Earlier this month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can take a peek at the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some local people, places, and things that we thought clearly won 2025. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November.

Three seasons in, Ted Lasso was set to call it a day. Apple TV+ wasn’t about to let that cash cow out to pasture, and word began seeping in that the show was headed to KC to film for a new season. That wave of excitement quickly hit a few blunders, especially as a company online seeking extras to hire for the show was revealed to be a scam. Big yikes, but we’re glad that everyone seemed to emerge from that unscathed.

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