Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony
Month: September 2021
Welcoming Week starts today, with Taco Royale along Central Avenue
Welcoming Week will start today, Sept. 10, with Taco Royale along Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Welcoming Week event, which continues through Sept. 19, spotlights and celebrates the contributions and achievements of immigrants to the Greater Kansas City community, according to a spokesman.
The event today is supported by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Central Avenue Betterment Association and Open Belly Podcast.
The Welcoming Week also receives support from Welcoming KC, a group of nonprofits, businesses and civic agencies working to make Greater Kansas City an official designated Welcoming City through Welcoming America.
The kickoff event is today’s Taco Royale taco crawl, celebrating and supporting immigrant-owned restaurants along KCK’s Central Avenue.
“Welcoming Week is our opportunity to shine a spotlight on the social, civic and economic benefits of being welcoming to all. As a founding partner and coalition member for Welcoming KC, the REACH Foundation is proud to work alongside nonprofit, business and civic groups to ensure immigrants and other newcomers are embraced by our community.” Carla Gibson, vice president of programs, REACH Healthcare Foundation.
“Immigrants play a vital role in the KC economy, said Joe Reardon, president and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. “They are entrepreneurs, small business owners, and spend $3.5 billion per year across Greater Kansas City. We are thrilled to play a part in making our community more welcoming to immigrants and refugees, and to support these immigrant-owned, small businesses as part of Taco Royale.”
Taco Royale is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, beginning at Bethany Park, 1120 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Registrants will receive a map and a bracelet identifying them as part of Taco Royale, that gets them a specialty taco at each of the participating restaurants:
• El Menudazo KC
• Taqueria El Torito
• Taqueria 7 Leguas
• Taqueria Los Altos de Jalisco
• Tacos el Tio
• GG’s Barbacoa Café
• El Rio Bravo Supermarket
• Paleteria Nevelandia
• The Sugar Skull Grill
• Panaderia y Tortilleria Lluvia
• Las Gorditas
• Pasteleria Osuna
• El Jefe Taqueria
The admission charge is $30, and includes one taco at 15 different restaurants.
For details and a full list of Welcoming Week events visit https://www.kcchamber.com/what-we-do/welcoming-kc. Registration closes at 2 p.m.
Temperatures warming up today
Temperatures will warm up to nearly 90 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Warm temperatures will last through the weekend, returning to the mid-80s on Tuesday, the weather service said.
The high will be in the 90s on both Saturday and Sunday, according to the weather service.
Today, it will be sunny with a high near 90 and a south southwest wind of 6 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be clear, with a low of 70 and a south southwest wind of 7 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 93 and a heat index as high as 96, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 9 to 15 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 72, according to the weather service. A south southwest wind will be 11 to 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 91 and a south southwest wind of 10 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 69, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 91, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 72, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., with a high near 86, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 63, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 80, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 64, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 85, the weather service said.