Just down the main drag from the Whiting Cafe stands this classic old gas station. Needs a little work, but it’s a beauty.
More from Whiting Makeover
The Whiting Cafe makeover was completed on Sunday and the restaurant was scheduled to reopen this morning at 6 a.m. This makeover is the pilot project for We Kan! The organization plans to create a We Kan Bank with a website that will connect “accounts of need” with “accounts of support.” It’s all a part …
New Eyes
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Kansas Explorers Club tent at the Kansas Sampler Festival, Leavenworth NEW EYES How do we see our state? Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Like everything else in our lives, how we perceive Kansas is how we experience it. If you think that Kansas has …
Shake It Up
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Nighttime hula-hooping SHAKE IT UP We’re winding down the old year; 2010 is on deck. New Year’s is one of the no-hassle holidays. No hustle, no bustle, no shopping, no gifts, it’s just the Rose Bowl Parade and football games beamed at us from the …
The Sound of Sand
Several people have suggested that I should’ve posted an obvious link to my KTWU appearance/video. I can only do self-promotion so far before I start to gag, but OK, in case you missed it, here’s my commentary “The Sound of Sand” which aired on the pilot for “I’ve Got Issues” last Thursday evening. Another piece …
New TV Show
Hey, following Sunflower Journeys (7 p.m.) this Thursday evening, the pilot for “I’ve Got Issues“ will air at 7:30 p.m. This is KTWU’s new community affairs program – and that community is their viewing area, which is about the eastern quarter of Kansas. There will be a segment on the Whiting Cafe makeover with video …
S & A Cafe
A few weeks ago when I went to Whiting, I stopped in Holton on the way back and had lunch at the S&A Downtown Cafe. I had a BLT (not pictured) and … … a piece of strawberry pie. It was good.
Netawaka
Just a few miles from (the now famous) Whiting in Jackson County, is the small community of Netawaka (pop. 170). I cruised through town a few weeks ago. U.S. Post Office, Netawaka. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Netawaka.
We Kan – And We Are
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: WE KAN – AND WE ARE It was a Kansas moment, one that made me feel flat-out proud of my fellow Kansans. I stood inside the Whiting Café, watching new windows go in, the ceiling being painted, the stove being degreased. Nearly everything had been …
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Whiting Post Office. Whiting is a town of 206 people in northern Jackson County.
Scrape your Plate
This snazzy new mural was added on Friday at the cafe in Whiting. READ MARCI PENNER’S UPDATE ON THE PROJECT. *** **