Good morning!

If you’re a Chiefs fan, let your significant other know that the Super Bowl falls on Valentine’s Day this year. That is all.

Let’s get to it!

-Landon

p.s. This week only we will be offering free shipping on our puzzles, shirts, and hats! Just use code SUMMER26!

p.p.s. Have you signed up for Dinner Club yet for next week?

Boathouse Debacle

The Wichita Boathouse is 18 years into a 99 year lease for $1 per year with the City of Wichita and Bill Koch’s America3 Foundation.

The contract stated that the tenant would operate and maintain (repairs to the building itself) in exchange for just a buck per year in rent.

Unfortunately, no maintenance was done and it needs a roof badly. With no penalty fee for ending the lease early, once the City requests the tenant to fix the roof, they’ll likely just default and leave it to the city.

I have some ideas of what the city (or someone else) could do with the space, but what are your thoughts:

What do you think of the situation with the Boathouse?

Let us know your ideas!

Together with Butler Community College

Butler Community College is turning 100, and the Grizzlies are throwing a party!

As Butler celebrates a century of education, opportunity, and community impact, everyone is invited to join the fun at GrizzFest.

One of the biggest highlights?

The annual GrizzlyFest Parade, rolling through Downtown El Dorado on Saturday, August 22, at 10 a.m. Expect plenty of Butler pride, festive floats, local groups, and hometown spirit.

Whether you're a longtime alum, current student, or simply love a good community celebration, it's the perfect chance to help Butler kick off its next 100 years in style.

Interested in advertising with us?

LOCAL BUSINESS

Opening

Seniors Helping Seniors - Now Open in Wichita
Sinclair gas station - 45th N & Woodlawn in Bel Aire - Opening TBD
Buckets Ca Phe (Vietnamese Coffee shop) - 4100 E Harry (former Powerhouse Nutrition ICT) - Openign TBD
Equity Bank - 21st & Arkansas - First Branch opening in 8 years - Date TBD
Willie C’s Revival - Returning for 3 days (August 21 - 23) at Venue 3130 at 3130 W Central
Pho 316 - 6157 E Harry (former Daikon Cafe and Little VietNam Kitchen) - Now Open
Sabrosura - 2648 N Arkansas Ave - Now Open

Fly ICT

There will be a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise on September 17th at 9am at the Eisenhower National Airport.

Heroes Auction

Will you be the hero to bring back Heroes?

The asking price is a minimum of $525k and closes 8/19 at 2pm.

NONPROFIT

Make Good Choices

Come out and play in the Wichita Metro Crime Commissions golf fundraiser in memory of Ken Landwehr on Friday September 18th. Registration closes August 28th.

The money goes to supporting at-risk youth.

🏠 Home of the Week 🏠

Together with McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

4645 N Hillscrest St, Bel Aire

3,376 sq-ft
5 beds, 3.5 baths
Easy access to schools, Bel Aire Rec Complex, Willowbend Golf Club, Dillon’s & more
Sits on 1.5 acres
Expansive backyard pool
Large in-ground saltwater pool
spacious deck

Current high bid = $300k

Auction - Bidding began on 8/11 and runs until 8/20 at 3:15pm

Open house - Tomorrow (Tuesday 8/18) at 3:30pm

Auction Managers: Tonya Wituk, McCurdy Real Estate & Auction

CIVIL

Rose Hill Bond

Some schools can’t get bonds passed. Meanwhile Rose Hill just finished theirs.

Crown Uptown Vote

The owner of Crown Uptown submitted a demolition permit back in July and now the City Council will discuss the future tomorrow.

The outcome will be release the building for demo or extend the hold from 1 month (which ends August 26th) up to 180 days to allow other options.

My guess is they extend it to 180 days, the building gets put on the Wichita Register of Historic Places which doesn’t automatically mean it can’t be demo’d, but then the permit can be denied.

Court Date

If you have a court date coming up, the city might shoot you a text rather than sending you a letter, or maybe both? I’m not sure.

LOCAL

Busy Weekend Ahead

This weekend is gearing up to be BUSY, here are just a few of the highlights:

The Kansas Aviation Museum is hosting their first Flight Club Around the World to explore global cuisine.
The First Annual Wichita Forever Fest consisting of only local musicians and artists (100+ of them) at multiple venues
4 The City Block Party hosted by our friends Jackstacks and DJ4theWin at the Wichita Boathouse!
Wichita Asian Food Festival at the Fountains at WaterWalk from August 21-23.

Wind Surge Women

Shoutout to our hometown Wind Surge who are the only minor league team with an all female athletic training staff.

Thursday Afternoon Music Club

Did you know…

The Thursday Afternoon Music Club has been supporting Wichita’s music community since 1914, making it one of the city’s oldest cultural organizations. For 85 years, the club has also provided scholarships to music students at Friends University and Wichita State, while hosting concerts featuring local musicians from September through April.

Corporate Challenge

Any of my readers bring home any hardware from the Corporate Challenge yet?

Kiah Duggins Shocker Support Locker

If you need support, check out the Support Locker which provides food, hygiene items, baby gear, professional clothes and more.

Elephant Barn Expansion

Tomorrow is the big official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Elephant Barn Expansion at Sedgwick County Zoo!

Gradey Dick

S/O to Gradey Dick for putting Wichita on the map in the NBA (going into his 4th season) and still comes back to host basketball camps (yesterday) and golf tournaments (today) raising money for a good cause.

Scams

AI is taking over, including using your loved ones voices to scam you. Be careful.

Purple Martins

If you see more purple martins than usual, it is not attack of the birds, it’s just the annual migration.