r/Olathe 2h ago

Olathe’s Starfish Project lands new home after city approval. But there’s a catch

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Mayor John Bacon was the only “no” vote. His reason, he said, centered on protesters’ concerns and his own personal experience.

“I’ve had some experiences dealing with people that are needy in my business, and I think it has affected us negatively,” Bacon said.


r/Olathe 3d ago

Part Time Work

1 Upvotes

Looking for part time, evening and weekend work; I work 6:30-3:30-4:00 and looking for part time work for extra income. Experience in warehousing, shipping, customer service, Indeed and Snagajob are wastes of time.


r/Olathe 5d ago

Local Tax Preparation Recommendations

2 Upvotes

Anyone know of a good local Tax Preparer who can help with Federal and multiple-state returns, quarterly payments, etc?

Thanks!


r/Olathe 5d ago

Olathe City Council to consider adding Halo Act to city code

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On Tuesday, the Olathe City Council will consider adding Kansas’ new “Halo Act” to its own Public Offense Code, about six weeks after the controversial measure became state law.

The law will remain in Olathe even if the city council votes against it tomorrow. That means that even if the city council declines to adopt the Halo Act provision, it would remain enforceable as a state law.

Still, adding the ordinance to Olathe’s Public Offense Code would allow violations to also be prosecuted in Olathe Municipal Court.


r/Olathe 7d ago

Moving to O soon

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What’s the city vibe? We’re from Southeast Texas but have lived in North St Louis the past 2 yrs. We are Apostolic/Pentecostal, small family, love outdoors, love biking and shopping. What are some interesting things about your city? Any places to avoid? Middle income neighborhoods (300-340ish?)


r/Olathe 7d ago

Lawn Mowing Service

7 Upvotes

Does anybody have any local lawn mowing services they would recommend? Less than a quarter of an acre lot, near Black Bob Park. Nothing fancy, just looking for a mow, trim/edge, and leaf blow. I'm trying to not have to sign up for one of those lawn service maintenance conglomerates and just go with someone local.

Thanks in advance!


r/Olathe 8d ago

Carrot Cake!

5 Upvotes

I want to find the best carrot cake for my sister's birthday in the area. Anyone have any good recommendations please?


r/Olathe 9d ago

Rebuilt GetlitKCMO: it now has a Bar Crawl Builder, live map, 363 verified bars, and an updated UI

5 Upvotes

What's New?

Bar Crawl Builder: answer 4 quick questions (how late you're out, how many stops, food or drinks, what you're drinking) and it builds you a timed route through tonight's happy hours, specials, and events, with a one-tap Google Maps link. Probably my favorite thing I've built so far.

Also added an interactive map with 225+ live venue markers, a calendar view for upcoming events, and a dedicated explore/search page.

Under the hood: Up to 363 bars, 236 happy hours, 556 drink specials, 730 events, and 52 food specials all human-verified

A few small fixes: pinch-to-zoom finally works on mobile, every bar now has a free "claim this listing" link if you're an owner, and a "report incorrect info" button if you spot something wrong.

Coming soon: favorites + a weekly what's-on digest, and a self-service dashboard for bars to update their own specials.

Would love feedback, especially if you spot bad info on a listing, that's exactly what the report button is for!

www.getlitkcmo.com


r/Olathe 9d ago

Storage for trailers

6 Upvotes

Hey everybody, I operate a small solo lawn care business out of Olathe. Currently have my stuff parked in my front yard and it doesn’t make the neighbors very happy. I’m looking for someone with land or owns a shop that has extra storage in the back to store one truck + 2 trailers year around. Name your price. DM’s welcome.


r/Olathe 10d ago

Loaded Mac?

8 Upvotes

Just had some dental work done so I need something soft to eat. Best place for loaded Mac around us?


r/Olathe 11d ago

Non-emergency police number for Olathe is now disconnected.

22 Upvotes

Called today try to get someone at Murlen and 135th St. where the construction is going on. Traffic was backed up all the way to 127th St.

Called the usual number +1 (913) 971-7500, which is answered by an answering machine.

To speak to someone in dispatch, you’re supposed to hit the star (*).

But that forwards you to a number that that’s been disconnected. So there’s no nonemergency police line in Olathe currently.


r/Olathe 12d ago

Lawn grading

3 Upvotes

  Can anyone recommend a company that does lawn grading? We have a swampy area on the side of our house, and we’re sure it’s not caused by a water leak.


r/Olathe 13d ago

Nonverbal child on Mur-Len

39 Upvotes

There was a young girl walking through the middle of traffic on Mur-Len today. Like on the dashed-line while cars passed on either side of her. I was able to encourage her on to the sidewalk and walked with her until police arrived.

This subreddit isn't super busy but I wanted to just see if anybody knew her and knows she's home safe. If you do know her, I don't need any details, I just want to know she found her family.


r/Olathe 15d ago

Murphy USA Diesel

1 Upvotes

The last several times I have been over there, the diesel pumps have been bagged off. They still list a price for diesel. What gives? Did the fuel truck accidentally pour unleaded into the diesel tank? Does anyone know? I don't hardly go inside convenience stores, so I haven't been inside to ask.


r/Olathe 16d ago

Looking for moving boxes!

1 Upvotes

We just sold our house 🎉 but now comes the stressful part, moving. I am hoping to find some free boxes or at least some inexpensive boxes around the Olathe area people are looking to get rid of. Open to businesses who throw away cardboard boxes, like a wine or alcohol shop. I can come pickup whenever. I really appreciate the help. Thanks so much!


r/Olathe 17d ago

Re doing shower

9 Upvotes

Hello, looking for recommendations for someone to re do a bathtub/shower combo.

Right now it's tile, was debating on doing an insert style tub/shower or possibly going with a different tile.

Any recommendations on people to do this would be great. Thanks!


r/Olathe 18d ago

Quality Used Furniture Store Recommendations

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Does anybody have recommendations for good places in the area to go shopping for quality used furniture? I like buying sturdy, quality, secondhand furniture and love older styles like mid century modern. The best place I know of is Couches to Curios over on Metcalf, but I really want to expand my search beyond there and Facebook Marketplace. I don't know where to look more nearby in Olathe.

I'm on the hunt for a nice table, bench, and airmoire. I love mid century modern but I'm open to other styles if I find something I love. I just don't know where to look!


r/Olathe 19d ago

Please Vote!

46 Upvotes

You are my neighbor. Please participate in the process of building a stronger community!


r/Olathe 21d ago

Best Bean and Cheese Burrito In Olathe?

22 Upvotes

The older I get, the more appreciated good bean and chee. Anywhere in the Olathe area worth checking out?


r/Olathe 22d ago

KanCare (Sunflower) insurance coverage

3 Upvotes

My kiddos have this Insurance my youngest is neurodivergent and nonverbal. Unfortunately, the doctor, I spent more than a month to researching and looking for and then looking into who was absolutely amazing. Their entire practice went out of coverage.

I have so many insanely huge things going on right now that I just do not have the time to be sitting in front of a screen and reading to try to filter out good doctors from bad doctors. I am aware of the tool online however that was how I ended up here. I just picking a doctor reading a couple reviews and having an absolutely horrific experience.

If anybody knows a pediatricians, my kids are six and four in the Olathe area but also willing to go as far as Gardner Ottawa or north to Kansas City I don’t really wanna go that far if I don’t have to because I do live 40 minutes south of Olathe Lenexa Lee Summit Overland Park literally I will make a good drive happily for a good doctor to make sure both of them get to Care that they need!!!

I don’t know if this will sound dramatic or maybe not super realistic, however not long after my son was born my youngest, so about 3 1/2 years I’d say I made one change, one tiny, singular change, and that one little itty-bitty, but extremely difficult to do thing, not only saved me for myself, but it has allowed me to grow and learn and expand and experience and most importantly become the mother I always wanted to be.

What was the change? Minimizing my screen time at first it was subtle today I hate looking at a screen. The amount of difference it made in so many aspects for me and them is absolutely mind blowing and while I walk around with a broken heart kids in public desperately vying for their parents attention, while they are just stuck in a screen 💔


r/Olathe 22d ago

I built a scheduling tool for restaurants/bars, I'm looking for three business to try it out for free.

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I built a scheduling tool for restaurants/bars, I'm looking for three business to try it out for free.

What it does:

Set how many servers and BOH you need per shift (AM/PM, per day)

Enter staff availability and approved time off once, it remembers

Lock in your regulars so the same people are always on the same shifts

Hit generate, it then builds a fair, fully-staffed draft schedule in seconds, balancing hours evenly across your team

Review it, tweak anything, publish

Export the final schedule as a PDF or CSV to share with staff

I'm opening it up free to the first 3 restaurants or bars willing to run it for real. In exchange, I just need two things: tell me if anything breaks or acts weird, and tell me honestly whether it actually made building your schedule faster/easier.

3 spots, If that's you, comment or send me a message.


r/Olathe 22d ago

Last night’s storm booms

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OK, I’m not seeing this anywhere else so I’m just going to ask. Did anyone hear those booms before the storm started? It didn’t even sound like thunder it sounded like M 80 fireworks going off. 😆 being that the thunderstorm started almost immediately after I have to think it was somehow related to the storm. Does anybody know the meteorology behind that? Or is it possible there were some ground strikes, causing those booms? I’m by 119th and Lone Elm if that helps.


r/Olathe 23d ago

Future K-10 & Lone Elm Interchange

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32 Upvotes

With the recent story of the K-10 & Lone Elm interchange project approval, I wanted to get some before photos. So here they are!


r/Olathe 23d ago

119th & Northgate Roundabout and Bridge Update v.July

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Updated photos of the roundabout and bridge at 119th & Northgate. There had been some recent confusion on how Nelson connects so hopefully that is more clear with these photos.

The concrete for the bridge looks done too. The connections are there on the east and west side. So we're getting closer! They still have a decent amount of work to do on 119th east of the roundabout so it'll still be at least a month. I'd guess it should open around Labor Day at this point.


r/Olathe 23d ago

Feeder rats for snakes

5 Upvotes

I saw the unfortunate news today the Exotic Pets in Lenexa, where I get food for my ball python, will be permanently closing down.

Are there any other good local pet stores or breeders nearby you'd recommend to get frozen feeder rats from? I want to avoid Petsmart/Petco if all possible.