This week didn’t go exactly as I’d expected, including my dining plans. I had a lunch date with a friend scheduled for Sunday at La Galette, located in the Delano District. But right before I arrived, I got a phone call from my friend: “So I’m standing outside La Galette and it’s closed.” This is a rookie mistake. Why didn’t I check to make sure that the restaurant I was very excited to try would be open on the day that I wanted to go there!?
We decided right away to …

Along the Road | Photo by Jamie Wiebe

Layers of sound that beg for repeated listening. Wall of guitars, yet the melody is not lost. Ethereal keys lift the music into space. This is Vehicles.
The band members are Cody Cloud (vocals/guitar), Kerry Bainum (drums), Daniel White (guitar/keyboard), Taylor Martin (guitar), and Blake Miles (bass). I met with Daniel and Kerry before their show at Rock Island Live this month to find out more about the band.
How did Vehicles form?
Kerry: Cody and I had been playing in bands for 12 years now. We had …

Every week, we feature a few adorable, adoptable pets from the Kansas Humane Society and dare you to resist their cute lil’ faces. Want to bring one of these loveable cats or dogs home with you? Visit KHS from 11 am – 6:30 pm Monday through Saturday and 1 – 5 pm Sunday. Have a happy adoption story to tell? Email us at editors@verbict.com and we might feature you in an upcoming post.

Rayden, a 3-year-old Chow Chow Mix. Rayden, a member of the Lonely Hearts Club, just wants to …

Sometimes you find talented people in the place you least expect. For me recently, that place was Twitter. Due to a misspelling in a Twitter name, Chris Mann inadvertently gave me a shoutout that was meant for one of his friends. When I replied to let him know about the mistake, I discovered that not only is he a talented musician/song writer, he’s also a Wichita native.
A few days ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Chris on the phone as he drove through the desert on his way …