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Elizabeth Beugelsdyk closes a cupboard after looking at the silver in an estate
sale she is running for the business she owns with her cousin called L&L
Family Estate Sales.

14 years, 3 self-started businesses later

Jenna Farhat, Reporter May 4, 2017

After dropping out of high school at age 17, beginning college at age 36 and starting three of her own businesses, Liz Beugelsdyk didn’t imagine she would be preparing to graduate with a business administration...

Senior Arely Navarette poses in front of the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.

No politics to it

Kylie Cameron, Reporter May 4, 2017

Growing up, senior Arely Navarrete could always hear the noise of the television in her house that was usually set to a news station. While this may seem like a miniscule childhood memory, Navarette credits...

Best of Wichita: The great escape

Best of Wichita: The great escape

Brennen Smith, Reporter April 22, 2017

Standing in the lobby area of Wichita Room Escape, it’s hard not to notice the writing on the walls. Hundreds of names in black marker next to times decorate the walls in every nook and cranny. There...

Cashier Vanessa Vazquez weighs out a half pound of the Nifty Nut House’s tropical mix for a customer on Tuesday evening. The Nifty Nut House is a third generation family-owned business that was established in 1937.

Best of Wichita: Nifty Nut House continues to have best treats

Aliyah Funschelle, Reporter April 22, 2017

Nifty Nut House has the best treats in Wichita, voters in this year's Best of Wichita Guide said.  Nifty Nut House, located in downtown Wichita, has been in business for more than 72 years. They were...

Best of Wichita: Dempsey's Biscuit Co. creates best new restaurant

Best of Wichita: Dempsey’s Biscuit Co. creates best new restaurant

Nick Beach, Reporter April 21, 2017

With all of the fast food chains and sports bar type restaurants being so common in Wichita Dempsey’s Biscuit Co. burst onto the scene with a new style. Extravagant fried chicken sandwiches along...

A burger and sweet potato fries from Dempsey's.

Best of Wichita: Dempsey’s Burger Pub challenges food scene

Brennen Smith, Reporter April 21, 2017

Ever craved a burger with some coffee under the bun? Dempsey’s Burger Pub will be serving a burger with boneshaker espresso rub sometime soon, because the Reverie Espresso Burger is one of their most...

Lauren, Luke and Lindsay O’Neal (left to right) enjoy dinner with their parents at Knolla’s Pizza’s east location at Central and Oliver on Tuesday evening. Knolla’s Pizza first opened in Orlando, Florida in 1981 then came to Wichita in 1988.

Best of Wichita: Knolla’s voted best pizza for third year

Grant Cohen, Sports Editor April 21, 2017

For the third consecutive year, Knolla’s Pizza was voted as the best pizza in Wichita. With 27 percent of the votes, Knolla’s beat out Ziggy’s Pizza (23 percent) and Picasso’s Pizzeria (22 percent). Having...

Best of Wichita: Do not miss out on these doughnuts

Best of Wichita: Do not miss out on these doughnuts

Evan Pflugradt and Sam Belsan April 21, 2017

Satisfyingly tasteful cake doughnuts, airy yeast doughnuts and sweet, savory glaze are in abundance in Wichita. But the top spot in Wichita? That’s enough to tear Kansas’ largest city into a twist. The...

A barista serves a cappuccino at Reverie. Reverie roast all their coffee in house.

Best of Wichita: Come for the coffee, stay for the community at Reverie Coffee Roasters

Matt Hopper, Reporter April 21, 2017

About eight minutes away from campus, Reverie Coffee Roasters is no hidden secret. The red-painted brick building — with a rustic, cozy interior — is a setting known to many. Reverie is one of the...

Best of Wichita: Saul gravy at Doo-Dah Diner

Best of Wichita: Saul gravy at Doo-Dah Diner

Chance Swaim, News Editor April 21, 2017

Brutus killed Caesar. And if food wars were a real thing, The Brutus — a tower of chicken-fried steak, hash browns, and sausage gravy, topped with eggs — would plot the justified assassination of the...

Fairmount college of Liberal Arts and Sciences was named the best college.

Best of Wichita: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gets best college nod

Sam Belsan, Reporter April 21, 2017

The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) was selected as this year’s Best College at Wichita State. With more than 350 respondents, LAS received 41 percent of the votes. Supporting...

A variety of rings ranging from $3,599 to $19,999 at Helzberg Diamonds in Town East.

Cuts, color, cost – engagement ring tips

Matt Cooper, Reporter April 2, 2017

In Kansas it is thirteen varied shades of green outside, which means spring is here and with it comes wedding season. Amongst the choices for bridesmaids and groomsmen, amid the vanilla, marble and...

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