Guest post by Mark Thomas Kenny
As spring rapidly approaches, I find myself anxiously searching for ways to dislodge those 15 pounds of winter-justified warmth that the new Freddy’s in Derby so graciously bestowed upon me. After many midday musings, I concluded that I simply couldn’t be so selfish as to hang my red cape and blue tights in a locker at the Y to go walk aimlessly on a treadmill next to Johnny B.O. when so many people are in need of help. I remembered all the Facebook in,vitations …

Botanica | Photo by Jenn Garvin

At one time or another we’ve all found ourselves in this situation. You look at your calendar and suddenly realize you’ve forgotten someone’s birthday. You know you’ll have to pick up something on your limited lunch hour, so there’s no time to visit a big box retail store and a QT gas card just won’t do, especially since Grandma no longer drives. What you need is a fun little gift shop. If you live or work on the west side of Wichita, I have a few …

Big Sky | Photo by Jen Lancaster

If you look at a map of passenger rail routes across the United States, you might notice something… odd. Sprawling across the prairies, mountains, deserts and coasts are thin red lines of beautiful, scenic railway. They connect DC to New York, Seattle to Chicago, San Diego to San Antonio, Wichita to… wait. Where’s Wichita?
That, at least, was my initial reaction. The next thought to follow was “Oh, Wichita just isn’t a big enough city yet.” I looked closely at the map to see if other cities of similar size and …