October 8, 2022

By Cheryl Schifferdecker
Special to the Tribune

Greenwood Witch Hat Wednesday
Greenwood, Missouri merchants once again offered their downtown shops for a fun pre-Halloween shopping extravaganza along Main Street on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Witch Hat Wednesday business participants included: Greenwood Mercantile, Greenwood Vintage Market, Big Creek Antique Mall, As Time Goes By, and Wound for Sound. Close in proximity, the businesses allow customers the convenience of starting in any shop and continuing whichever direction they wish to get potions, cackles, treats and more!

Many of the shoppers chose to make it a big night out! Others strolled through casually in their street clothes.

Chef Aristo’s Curbside and Catering was situated in the parking lot of As Time Goes By, while Greenwood Mercantile featured a fortune teller revealing mysterious futures in a delightfully fun fashion. Various free gifts were offered to customers including decorated brooms; witch punch cards for each shop allowed the witchy crews to go in on some exciting drawings.

Rumor has it that both Greenwood Vintage and As Time Goes By will be featured in HGTV’s fall “Bargain Mansions” episode.

Greenwood is packed with fall activities for those with a flair for some old fashioned, ghouling fun!

Lee’s Summit Witches Eve 2022
The evening after the Greenwood Witches are riding in tote with their broomsticks and donning their witch hats, downtown Lee’s Summit was lined with its own ghoul squads carrying their tote bags full of goodies and gift cards on Thursday evening, Oct. 6.

Organized by the Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Inc., participants included the following businesses offering a great variety of shopping opportunities: 1hundred, A Thyme for Everything, All A Bloom, Anchora Bella Boutique, Arcade Alley, Bel Fiore Co., Blue Heron Design, Cameron’s Home Furnishings, Elle & Em Boutique, Embers Candle Bar, Flavor & The Downtown Deli, Grains & Taps, INSPO by KHL Design Studio, Ivy & Sparrow, KD’s Books LLC, Konrad’s Kitchen & Tap House, The Living Stone Boutique, Llewelyn’s Pub, Local Foundery, Luxxe Apparel, Main Slice, Megan’s Yoga Tribe, Pink Elephant, Root & River Wellness, Rusty Spur, Salon Allure, Skin fit medical spa, Smoke Brewing Co., Stuey McBrew’s, The Trove, and Xpressions Boutique.