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Wichita restaurant owner had decided he'd have to close. Then things changed.
The owner of a Wichita Hawaiian restaurant who recently decided he’d have to close his business has changed his mind. Mike Brotemarkle, the owner of Sharky’s Island Bites at 8918 W. 21st St., had even notified his landlord that he’d be out of the space by Dec. 1. But earlier this week, he told the landlord he’d decided to stay. It all started when Brotemarkle received a cease-and-desist letter from a restaurant based on the West Coast called Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar saying that the Sharky’s Island Bites name was too similar to its trademarked name and that it created brand confusion. The California-based Uncle Sharkii chain, which has several locations across the country, recently partnered with Walmart and is planning to open versions of its restaurants in some stores across the country. It already has opened restaurants inside two Walmarts in Texas. Brotemarkle said that he found himself faced with a decision: fight the lawsuit, close Sharky’s and open it under a different name, or close the restaurant entirely. The first two options, he’d decided, would be too expensive. But Brotemarkle said that his lawyer recently discovered that Uncle Sharkii had let its trademark lapse. Though the chain is
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Former Wichita State coaches bring old Shocker playbook back to Koch Arena
Nick Jones figures longtime Wichita State basketball fans might recognize a few of the plays his Friends University team runs Wednesday night at Koch Arena. They should. He borrowed about half of them from Gregg Marshall’s playbook. “The old Shocker system is definitely alive and well here at Friends,” Jones said with a laugh. After spending eight years learning the coaching profession at Wichita State, Jones will return to the Roundhouse on Wednesday for the first time as a head coach, leading the Falcons against the program that helped shape his basketball philosophy in a 6:30 p.m. game streaming on ESPN+. And he won’t be the only familiar face on the opposing bench. Kellen Marshall, the son of WSU’s all-time winningest coach and one of Jones’ closest friends, will also return to the arena where he grew up around Shocker basketball. “It’s definitely going to be weird being in the opposing team’s locker room and walking out of that tunnel,” Jones said. “I have so many great memories there, I’m just excited to be back. There’s nothing like the support of Shocker fans and the Wichita community.” The basketball education that shaped Nick Jones A Goddard graduate, Jones began his
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Wichita School Bus Driver Michael King Spotted a Nonverbal 2-Year-Old Running Into a Busy Street. His Co-Workers Say He Steps Up Every Day.
First Student driver Michael King, a Wichita veteran, spotted a nonverbal 2-year-old running into the street. A co-worker says he steps up every day. The post Wichita School Bus Driver Michael King Spotted a Nonverbal 2-Year-Old Running Into a Busy Street. His Co-Workers Say He Steps Up Every Day. appeared first on parentdiaries.com .
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Nov. 11, 1911: Temperatures plummet, people die as strongest cold front in history stuns central U.S.
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A historic day for extreme weather remains a fascinating case for meteorologists and everyday people alike, 115 years later. On Nov. 11, 1911, the strongest cold front in recorded history made its way across the Midwest. The extreme event, dubbed “the Great Blue Norther,” saw temperatures drop up to 50 degrees in one hour and up to 90 degrees in 24 hours.
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Derby council approves final plat for controversial multi-family development
Derby’s City Council has approved the final plat for a large multifamily development that has been the topic of controversy among residents in recent months. The Stone Creek Sixth Addition is a planned apartment complex project in the Stone Creek neighborhood, at the northeast corner of Patriot Avenue and Triple Creek Drive — a property that has sat vacant for years. Residents have argued that a large multi-family development would not be a good fit for the neighborhood, one full of single-family homes as well as an elementary school. “That lot had sat there empty for 26 years, and nobody ever dreamed that something of that magnitude . . . would go into that area,” Derby resident Scotty Little said in the public forum portion of Tuesday’s meeting. “This densely populated project in the middle of our single-family homes is not a good fit and will never be a good fit.” In July, developers requested industrial revenue bonds and a 60% property tax abatement for the next ten years as well as a construction materials sales tax exemption from the city of Derby. After heavy pushback, the council rejected the developer’s application, but the project moved forward. Derby’s planning commission
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GreenAcres Market Closes Two Wichita Stores and Its Oklahoma City Location, Leaving Bradley Fair and Lawton Open
GreenAcres Market has permanently closed two of its three Wichita stores and its Oklahoma City location, leaving shoppers with just two GreenAcres stores: Bradley Fair in east Wichita and Lawton, Oklahoma, KSN reported Nov. 6 after the company announced the change on Facebook. The Wichita closures affect the store at...