Another new business has plans to build at the growing Kellogg and Webb intersection

There’s another new business coming to the ever-expanding southeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road. Wichita’s second Discount Tire is going to open in 7,000 square feet next to the new Groves Retail Liquor store. “It’s another great national tenant for that corner,” says Stephen Clark II&nbs… Read Article

A new kitchen is opening at Clifton Square, but food isn’t on the menu

There’s a new kind of kitchen opening in Clifton Square, but it won’t serve food. T-shirts are on the menu for the new T-shirt Kitchen. Wicked Stitch owner Angela Hull is opening the business in half of her existing space there because there’s going to be a new emphasis on T-shirt creations. “It’s going to b… Read Article

Silver Linings can be found at NewMarket Square

Jennifer Browning loves the idea of a silver lining behind every cloud so much that she’s named a business after the idea. She’s opening Silver Linings Clothing Boutique next month at NewMarket Square at 21st and Maize Road. “I felt like this was my silver lining for my future,” Browning says. She’s relocating her shop from Iowa.… Read Article

Look what shipping containers are going to be used for next downtown Wichita project

Tom George knows apartments. He converted the former Kellogg and Sunnyside elementary schools into apartments. For his latest development, though, he took an idea from a friend. George is getting ready to open eight apartments made from shipping containers at 430 S. Pattie, which is across from his Kellogg apartments. &ldq… Read Article

Jeweler to move to larger showroom with bridal area and coffee and wine bar

You wouldn’t necessarily think that a jewelry store owner would want another jewelry store close by, but James Smits says it makes sense. He and his wife, Monica, own Aspen Boutique along with the center it’s in at the northwest corner of Douglas and Oliver, which is called Aspen Plaza. They’re now welcoming n… Read Article

New Mexican-style restaurant franchise coming to Wichita with at least three sites

The California Tortilla franchise, or CalTort as it’s known, is coming to Wichita with several restaurants. The first will be in the former Dickey’s Barbecue Pit space at the Village at Greenwich at 21st and Greenwich. Mark Poling and his family are opening the business. He’s a former UPS … Read Article

Longtime clothing shop to follow its former neighbor to Cambridge Market

Cambridge Market has landed another longtime Normandie business. Like its former neighbor the Seafood Shop, Ann’s Fashions is leaving Normandie at Central and Woodlawn for Cambridge Market at 21st and Webb Road. “I need more space,” says Lisa Reiter. “I would like to spread out.” The sto… Read Article

Do the math: Mathnasium franchisee is adding a second center

One Mathnasium plus one more is soon going to once again equal two of the math learning centers for the Wichita market. Previous Mathnasium franchisees had centers at NewMarket Square and the Waterfront. They sold the west-side one to Rick Conklin, who in 2017 moved it across the 21st and Maize Road intersection to near the southeast corner, an… Read Article

Broadway Plaza anchor tenant to move to Ruffin Building to make room for hotel

UPDATED — As Sudha Tokala marches forward with her plans for a more than $125 million medical and trade school complex downtown, the last of the tenants in her Broadway Plaza at the southwest corner of Douglas and Broadway are vacating the building. That includes longtime anchor tenant the Specialists Group, which … Read Article

Another business takes more space at the Wichita Center for the Performing Arts

By Carrie Rengers Dance Kinetics owner Andrea Dimmen, center, is expanding her studio space at the Wichita Center for the Performing Arts. Courtesy photo Longtime ballerina Andrea Dimmen dipped her toe, so to speak, into the world of owning a dance business last fall. She began by renting a small space for her Dance Kinetics at the Wichi… Read Article

There’s another change coming to the hot Ridge Road corridor between Maple and Kellogg

By Carrie Rengers A decade ago, a consortium of partners associated with South Ridge LLC approached Fisher Lumber Co. about acquiring its property near Taft and Ridge Road. “We thought it was a logical extension of what we already own next door,” says Dan Unruh of InSite Real Estate Group. “We decided to reach out to them when we fi… Read Article

90,000-square-foot retailer is the latest business to help transform Kellogg and Webb

By: Carrie Rengers   The southeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road is undergoing a major transformation, and another big piece is now a done deal. Floor & Decor is expected to open this fall in the 90,000-square-foot one-time Builders Square space at 9609 E. Kellogg across from Costco. The national chain, which is expected… Read Article

Get a sneak peek at a new national clothing chain for Wichita

Get a sneak peek at a new national clothing chain for Wichita By Carrie Rengers   Wichita’s Duluth Trading Co. opens     Wichita’s new Duluth Trading Co. is having a soft opening on Thursday, March 14 and a grand opening March 21. Duluth is one of several new stores opening at Greenwich… Read Article

New Hilton Garden Inn lands an unexpected tenant; one broker says, ‘I’m impressed’

By Carrie Rengers Sumit Patel, pictured, and his father, Mitesh, have landed a Starbucks for their Hilton Garden Inn at Douglas and Topeka. The full-service Starbucks won’t have a drive-through, but the Patels are working with the city to try to get a couple of 5-minute parking spots out front. Carrie Rengers Th… Read Article

A restaurant chain new to Wichita will open in the west-side space where Tommy’s was

By Carrie Rengers  By mid-fall, the former west-side Jimmie’s Diner space will be home to Wichita’s first Pizza Ranch restaurant and fun zone, which will be similar to this one from out of state. Courtesy photo The former Tommy’s space at 21st and Tyler is going to be hom… Read Article

This new franchise coming to restaurant row on South Ridge Road won’t have food

Today, the properties around and along South Ridge Road between Maple and Kellogg are swamped with businesses, including so many restaurants it could be known as restaurant row. However, in 1985, the area was deserted, and Tim and Maureen Wilbeck took a gamble on a new Wilbeck Chiropractic office at 455 S. Ridge Road.“There was nothing,” M… Read Article

Sudha Tokala seeks more than $12 million in city help for downtown development Read more here: http

By Carrie Rengers March 01, 2019 02:44 PM   Downtown buildings may become a school Sudha Tokala, the pharmacist who has been on something of a downtown building buying spree, has purchased another property and is now sharing a small glimpse into her plans for four buildings. UPDATED &md… Read Article

New Groves Retail Liquor store starts another transformation at Kellogg and Webb Road

BY CARRIE RENGERS   JANUARY 23, 2019 05:00 AM   Much like Costco transformed the northeast corner of Kellogg and Webb Road, a number of things are about to happen that will transform the southeast corner. “We’ll have several things to announce, including a major tena… Read Article

These new buildings will seem like retail developments but that’s not what they’ll be

BY CARRIE RENGERS   JANUARY 16, 2019 05:00 AM   This may look like a new retail development, but it’s actually a storage unit with garage doors in the middle of two sides of the building for cars to have secured entry and easy access to elevators. Greenville, S.C.-based Centennial American P… Read Article

Another familiar face is coming to the Spaghetti Works District downtown

By Carrie Rengers   The latest tenant to sign a lease in the Spaghetti Works District is another familiar face. Eric Fisher plans to open his fourth salon there. “This was a no-brainer for us,” Fisher said in a statement. “I’m so proud to see the way downtown Wichita has developed and embraced local pride. It truly has … Read Article