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FOOD & DRINK
First Look at Kelly’s Sweet Creations
A new dessert shop offering candies, fresh fudge, ice cream, pastries, drinks and other treats recently opened at 2726 N. Amidon called Kelly’s Sweet Creations. It’s the shopping center which holds the former DeFazio’s restaurant that is now a Sam’s Southern Eatery. ============. 2726 N Amidon...
What the Tech: Help reunite lost pets using these alert tags
As a pet owner, I know how scary it can be when a furry friend goes missing. It's especially common around the Fourth of July when fireworks and loud noises can frighten pets and cause them to run away.
Small is beautiful in Wichita weaver’s hands
When Ann Enix saw a pine needle basket at the Kansas State Weaving Conference, she was fascinated enough to buy a book and teach herself how to make them. She collected pine needles from around her cabin in Colorado and, later in California, found the long, fine needles needed to make tiny baskets like her piece pictured here, which is called “Challenge.”
Meddys restaurant made a splash in Prairie Village. Now it’s opening in Lenexa.
A Wichita-based restaurant chain’s newest Johnson County location is poised to open later this month. Meddys has quickly earned a local following since opening its first Johnson County eatery in Prairie Village two years ago. Now, the company is wrapping up construction on its new restaurant in Lenexa. Mark...
Gardener showcases stunning blooms after growing low-maintenance plants: 'This is gorgeous'
A stunning native plant garden in Wichita, Kansas, is turning heads and sparking conversations online. Posted in the r/NativePlantGardening community, photos of the vibrant front yard showcase an array of native flora, including tall, regal hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) standing proudly among its colorful companions. The eye-catching garden has captured...
Author Hampton Sides at Watermark Books
Watermark Books & Café will host bestselling author Hampton Sides on Tuesday, July 9th at 6 pm. Hampton Sides is the best-selling author of Hellbound on His Trail, Blood and Thunder, and On Desperate Ground. He will be here to celebrate the release of his latest book, The Wide Wide Sea. The book is an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. At once a ferociously-paced story of adventure on the high seas and a searching examination of the complexities and consequences of the Age of Exploration. Hampton Sides will be here to discuss the book, do a Q&A with the audience, and do a book signing.
Shocking the world one song at a time: Alum uses music and engineering to inspire students of color
Silent spectators roar with applause. Posters advertising upcoming shows in Chicago, Kansas City and San Antonio decorate the basement walls of Roy Moye III’s childhood home as he steps up to his imaginary microphone. To an audience of none, the teenager sings from a selection of his 40 composed songs for an absent, adoring assembly of music fanatics.
Liz Moore on her new novel, 'The God of the Woods'
In Liz Moore’s new novel, The God of the Woods, a teenager named Barbara goes missing at the summer camp her family owns, a situation made stranger by the fact that her brother also went missing in the same area, fourteen years prior. The God of the Woods is...
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