March tends to mark an uptick in homebuying activity in the Wichita area, with sales typically peaking in May, June, July and August. With housing in shorter supply, buying a home in the Wichita area looks different these days than it did even just five years ago. Listings are down, and there are fewer sales. […]
Wichita Journalism Collaborative
The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is an alliance of 11 media organizations and community groups formed to support and enhance quality local journalism. In addition to The Wichita Beacon, the collaborative includes: The Active Age, The Community Voice, The Journal (Kansas Leadership Center), KMUW, KSN-TV, The Sunflower, The Wichita Eagle, the Wichita Public Library, Planeta Venus and The Elliott School of Communication at Wichita State University.
Posted inCivic Engagement
Wichita joins City Bureau’s Documenters Network to bridge the gap between the public and public meetings
Members of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative, The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), and the Wichita Foundation are partnering with City Bureau, a nonprofit civic journalism lab, to bring the Documenters Network to Wichita. The new participatory journalism initiative is making public meetings more transparent and accessible, training and paying Wichita residents to access the information they need to actualize the change they wish […]
Posted inHousing
A Wichita young professional dreams of living downtown, but it’s tough to overcome high rents
Kyle Ritterbush is one of the young, entrepreneurial professionals Wichita politicians talk so much about wanting to keep. At just 20 years old, he started his video production business last year after graduating high school. He wants to grow it – hiring someone part-time, taking on bigger projects – all while here in Wichita. On the side, […]
Posted inEnvironment, Wichita Journalism Collaborative
‘Ignored’: Activist challenges new environmental justice center to represent Black community
Mary Dean, president of Black Women Empowered in Wichita, Inc., and Kansas Justice Advocate, Inc., spoke out at an event at Wichita State for the new Heartland Environmental Justice Center. Dean said, “I couldn’t sit here any longer and listen to this.” “I’m just tired of hearing the same old thing that large groups or […]
Posted inKansas State Government, Local Government, Wichita Journalism Collaborative
‘Nothing to fear’: Wichita police chief, county sheriff on HB 2350’s impact on undocumented people
Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan and Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter say Wichita’s immigrant community should not fear HB 2350, an anti-smuggling bill that takes effect July 1. Since its passage, the bill has come under fire from state politicians and immigration advocates for its vague language. Many people were concerned the law could be […]