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State sues developers of Derby Shores project because ‘it has not been built'
Journalists have asked a lot of questions about the numerous false starts and delays at Derby Shores — part of a state-financed STAR bond district — and now the Kansas Department of Commerce wants answers. “More than four years after the project was approved and bonds were sold, it has not been built,” the state said in a lawsuit filed this month in Sedgwick County District Court . “Announced opening dates have come and gone.” The suit is against Derby Destination Development , a team consisting of Dave Murfin, Rick Worner and Rodney Steven II. Security Bank of Kansas City , the trustee on the project, and the city of Derby also are named. “It is going to take action by the developer to move things forward,” said Derby city manager Kiel Mangus. None of the developers returned calls for comment on Wednesday. A Commerce spokesman said no one was available to comment Wednesday, and neither of the department’s two Morris Laing attorneys returned calls for comment. Mangus said the city is still analyzing what’s in the lawsuit. “We haven’t fully been able to evaluate all the things in the suit, so that’s what we’re going through right now,” he
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Possible new Bel Aire group home for elderly in limbo amid neighbor concerns
A possible new group home for the elderly may not come to fruition after the Bel Aire planning commission failed to recommend approval of a special use permit Thursday night. But the home could still open if the City Council approves it next month. The owners, Torque Investments LLC, applied for a special use permit to operate a Home Plus property in an existing home in a single-family neighborhood in Bel Aire. Home Plus by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services properties are group homes for seniors and people with disabilities who need extra help with daily activities. KDAD’s online directory shows that there are more than 250 Home Plus homes in the state, with just over 100 in Wichita. There are already two Home Plus properties in Bel Aire, according to that same directory. “In general, (this home is) for someone who needs extra care,” the applicant, Tim Harder, said during the meeting. The home in question is at 3900 N. Harding Avenue, near Oliver and 37th St. In addition to the special use permit, the applicants are also requesting a permit to convert the garage to a two-bedroom and one bathroom space. This would bring the
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From east to West, Wichita restaurants are moving, opening and closing
If you’re the type of person who gets regular cravings for Angelo’s Wich-Italian style pizzas and pasta dishes, it’s time to start planning ahead. The restaurant is finally ready to move to its bigger location. It will operate at 5900 E. Central only through Saturday. After that, it will close so owners can relocate it to the restaurant space at 550 N. Rock Road where restaurants like The Grape, Ernie Biggs and Dempsey’s Burger Pub have previously operated. The owners have said that the restaurant will be closed for a minimum of seven to 10 days while the move is happening, so now is the time to start stocking up on take-and-bake dishes.
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This 21-year-old Wichita entrepreneur is opening her own cafe next week
A 21-year-old Wichita entrepreneur who is following her mother into the food business is about to open a new coffee shop. Make that “cowffee” shop. Hailey Hernandez is about to upgrade her mobile coffee trailer, recognizable for its black-and-white cow print paint job, into a brick-and-mortar coffee shop. The name of the business is La Cumis Cowffee , and it will open sometime next week in a strip center near 21st and Amidon. The exact address is 2040 W. 21st St., and the space Hernandez is taking over was previously occupied by a business called Blend Nutrition . The coffee shop will feature the same items La Cumis has been serving since it first opened as a mobile coffee trailer in 2024: hot and iced Mexican-style coffees such as mazapan latte, banana latte, Mexican mocha, coconut matcha and cookie butter matcha. Now that the weather is turning cold, she also plans to start serving atole, which is a warm Mexican drink made with corn masa. The shop, which will have seating for dine-in customers, also will offer the homemade Mexican pastries and breads Hernandez has become known for. She also plans to serve breakfast burritos and tamales. Hernandez is the