“It’s the thought that counts.”
Every year I hear someone use this line in reference to Christmas gifts. It often prompts me to ask, “If it’s the thought that counts, what the hell were they thinking?” The economy has made it more difficult than ever to afford to give a quality gift, and while many people like to say it doesn’t matter what you get for Christmas – it’s about family and togetherness – those are the same people who gave you a used coffee mug they got as …

Nestled at the crossroads of I-35 and I-70 is a little slice of heaven that I like to call my hometown. Salina, Kansas is where my family and beloved Dalmatian, Betsey Johnson, live. It’s also the place where I made every happy memory I can conjure up.
Salina is bigger town with population just over 50,000 residents, so it has a few city amenities while maintaining it’s “down home Kansas” identity.
So should you find yourself 76 miles north of the ICT, here are five stops you have to make in …

If you do not have a good time at Mosley Street Melodrama, we cannot be friends. That’s final. It’s not even up for discussion. You should have thought long and hard about it before you decided not to have a sense of humor.
Right at the top of my list of ICT favorites is Wichita’s only audience participation theatre – Mosley Street Melodrama. This is the best place in town to go for the biggest bang for your buck when seeking food, fun and entertainment. …

I’m not alone in the belief that Reba’s restaurant and bar is reason enough to make the short drive to Newton. From my northeast Wichita home, I can get there and be seated (provided I have called ahead to reserve a table) more quickly than I can drive to and be seated at any local restaurant. It may be a couple of weeks until owner Reba Ballard and her team rise from the ashes of a November 23 fire that threatened the historic Old Mill Plaza building that houses the …

Last week, I was talking with a friend who told me he had recently been working on the south side. I chimed in to talk about my experience working on South Broadway (at Dillons at 47th and Broadway… don’t get the wrong idea). It was at this point he gave me an “Oh no she didn’t” look and promptly told me that he’d been south but not THAT far south. This conversation solidified that more people should be exposed to the greatness of South Wichita because it’s obvious that some …