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Day: January 10, 2023
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A Missouri aquarium is saving cold-stunned sea turtles
Loggerhead sea turtles are amazing creatures—living nearly as long as humans and migrating distances longer than whales.
There is one situation that poses a big risk to the reptiles, though: rapidly cooling waters cause a condition known as “cold-stunning.” when the turtles are unable to move to warmer waters fast enough they experience a condition known as hypothermia, or “cold stunning.” Cold stunning leaves the turtles lethargic and unable to secure food or defend themselves. Weather patterns have made for a season with almost a thousand cold-stunned turtles washing ashore in the Northeast.
Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield has stepped in to help for a third time, starting the new year by nursing ten sea turtles that washed up on the shores of Cape Cod. The turtles were rescued by private flights coordinated by the nonprofit organization Turtles Fly Too, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In about twelve weeks, the turtles should be healthy enough to reintroduce to the sea.
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium is one of a few facilities across the country that can handle the turtles, which are typically three-hundred-plus pounds. Voted America’s Best Aquarium by the readers of USA Today for a fourth time last year, Wonders of Wildlife will provide the loggerhead turtles with critical medical care and long-term rehabilitation before releasing them back into their natural habitats.
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A popular ramen chain is coming to Overland Park
JINYA, a ramen bar chain based in Los Angeles, will be opening its first Kansas location in the Bluhawk development in South Overland Park (7761 W. 159th St. Overland Park, KS) in February. With fifty locations throughout the US and Canada, the highly anticipated three-thousand-square-foot restaurant will specialize in traditional Japanese flavors, serving up authentic ramen and small plates.
JINYA’s specialty ramen is known for its extensive offerings of savory broths. The broths are slowly simmered for twenty hours, getting flavor from pork bones, chicken, and vegetables, and many other Japanese ingredients. Special attention is paid to each part of the ramen process, from the water used in the broth to the noodle’s special aging process. Plant-based and vegan options are spread throughout the menu such as Impossible rice bowls, Impossible tacos and several vegan ramen bowls.
Along with an open kitchen and patio, a full bar will offer sake flights, local craft beers, and Japanese whiskeys. The popular whiskey soda, Toki Highball, will make an appearance and be served from a super-chilled Suntory/Hoshizaki dispenser.
Tomo Takahashi, the founder of JINYA, began his restauranteur career in 2000 in Tokyo, eventually bringing his ramen to the U.S., where JINYA restaurants began to spread like wildfire. Local franchisee Dave Sopark says, “JINYA has been a fan-favorite dining destination in neighboring Oklahoma for the past six years, so we’re beyond excited to bring our authentic Japanese ramen and tapas to the Kansas City metro.”