Safe Streets is about to embark on its 23rd year of National Night Out in the Topeka/Shawnee County community. This annual event, which will be held Saturday, August 10, brings neighborhoods together ...
Read More »Garfield Community Center to offer more programs; Open House is July 26
A grand opening open house for ASPIRE Gymnastics’ new location at Garfield Community Center, 1600 NE Quincy, is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on July 26. The opening of the location in the ...
Read More »Summer brings more activities to NOTO Arts District
It’s the Summer of NOTO! The NOTO Arts & Entertainment District is celebrating with good art, good friends, and good fun! NOTO Art Center has announced its “Women of NOTO” exhibit inside ...
Read More »Topeka’s only “Float Therapy” business to hold open house Sunday
Casey Campbell of Midwest Float isn’t just a Float Therapy entrepreneur; he is his own best customer. After serving for eight years in the United State Army, Casey returned home suffering from ...
Read More »Gathering seeks to unite Body of Christ for prayer and worship
There is something beautiful about the Body of Christ coming together in one accord to pray for one another, in a gathering for prayer and worship. REVIVE TOPEKA is an initiative to ...
Read More »Shawnee County Fair will bring many families to Topeka this month
The Shawnee County Fair starts with the 4‐H Horse Show on July 20th and 21st, and continues with public exhibits and programs from the 25th through the 29th. The Fair will be ...
Read More »‘Journey of Hope’ to stop in Topeka July 14 for second straight year
The Journey of Hope team will be arriving this year in Topeka Sunday, July 14, at the Kansas Neurological Institute (KNI) for a visit with residents. This stop comes immediately after a ...
Read More »C5Alive luncheons to feature Barry Feaker, Max Manning
Barry Feaker will be the featured speaker at the July C5Alive Luncheon, to be held July 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Aldersgate Village, 7220 SW Asbury Dr. The Aldersgate chef ...
Read More »Construction has begun on Redbud Park
Construction has begun on Redbud Park in North Topeka. The new park will anchor the northeast corner of NOTO at the southeast corner of N. Kansas Avenue and N.E. Gordon Street. The ...
Read More »Altered Appetite to hold conference here
Altered Appetite is a movement with the purpose of igniting revival fire within the hearts and minds of God’s children. Doug Cromer, one of the co-founders, has been a 30+ year food ...
Read More »Lake Shawnee Adventure Cove to open June 27
The Lake Shawnee Adventure Cove will open June 27. Phase II of the cove includes a beach area that has doubled in size, new watercraft, a relocated dock and an ADA accessible ...
Read More »You Can Begin Again needs support for program
You Can Begin Again/You Can Begin Again Too, a local non-profit, is launching their newest program called Project 3000! You Can Begin Again/You Can Begin Again Too is a non-profit organization that ...
Read More »Woodland wins first major with a stylish U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach
“With a score of 271, the Jack Nicklaus Gold Medal for the winner of the 119th U.S Open goes to Gary Woodland of Topeka, Kansas.” With those words, Mike Davis, the USGA ...
Read More »Amendment needed in Kansas Constitution to regulate abortion
For 84 days in 2015, the state of Kansas led the nation by banning live dismemberment abortion, then a Judge found a new “right” in our Kansas Constitution, and ordered that live ...
Read More »TPD unveils new Outreach Vehicle
The Topeka Police Department now has a new Outreach Vehicle. The Outreach Vehicle will follow the idea of paramedicine, which is the unique intersection of health care, public health and public safety. ...
Read More »Last Minute Folk presents Ben Bedford, Kirk Drager, at Jayhawk Theatre
Last Minute Folk and the Jayhawk Theatre welcome acclaimed singer-songwriter Ben Bedford back to the Gallery stage June 15th at 7:00 p.m. “Ben Bedford has proven himself to be a truly inspired ...
Read More »LIFE LESSONS FROM A LITTLE ONE – Alone time
Alone time – Years and countless nights were spent helping prepare my son for sleep from the comforts of our sturdy rocking chair. We may have outgrown the ability to snuggle comfortably ...
Read More »Taxpayers should be aware of the top tax scams currently in vogue
Tax scammers continue to work. Again this year, the IRS highlights the twelve top scams in its “Dirty Dozen” list. These scams are often aggressive and happen throughout the year. The schemes ...
Read More »Jefferson Award winner speaks out about his Sole Reason ministry and golf tournament
Jerry Hudgins of Sole Reason knows the power of one. How do we change the world? We change it with one act of kindness at a time. For the last three and ...
Read More »June C5Alive Luncheon to Feature Spencer Lindsay of Working Men of Christ
Spencer Lindsay is the Founder and Executive Director of Working Men of Christ, a prison ministry reaching over 1200 inmates, and operates 12 inmate discipleship homes in Wichita and Topeka. At Working ...
Read More »Lost cat from Denver found in Topeka
When a black long-haired cat was brought to Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka recently as a stray, the admissions counselors there thought it would be another usual day at the shelter—yet ...
Read More »Topeka Police join Ring in new crime fighting tool
The police have a new way for you to know what’s going on in your neighborhood! With Ring you can make a difference and share suspicious activity or crime with the people ...
Read More »Irish storytelling and music to be featured Saturday
A unique opportunity to join professional storyteller, Rosie Cutrer, for Irish storytelling, myths, music and folktales will occur on Saturday, June 1st, from 2 to 3pm in the Gallery at the Historic ...
Read More »21st Street Bridge over I-470 re-opens a week early
SW 21st Street east of the I-470 bridge to Belle Ave was open to traffic this morning following substantial completion of the project. Cleanup work, including some striping, will be completed over ...
Read More »Capital City Barbershop Chorus annual show features Lemon Squeezy
The Capital City Barbershop Chorus will present its annual show, “Places In Our Heart” along with featured quartets Lemon Squeezy, the 2016 BHS International Silver Medalists, and Harmonium, the 2016 CSD champions ...
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