July 13, 2018 | Local
When I was first planning to come to Wichita from Long Beach I happened to have met a couple from here. They described Wichita as a small town with a highway running through it and a mall on each end. If you think about it literally, I suppose I can see where t...
July 11, 2018 | Local
Ahhhhh – Summertime! Picnics, family reunions, cookouts, swimming, and of course baseball! Wichita has a deep history to the sport dubbed “America's favorite pastime.” This history was so elegantly detailed in a previous a previous article wri...
July 6, 2018 | Local
Over the years, Harvester Arts (215 N. Washington) has been providing an invaluable service to the Wichita community. Not only does the nonprofit organization’s Artist-in-Residence program bring diverse, internationally acclaimed artists to Wichita, but a...
June 28, 2018 | Local
Yawning, breakfast, coffee. 10:00am we hit the road, not-exactly-sharp. Waves of sun through halfway cloudy skies, rolling hills – blue and purple, sprawling greens and golden prairie. Hawks are circling, horses are grazing; sheep, goats, cows and barns. ...
June 12, 2018 | Local
We are bombarded with noise in today's society. From our cell phones and email, to the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life, we are repeatedly smacked with notifications and updates that contribute to the intense volume of modern day living. The cacophony can b...
June 5, 2018 | Local
June is Immigrant Heritage Month in the United States, a time to celebrate our heritage as a nation of immigrants and to reflect on all the contributions many immigrants have made and continue to contribute to our country.
May 30, 2018 | Local
The first Wichita Riverfest button debuted in 1972 when the festival was called The Wichitennial River Festival and Traders Day. Each year since then, the buttons have featured a new, locally sourced design. Buttons cost $1 until 1990, when they were ...
May 28, 2018 | Local
Every year during Avenue Art days, you see new murals painted on the sides of the buildings that run along the Douglas Design District. Instead of looking up for these murals, there's a new one painted on the street. Over the course of two days, April 13 and 20...
May 23, 2018 | Local
I moved back to Wichita, my hometown, last year after spending nearly 25 years in Chicago. I work in city revitalization and played a leadership role in transforming Chicago’s Loop from a singular office market into a mixed-use, “24/7” de...
May 22, 2018 | Local
May 22, 2018 is a major milestone for gallerist, Reuben Saunders: his Gallery’s 40th Anniversary. Over the course of two Final Friday exhibitions (May 25th and June 29th), Reuben will be celebrating this remarkable achievement by honoring the many artists...
May 11, 2018 | Local
The Kechi Playhouse, originally home of the Kechi United Methodist Church, is a landmark structure constructed in 1920. Converted to a community theater in 1983, the Kechi Playhouse is the longest continuously operated business in Kechi. Unfortunately, time and...
May 9, 2018 | Local
“All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my mother."– Abraham Lincoln As a busy mother of four daughters and three stepchildren, I believe I'm qualified enough to say that being a mom is hard work. Most days I feel like a cook, chauffeur, referee, hai...
