Patrice Pike, former front woman of Sister Seven and solo artist that Billboard dubbed “one of the finest up and coming contemporary rock singers in America” is coming to little ol’ Topeka, to a favorite Midwest stop: the former Varsity Blues, which recently underwent a change in ownership to be re-christened the College Hill Tavern. [...]

In the classic 1986 movie “Crossroads,” Willie Brown tells his young protégé, “Lightning Boy” Martone, what he believes to be the essence of the blues when he utters the line, “the blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad.” Many have found that blues music has the ability to tap into the darker region [...]

Alice C. Sabatini at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library | A continuation of the show “Convergence,” with sculpture by Jim Brothers, paintings and collage by Louis Copt and photography and installation by Daniel W. Coburn. It runs through September 3. Art Guild Gallery, The Topeka Art Guild & Gallery (5331 SW 22nd Place– Fairlawn [...]

Back in March of this year, Topeka was riding high on the “Google, Kansas” wave.   Internet powerhouse Google was looking for a city to test their new broadband initiative and the organization Think Big Topeka asked the city’s residents to petition the internet giant.   Thousands of Topekans took the up challenge and helped to gain [...]