SUMMARY: As the Fourth of July approaches, fireworks vendors like Backyard Pyro in the Ozarks prepare for their busiest sales period, with 80-85% of annual sales occurring in the holiday week. Owner Jason Neeley expanded from online sales to physical vendor tents in Rogersville, Brookline, Ozark, and Fordland, offering curbside pickup and a variety of hand-picked fireworks. Tent operator Kenny Smith notes growing customer interest and emphasizes their personal knowledge of products. Despite challenges from recent tariffs forcing order cancellations, Backyard Pyro attracts customers from multiple states, driven by Neeley’s passion for family-centered Independence Day celebrations.

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SUMMARY: Celebrate summer with City Lifestyle’s July issue, focused on outdoor fun and local flavor. Highlights include Elevate Outdoors, experts in landscaping and property maintenance, celebrating 25 years of family-driven service. Discover the beauty and benefits of rain gardens to manage water runoff and support wildlife. Explore local farmers markets like Boulevard in Richmond Heights and Webster Groves for fresh, community-driven produce and crafts. For a getaway, check out iconic spots like Pike Place Market in Seattle. Enjoy refreshing summer cocktails with natural ingredients like rosemary and grapefruit. The issue offers fresh ideas and tips to make the most of your summer, indoors or out.

Celebrate summer with local flavor and the outdoors in City Lifestyle’s July issue!

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SUMMARY: It’s a pleasant start in Kansas City with low 60s dew points and mid-60s temperatures, unusual for July. South winds will gradually raise humidity and dew points to seasonal levels, bringing muggy conditions and a chance of scattered storms over the holiday weekend, though outdoor plans shouldn’t be canceled yet. Highs will reach upper 80s today and near 90° by Friday. Rain chances may increase Saturday and Sunday, potentially cooling temperatures. June was wetter than average overall but uneven regionally. Historical data shows the 1930s had the most 90°+ days, with no clear decade-to-decade trend since the 1960s.

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