Construction to begin soon on Goddard hotel, aquatics center

  A destination development project in Goddard is ramping up. And construction on the first phase is expected to start in the coming weeks. Stevens-Wisconsin Construction Corp. has pulled four commercial building permits valued at more than $27.8 million to build a Crowne Plaza Hotel, aquatics and wellness center and two accessory buildings. These are the first pie… Read Article

ARC Physical Therapy Plus to open second clinic

ARC, which stands for Athletic and Rehabilitation Center, already has a clinic on the west side on Taft between Ridge and Dugan. | Julie Mah The Wichita Eagle BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle ARC Physical Therapy Plus is working on its second Wichita clinic. “It’s really been driven by the demand of the customers,&… Read Article

Dean & Deluca cafe to open at the Shops at Tallgrass this fall Read more here: http://www.kansas.co

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle  For all the years that Wichita native Leslie Rudd owned Dean & Deluca, Wichitans hoped that he’d bring one of the upscale grocery stores here. Now, less than a year after Rudd sold the business to Thailand-based Pace Development Corp., the store is going to o… Read Article

Firehouse Subs to open at Regency Lakes

Franchisees Andrew and Megan Reece, who opened the Wichita area’s first Firehouse Subs at Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock Road in 2013, plan another Firehouse Subs at a new strip center in Regency Lakes at 21st and Greenwich. (July 19, 2015) | Julie Mah The Wichita Eagle BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle   The developers buildin… Read Article

Ethan Allen Design Center opens at Waterfront Plaza on Saturday

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle Wichita’s new Ethan Allen Design Center is opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Waterfront Plaza at the northwest corner of 13th and Webb Road where Whole Foods Market is. The business, which bills itself as a design house, offers free design services. Customers can se… Read Article

Barroco Mexican Grill and Derby Pita Pit open

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle A couple of new restaurants that Have You Heard? reported on previously are now open. Barroco Mexican Grill opened on Wednesday in the former Kobe Steak House of Japanspace at 2330 N. Maize Road. Like so many restaurants, Barroco opened a few months later than expected. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily for now, though … Read Article

O’Reilly Auto Parts to open near 37th and Woodlawn

O’Reilly Auto Parts to open near 37th and Woodlawn   Screenshot courtesy of corporate.oreillyauto.com BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle O’Reilly Auto Parts is in the process of opening its 12th store in Wichita. This one will be in 7,100 square feet at 6505 E. 37th St. North, which is in the Brush Cr… Read Article

Lululemon Athletica to open in Shops at Tallgrass this summer

BY CARRIE RENGERS The Wichita Eagle More than a year ago, Have You Heard? reported that the fact that Lululemon Athleticahad a couple of trunk shows here gave hope that Wichita would land one of the stores. Now, it has, though it’s in the form of a showroom and not a traditional store. The Vancouver-based chain of … Read Article