The boutique hotel in downtown Topeka remains locally owned India Yarborough | Topeka Capital-Journal Topeka’s first boutique hotel is becoming a member of the Marriott brand. Cyrus Hotel, at 920 S. Kansas Ave. in downtown Topeka, will soon be included in Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio, a collection of about 55 properties […]
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WICHITA — Between concerns about schools staying open and the challenges of learning remotely, teachers and students are haunted by another question that goes beyond 2020: Will snow days disappear forever? Schools invested in both the know-how and technology to teach students remotely. In the midst of a pandemic, they […]
Following limitations on the number of people who can gather at events, the Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department and Topeka Zoo announced restrictions of their own. Gianfranco Pezzino, Shawnee County health officer, announced in a Nov. 12 press conference the large event limit dropped from 500 people to 100 […]
Following limitations on the number of people who can gather at events, the Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department and Topeka Zoo announced restrictions of their own. Gianfranco Pezzino, Shawnee County health officer, announced in a Nov. 12 press conference the large event limit dropped from 500 people to 100 […]
Garden City’s annual Halloween party at the zoo — canceled. A gala celebration at Hutchinson’s Cosmosphere — canceled. Topeka’s Fiesta Mexicana — also canceled. Week after week, from the northeast tip of Kansas to its southwest toe, museums, zoos, churches, and community groups have had to nix their plans to […]
HAYS – Anybody who wants to can now view the fossil collections at Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays without leaving home. That means more than 23,000 rock and fossil specimens, most of them housed in storage cabinets behind the scenes on the museum’s first floor, are now accessible […]
CapFed Best News: Family-run Heartland BMX park a ‘hidden gem’ – Sports – The Topeka Capital-Journal
From toddlers spinning their legs Fred Flintstone-style on Strider bikes to middle-aged dads giving it their all, racing BMX at Heartland Park truly is something the whole family can enjoy. Since the early 80s, bikers have taken to the dirt track at 4801 SW Shunga Drive in Crestview Park to […]
Fall is one of the best times of the year to get out into nature, and take your kids, to hike and explore. The cooler temperatures and changing leaves create unique opportunities to see changes in the natural world. In Shawnee County and across the state, there are hundreds of […]