Meddys opens downtown this weekend with a bar, a big patio and food served super late

Each time he opens another Meddys, Alex Harb tries to make it better than its predecessor. His original, which opened at 7906 E. Harry in 2014, had awkward seats and paper plates. When he opened his second 21st and Greenwich in 2016, he added designer tiles and a fancy outdoor patio with a stone fire place. On Saturday, Harb will show of… Read Article

New call center to hire 30 to 50 employees initially and 100 to 125 in second year

Washington-based Receivables Performance Management signed a lease on Tuesday to open a new call center at the Ruffin Building at 9111 E. Douglas. “The whole working with people in Wichita I found to be quite refreshing,” says founder and CEO Howard George. “It’s been a very positive experience.” RPM… Read Article

Last visible sign of Coleman Co. activity in downtown Wichita is disappearing

The last visible sign of Coleman Co. activity in downtown Wichita is disappearing. The Coleman Factory Outlet and Museum at 235 N. St. Francis has closed, and the store is now empty. Its products will now be for sale at what was supposed to be a temporary outlet store in west Wichita at the former OfficeMax building at 2414 N. Mai… Read Article

Jerry’s Bar & Grill under contract; buyers want public’s help deciding what to open

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected]  November 28, 2018 05:00 AM   There’s a chance a longtime favorite west-Wichita haunt could reopen. Matt Hiatt and Darren Greiving have the former Jerry’s Bar & Grill under contract and expect to close on the purchase in January. They’re n… Read Article

A popular Wichita barbecue restaurant is moving today

If you’re craving Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q, wait until Wednesday to visit the location at 47th and Broadway. The restaurant will be closed today — Tuesday, Nov. 27 — while it moves to a new building just 100 feet away. T.D. O’Connell, who owns the Hog Wild chain, is moving the restaurant he’s run for 16 years at 662 E. 47th St. South to the form… Read Article

Independent Ace Hardware owners take ‘big step’ with new, expanded south-side store

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 21, 2018 05:00 AM   Greg Paul has a plan to make sure his already more than half-century-old Ace Hardware will be around “for a long, long time for Wichita.” By spring, the store will be open in new, expanded space that Paul and his wife, Sheila, will… Read Article

A peek into the final hectic hours before the new Nifty Nut House opens

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 19, 2018 05:00 AM  UPDATED — On Sunday, with less than 16 hours before the Nifty Nut House opened in its new, expanded space, Head Nut Steve Jahn was slightly less jolly than Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. “All the elves are driving me nuts,” Jahn said as … Read Article

Local Roasters opens in Douglas Design District

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 16, 2018 02:42 PM  Former Spice Merchant head roaster Colby Short and his soon-to-be stepfather-in-law, Jason Gardner, opened the retail side of their new Local Roasters coffee business on Friday. There’s no sign yet, though, so for now they’re going to have to… Read Article

Derby asks and Dunkin’ delivers with a new restaurant

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 16, 2018 05:00 AM   After “lots of requests to come to Derby,” Dan Day and his father, Doug, will open a Dunkin’ there in March. “This should be the first Next Generation Dunkin . . . in Kansas,” Dan Day says. The restaurant will be in a freestanding ne… Read Article

Occidental Management to convert turn-of-the-century icehouse into offices

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 14, 2018 05:00 AM   UPDATED — Even before Occidental Management’s renovation of Union Station is complete, the company is taking on another nearby building to refurbish and expand. “This particular building was the icehouse building,” Occidental… Read Article

Half Price Books to finally start selling in addition to buying

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 14, 2018 02:23 PM   Half Price Books has been buying books and other items from the public since early October, but now the new store at Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock Road is opening so customers can start buying, too. The first 100 shoppers on Thursday, Friday, Saturda… Read Article

Horton’s Carpets to open second west-side store

BY CARRIE RENGERS [email protected] November 13, 2018 05:00 AM   Horton’s Carpets has had so much success with its store near Maple and Ridge Road, it’s opening a second west-side store at NewMarket North just north of NewMarket Square on Maize Road. Co-owner Jesse Sauer says that area hasn’t had its own sp… Read Article