I'll stop bringing it up after today, but you have approximately 13 hours left to enter our 12 Days of Giveaways!
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Today's giveaway is $500 in gift cards to 5 of the best food spots in Wichita.
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- Landon Huslig
NEWS
The End of Free Parking
The verdict is in.
Starting in the summer of 2025, downtown visitors will have to pay $1 per hour for parking.
Here are a few details:
Free parking for the first 15 minutes
$1 per hour (or daily rate of $5) if you are parking in a parking lot
$1 per hour (or daily rate of $10) if you are parking in a garage
Monthly rates available: $35 per month in parking lots or $70 per month in garages
Parking regulations enforced: M-Th 8am to 6pm, F - S 8am to 9pm, Free on Sundays
There are more details (including certain exceptions for events, handicap, load and ride sharing, etc) and I’ll probably do a deep dive early next year into all of this, but the main reason is to drive more revenue that goes towards finance operations, maintenance, security and capital outlay, and more. It’ll make just under half a million dollars in year one.
There is currently a petition going around from downtown businesses to fight the paid parking.
How are you feeling about the new paid parking plan?
People complain that Wichitans don’t know how to drive.
In general, I think this is a bit overblown. People in general don’t know how to drive, not just in Wichita.
That being said, every now and then an idiot goes and proves those complainers right.
Like the guy who crashed his truck into the Monarch a couple of nights ago at 1am.
Sir, this is not a Wendy’s drive-thru.
The Monarch was trying to get back up and running today, so you may call ahead, but let’s give them some much needed support before and throughout the holidays.
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Even though we actually had a lot of rain in November, the crew is still on schedule and on track to finish up in 2026 and be open for classes in early 2027.
Part of the excitement is the development AROUND the new campus. Including a potential 10-story tower from Fidelity Bank.
Wichita College of Engineering 🤝 Groover Labs
The College of Engineering at Wichita State University has partnered with Groover Labs, a nonprofit collaborative workspace, technology hub and rapid prototyping lab in Wichita, to support the regional business community.
Exploration Place
Death by Chocolate tickets are now on sale! The 25th Silver Anniversary of Exploration Place is being celebrated! This event is a big fundraiser for our science museum and is one of my favorite events in town. I recommend it to so many people.
The Great Dickens Fair
First and foremost, this is NOT in Wichita. Sorry to get your hopes up.
A reader sent this in about something they miss back home and it does sound pretty awesome:
“The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind immersive adventure into Victorian London ~ an elaborate holiday party with hundreds of costumed players performing and interacting with patrons in over 140,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance floors, and festive shops.”
Indoors and on weekends only
They also have a thing where if you bring and unwrapped/unopened new toy you can get $5 off your admission.
Local businesses are all inside with booths selling their products.
It’s very similar to renaissance fair but it’s for Charles Dickens and the Christmas Carol.
There is shows and a tea house and hand pies and a bar.
They have actors walking the grounds and they will act out scenes from the play.
Who wants to head up starting Wichita’s version of this?
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