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Entries Tagged as 'Delano Wichita'

All eyes on Delano

June 4th, 2009

Well ok, almost forty pairs of eyes on Delano. Some of the images from the recent Photo Walk:
Ken’s blog
Ken’s six year old son Wesley’s view
Leftwinglucy’s blog
Darrin’s blog

We have nothing to lose but our pajamas

April 30th, 2009

Why do we blog? Are we just in it for the Internet Millions™ or is there something more important at work? John B. has some interesting thoughts to chew on.
Karen, at Delano Wichita has some thoughts along the same lines.

Mapping Delano

April 21st, 2009

Where does it begin? Where does it end? There is a there there, but where is it?

Going hippie

April 4th, 2009

Want to be a part of a commune? Karen has your starter kit. She claims it’s really about building better neighborhoods but those of us who lived through the sixties still react to the word with a shudder and flashbacks to macrame tables and over use of the phrase “far out.”

Ride the Bus Day comes another day

March 30th, 2009

Snowzilla moved Wichitans For Better Public Transport proposed Ride the Bus Day to this coming Saturday. Karen has a suggestion that would help new riders and fix the problem of the odd graphic puzzle the City of Wichita’s web site calls its Route Maps.

Problem? What Problem?

March 13th, 2009

Neighborhoods are known by how they look. That may be fair, it may not be fair, but its true. Delano has a problem.

A Farmer’s market for Delano

March 9th, 2009

That’s what she said.

Out of car experiences

March 5th, 2009

The Delano options for carless travel.

Perhaps if they were brightly lit digital creations

February 27th, 2009

A opportunity to see the wide variety of murals in the Delano District. Apparently that kind of display is now against the rules. Unless you get, like an exemption, or something.

The Mr. Rogers Primer

February 27th, 2009

Instructions on how to be neighborly. Seriously.

Ohhh Yeaahhh….

February 19th, 2009

How to make a sad situation a bit sweeter.

Viva Delano

February 18th, 2009

Trying to maintain the integrity of a community, visually as well as economically, is a never ending task. It’s even harder when certain groups want exemptions.

The Delano Project

February 18th, 2009

There is link about neighborhood building you should check out. Expect much more from Karen about this, and soon.

Plans for her piece of the Stimulus package

February 16th, 2009

The Delano Bodega.

Resources for difficult situations

February 12th, 2009

When tough times hit its nice to know where you can go to get helpful information.

More information on Angel Food

February 10th, 2009

A website that suggests weekly menus based on the content of each month’s box.

Pronouncing Delano

February 9th, 2009

I didn’t even know it was a controversy. Now we must wonder, what does the world think of Wichita and it’s inability to agree on the pronunciation of its neighborhoods and streets?

Wrecked landmark leads to new blogger

February 4th, 2009

Friends University has two stone walls that flank the east entrance to their campus. Oh, wait. Make that one stone wall that flanks the east entrance to their campus.
In Delano Wichita’s concise and up-to-date coverage (complete with compelling lede!) a link is provided to Erin Wolfe’s blog. Douglas and Main is glad they stumbled upon [...]

Taking turns burying the lede

February 2nd, 2009

Delano Wichita points out that the most important information in the Delano Dispatch may be on its fourth, and final, page.
That this information is reserved till the fifth paragraph of the post does not lesson its importance.
Hint: It’s a way for everyone to have access to cheaper groceries.

Final Friday: Delano Style

January 30th, 2009

A list of places to visit on the west end of the festivities. Karen also points to one of the great mysteries of our age, artists on MySpace.

The Obama – Delano connection

January 29th, 2009

Yes, there is one.