→ August 3, 2010
What’s happening this Top City Thursday – we’ve got the info… From July 1 – September 30, 2010, downtown is the happening place to be on Thursday nights. From 5pm to 8pm stores are open, restaurants are open, street musicians are performing… and there’s free parking. Brought to you by Downtown Topeka Inc. and seveneightfive magazine, Top City Thursday is [...]
→ July 30, 2010
Fully-clothed men and women dancing, moving, flowing, and undulating their hips, chest, and arms in ancient movements to the rhythms of hand drums and rolling songs. Belly Dance. And no, “fully-clothed” wasn’t a typo. The dance form started in other cultures as a fully-clothed type of dance, said Neferet owner of Tara’s Grace in Topeka. [...]
→ July 28, 2010
Like most people, I’m wrong sometimes. Actually, I’m wrong quite a bit. I’m woman enough to admit it, and I can say that I was wrong about Gatekeeper Hobbies before this interview. What I expected to walk in and find was a store full of comic book bins, a throwback to the 80’s and the [...]
→ June 24, 2010
Anthony Bush, chief photographer at the Topeka Capital-Journal, is stepping away from his photojournalism gig for a Saturday morning to lead a group of photographers in capturing artful photographs in downtown Topeka. The free event is part of the Worldwide Photo Walk, an international contest that has 829 walks in the works so far and [...]
→ June 18, 2010
The American Solar Challenge is a competition to design, build and drive solar-powered cars, in a 1100 mile cross country time/distance rally event. The 17 college teams, from 4 countries, will follow a route from Oklahoma to Illinois, starting Sunday in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This route has been chosen to combine pieces of old routes [...]
→ June 1, 2010
T-Town Tweet Up is swarming the bars with Twitter fanatics (and lovers of beer). Last month, #tttu was at the Dutch Goose, where over 40 people came out to visit at the bar and bring social media to a truly social setting. Bonus, those who came and tweeted got a ticket for a free soft [...]
→ May 19, 2010
Lushious Lucy puts on her skates—black quads, old-school—before a Capital City Crushers practice at Sk8away. Her striped socks come up to her knees, underneath a pair of heavy-duty kneepads that look able to withstand a pretty serious beating, and probably already have. Roller derby is tough work, after all. “I never really was an athlete [...]
→ February 6, 2010
Laughing Matters TCTA’s Own Improvisational Comedy Company Live entertainment, cheaper than a movie…and you can drink! Join the fastest growing audience in Topeka for a night of fast-paced improvisational comedy that you won’t forget. LAUGHING MATTERS is packing the house and is a Topeka favorite. Each show is a blend of outrageous comedy sketches and [...]
