 

1️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! Taking over the former Starbucks location at 302 Nichols Road, the new store will feature licensed KC Current merch, exclusive apparel and “fashion-forward” items from local brand partners such as Charlie Hustle and Made Mobb, as well as a station for personalizing your own soccer kit.

2️⃣ 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. North Kansas City distillery Restless Spirits is offering a limited 500-bottle holiday release of its Stone Breaker Blended Whiskey, which has been finished in a port-wine barrel for two years to add complexity and smoothness for this special edition. Bottles will be available for purchase on Black Friday until they run out, and they will retail for $120 each. 

3️⃣ 𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.The Hallmark Christmas Experience is returning to Crown Center this holiday season after more than 100,000 guests flocked to it last year. This year's event will feature an expanded selection of food and beverage options, as well as Christmas Market vendors offering products such as apparel, home goods and handcrafted items ideal for gifting. You can visit any weekend from November 28th - December 21st to enjoy the holiday magic