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Twitter and the #Iranelection

Twitter is one of the buzzwords around the internet these days. You can find everyone talking about tweets, tweeps, twitpics, and more. The social networking site, which relies on messages of 140 characters or less, benefited from a sudden boost in popularity from extensive media coverage...

Wichita Farm and Art Market

Support local farms (and by local we mean within 150 miles), ranches, dairies and nurseries and have a hoot of a time while you are doing it in our beautiful site- Old Town in Wichita...

Reviving History- The NoMar Theater

Pam Bulger moved to Wichita from Dallas, was in the process of marrying off two of her three children, and found herself staring face to face with the next phase of her life...

6 Degrees of Fidel Castro

During a recent staff meeting, some of the folks here at Naked City talked about the 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon and I was surprised at some of the connections that ordinary people have to famous celebrities...

YPW Reaches Even Further

YP Mosaic June Community Spotlight: Juneteenth Celebration 2009
Team Mosaic cultural highlight events are an opportunity to highlight the many diversity-related activities already happening in Wichita...

June’s Birthstone? That’s Right: Alexandrite

Early civilizations in both India and Babylon as far back as 3000 BC invested rare and beautiful gemstones with magical properties. Quite often before a person talked to a Jeweler they consulted with some sort of...

Birth. Life. Death

Birth. Life. Death…
The End, the afterlife… or something else?
Imagine living life all over again. Visualize the concept of dying and then being re-born. Forget about the weirdness. Think about the possibilities...

Sacred Spirit: Jaki McElroy

Wichita native Jaki McElroy describes herself as a mother, artist and teacher, but more than that, she is a spiritual being that finds sanctuary in her projects and her art studio at home...

Fun Easter Facts That May Surprise You

While at first the idea of a rabbit symbolizing Easter may seem a bit strange, on closer examination it becomes a bit clearer. For many centuries, rabbits have been a symbol of fertility and birth, no doubt due to their remarkable ability to reproduce themselves...

Going green, even in death

Death is inevitable. And it’s also extremely expensive. A traditional in-ground burial can sometimes set a family back tens of thousands of dollars...

Birth of a Movement

The life of the movement for culture in Wichita has begun. A revolution is underway.

Icon: Curt Melzer

For most people, being robbed on the streets of Dublin might be considered a negative experience. For Curt Melzer, it was the beginning of a career.

Phelps Phiasco

Fred Phelps is a man that needs no introduction. He’s been “preaching” his words of hate since 1951.

Now That’s Something to Twitter About

If you’re looking to keep your social networking game ahead of the curve, Twitter is where it's at.

Life In the Cultural Void

Create and participate because living here—being here—is what you make of it. Come out and play Wichita.

The Builder, Removed

Duegaw’s first major solo museum exhibition of 2009 opens up at the Wichita Art Museum on March 15th

Take a Turn in the tumblr

Tumblr is a blogging service that got its start about two years ago as a tiny two-man company. It’s now grown to something much, much larger.

Bonita Gooch

The Community Voice of Wichita!

Brand New

Jared Estes. At first glance you might not notice anything unusual…but take a closer look.

Landon Taylor

You can view Landon Taylor’s photography at Tangent Lab.

The Blueing of a Nation

We have loudly proclaimed our need for change – the kind of change that we have hoped for and the kind of change that we have needed.

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray

Exhibition Dates: December 7, 2008 through February 1, 2009 at the Wichita Art Museum

What Dreams-and Donuts-Are Made Of

“DONUT ALERT! ALL-NEW OATMEAL RECIPE! Six styles: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Old-Fashioned Cinnamon & Sugar, Organic Peanut Butter & PBG!” So read one of three text messages I received in the last week as the 135th member of Michael Carmody’s Donut Call List—a clever and impossible-to-ignore promotion for The Donut Whole, which promises to be a new local favorite of Wichitans come winter.

Awaken to Dreams: Introducing Their Potential

We spend half our lives asleep—and it’s time to wake up! Your dreams hold a vast potential for work, play, health, creativity, and prosperity.

Memorable Presidential Quotes

Here are twenty of the most remarkable quotes from Presidents of the United States.

Janus: Pagan God of January

The month of January is named for the Roman God of beginnings. Learn who this God was and why he was important to the Romans.

Gallery Goes One Year: DIY proves successful in ICT

Drama is an important part of the human condition, so it’s no surprise the Blank Page Gallery has seen it’s fair share in the past year (year and a couple of months) that it’s been open.

Empowering Improv

Okay, you’ve heard of Ambush Makeover..but what about Ambush Bellydancing?

ICON: Toy Boy

What does Santa have in that big bag of surprises? Toy Boy! What else?

LIFESTYLE: Fear of Fat

What is the one thing women fear most and would do anything to avoid? Find out by clicking here.

Nights of Broadway

This winter, you don’t have to be in New York City to experience a night of Broadway fun. You just have to show up to the show….err, I mean school.

Shocker Tenacity

They’re insurmountable and intoxicating. See why WSU Volleyball is so hot!

One-Man Crew

Bob Hughes’ house is tucked away behind a wall of trees just east of downtown, across the street from a vacant home that he says won’t rent because of all the gang activity in the neighborhood.

Wichita Had Good Dick

Marianna Palka might punch me in the face if I describe her as an indie ingénue—at least that’s the vibe she exudes in Good Dick, the film she wrote, directed, and co-produced alongside boyfriend Jason Ritter.

The Greatest Show on Earth

Just before dawn, the train rolls into town. Posters announcing arrival have been up for days. Instead of sugarplums, children weave dreams guided by an infamous and insidious ringmaster. The carousel runs backwards and a calliope can be heard in the distance. That’s right, the circus has hit town.

GARDEN OF EDEN

In the strange, artsy town of Lucas, Kansas lies a strange, artsy residence called the Cabin Home in the Garden of Eden.

     
 
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