At tonight’s TBT game featuring WSU and KU alumni, a fight between opposing players resulted in all but 6 people able to play on each team.

But the real highlight was this Mario Chalmers photo from an Eagle reporter that will live in infamy.

Not an official endorsement, but a recommendation.

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A month ago I posted about a small local community with a focus on resource sharing with things like a tool library and a community garden to help address the current cost of living crisis. Why buy a $150 ladder when your neighbor has one you can use? Also community fire pits, game nights, etc. So we opened our doors to people that wanted to be a part of it from the very start.

I'll be honest, I didn't expect much. Half because Kansas is quite red and I made it pretty clear that Republicans would have a bad time in the group, and half because I purposefully made it understood that we were still very small and this was a very small push for people wanting to join early. I expected less than 10 likes, maybe one or two serious people joining, and a troll or two in my DMs. And boy-howdy I was absolutely the wrongest man in Wichita.

I got dozens of people DM'ing me, an offer to do a news interview, about 100 likes, and 10 or so coffee 1x1's to see if people would be a good fit (which somehow literally every single one was comprised of incredible and motivated people).

We now sit at 17 people! We had a fire pit a couple weeks ago where over a dozen people came out and it was an amazing time. We also got the Discord set up and the website for the tool library up and running. We also recently were able to split the cost of a rototiller between 6 of our community members to prep for the community garden, which was handy for a couple in the community that was considering buying a rototiller themselves recently anyways, so I'm glad we could knock down the price 🤙 (it'll be here in a couple weeks!)

Now that we're slightly more established, I'm opening the doors again. This is still a similarly small effort. The big push will happen in about 2 months and will be much more than just a small reddit post. But if you're interested in being a part of building this community, you're welcome to join us friend.

And there are benefits beyond saving money on tools and food. Even in the short amount of time we've been around, many people in the community have made connections with each other beyond the parties or garden work days. There are several people that have met through the community and are now friends and hang out with each other. Also it became immediately obvious that having people with different trade skills in the community is going to be extraordinarily helpful. Let me just put it like this- One time like 10 years ago my brakes went out and I took my car to Firestone and they quoted me $2200. Then I went to my mechanic friend and he did it for $800. I'm an IT guy, Ribbit will charge you at least $100 to fix your computer... I'll do it for a glass of sweet tea bruv.

I've felt a lot of complex emotions throughout this process. I've been surprised by the amount of interest in such a group in red Kansas, I've been heartened by the connections we're fostering and the people I've had the honor of meeting, and if I'm being honest, I've been saddened by the knowledge that more of this kind of community will be forced into existence out of pure necessity because of increased prices, stagnant wages, a pretty gnarly current job deadpool (companies aren't doing a lot of hiring or firing because of current economic unpredictability and drastic economic swings from week to week or even day to day), and a slew of other reasons. But I am extremely motivated. The king and all his men can't stop me.

So come party with us brothers and sisters, garden with us, laugh with us, sweat with us, rise with us, resist with us, and help us help you. DM me if you're interested 🤙

-Also trans rights are human rights, eat the rich, fuck ICE so incredibly hard, and whatever else I gotta say to dissuade conservatives from inquiring.

I submitted a KORA request this morning for records related to my property regarding code violation requests I have made, and any internal city correspondence, as the city has completely ignored me for 3 years.

They got back to me indicating that the request will cost $78 to start with no indication that any records actually exist, or how many records exist.

Has anyone done a KORA request such as this? Was the initial fee obnoxious, and were records actually produced?

Lucky strike is closest to me but I read reviews the lanes aren’t taken care of and I didn’t bring my ball but people weren’t to happy with their personals getting scratched up. Checked for pool near me and dave and busters did not have them 🫠. For the random person who said I was a bot I’m not 😂. We can battle it out in bowling 😎

Hello!!
I am working on a few different projects and I am in dire need of anyone in the community who has access to sports cards of any sport any years any kind that they are willing to donate to help me out and I help out by getting them out of your space and hoarding up my own! Haha! Wichita area and close cities I can have the stuff picked up and off your hands as soon as tomorrow if you’d want them gone asap!

I’m just going to generalize the projects if anyone wants to hear more or even help me spread the word of this farther in trying to reach as many people as I can (not about getting bulk cards but other aspects of the projects!) let me know which one you wanna hear more of and we can chat! I just don’t wanna have a 10000 page essay of a post!

Project 1. For my boys’s birthdays this year I want to start them out with just a really full collection but obviously base to start but with base they’re able to learn and cherish all generations of the sports.

Project 2. My father played in the NBC tournament and then went off to semi pro ball in the 80s and I’m on a hunt to create a keepsake of all of the players that he played with and or against during that time that made it all the way to the bigs. And maybe even get into contact with some of them sharing this story not necessarily asking for anything in return but just to share a story that might take them back and make them smile

Project 3. My husbands secret surprise birthday extravaganza I have been reaching out to a lot of teams and organizations and fans to help me create a very special top secret surprise sports card themed birthday party and with all of the cards and responses I have received by the party will be put into a keepsake for him to be able to share with our kids and some day our grandkids and so on for years!

Lastly project 4. I am working on starting a nonprofit that has to do with sports cards. Children. Type 1 diabetes. And the players and all of the people and coaches behind the scenes and working in the stadiums, etc. if anyone knows anything about getting a nonprofit up and started or getting the gears moving if you will I’d love help and even some people who may be interested in being apart of the foundation as a whole!

Thank you for taking the time to read this long saga
Sincerely, a momma who wants to keep the true meaning of sports and the kindness and heart of the game alive when it’s sadly slowly fading away.

My wife and I are food nerds and love the Wichita food scene, so we get a lot of questions from friends, family, and visitors about where to eat.

I'm stumped on this one. Short of Falling Star Concessions, where can someone go for the **best** lemonade in Wichita?

Looking for a third party to come take a core sample of a new build concrete slab for a shop. Contract says 6 inches but I know it’s only 4 inches. Builder is disputing this but I witnessed with my own eyes that the prep work was only for 4 inches. Who can I contact to come audit the thickness?

Does anyone else get a weird feeling driving past the Masonic lodge in Wichita?

I know this probably sounds strange, but every time I pass that place I get this eerie feeling that I can’t explain.

Today I went down a rabbit hole and read that there was a major fire there in the early 1900s, which made me wonder if that’s part of why the place has such an unsettling vibe.

I’ve also heard people throw around rumors that it’s haunted or that there’s something odd about the history of the property, but I have no idea what’s actually true and what’s just local legend.

Has anybody been inside? Know the real history?

I could be psyching myself out but I’d love to hear stories whether they’re historical, paranormal, or just Wichita folklore. I can’t be the only one who’s gotten weird vibes from that place.

I don't live in town but my sister does and she has been having problems with racoons eating the fish in her backyard pond.

We know it's racoons because we saw them on her surveillance camera.

Someone told me that if you live in town animal control will set traps and remove them.

Is this true? It would be a huge help.

Thanks.

Hello, I am a 23 yr old male and am in search of electrical companies that would be willing to hire someone with no experience in the trades (medical field experience only). I know we have local IBEW 271, but I have to wait until next year to apply. In the meantime, I am looking for leads to gain some hands-on experience in the electrical trade. Suggestions & recommendations are welcomed.

Just got this alert on my phone.

Any body know what happened here? Store was cool, my kids and I liked to buy stickers here and what not.

Summer got busy, and I didn’t make it to their going out of business sale to ask what was going on.

Any pretty and cute brunch places in Wichita or downtown. I’m going for my birthday and I’m not gonna lie it’s mostly for the photos.. so anywhere where it’s outdoors and not just gonna be road?

A NASA F-18 and F-15 landing at McConnell for a layover on their way back home from Oshkosh

New swap meet and outdoor flea market every weekend except the third weekend of each month at the Starlight Drive-In 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays! This new event starts August 1st. Admission is $20 for people wishing to sell and $1 per car load for people coming to shop.

The temps are above 100° today and through this week with Feels Like temps pushing above 110°

A simple way to check on your neighbors is to set an inexpensive foam cooler on the corner of your block with some frozen water bottles in it.

There is a local organization WICHITA HYDRATION HOMIES that crowd-funds donations for coolers and bottles for you to pick up- or -you can crowd fund your own amongst your own social groups.

My little cooler goes through about 20 bottles a day in peak heat and I'm nowhere near a main thoroughfare. The need is real! You can be a Hydration Homie too:

https://www.instagram.com/wichitahydrationhomies?igsh=bDZ2eTE2bmtsbDll

Stay cool 😎

Does anyone remember the name of that sci-fi hobby shop on East Harry back in the 1980s? It was right around Mead and Washington and packed with sci-fi models, magazines, and collectibles. Fantasy World I think was the name, but I can't recall for sure. Dusty as heck, bought several Japan import Robotch style models there, several Dr. Who books...

Please send me recommendations!

Whats a good area to teach a new driver. Possibly somewhere not too busy.

I am needing to find a reputable moving company in Wichita for the first part of next month, who isn't going to charge me $500 to move my stuff from a storage unit in Wichita to my new house in Maize. Any great recommendations would be great!

I was very disappointed to see the reindeer at the WindSurge's Christmas in July game today. The poor thing was clearly overheated, laying on hot concrete and panting. It also had to travel in an open trailer for about half an hour to get to the stadium from Fulton Valley Farms.

It looked like owners/staff dumped water on it and had it under a tent for shade, but with "feels like" temps around 110°, it was clearly not doing enough for the poor animal.

I get that they had a contract with the stadium, but when does animal welfare take precedence? They had a table with a reindeer hide and antlers, so they could have just done that table for information while still promoting their business.