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Kansas Harley-Davidson store ends operations after 77 years in business
Steve Towers, CEO of a network of Harley-Davidson dealerships across the Midwest and Southeast U.S., has permanently closed Historic Harley-Davidson in Topeka, Kansas, according to reports by local NBC News affiliate KSNT. Towers purchased Historic Harley-Davidson in February 2025 from former owner Mike Patterson. The dealership was established in 1949...
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The Topeka Capital-Journal
'Chef's Kiss' reopens as a new Topeka catering business
A recently closed Topeka restaurant is rebranding and opening as a catering and events business. Chef’s Kiss Ristorante closed Aug. 30 after only a year in business. The restaurant opened August 2025, serving Italian cuisine, wine and cocktails. The building at 1618 SW Washburn Ave. is now for lease. Head chef Kelli Page said personal health issues prompted her to step away from running a full-time restaurant. Page will reopen next month as a catering and events business operating out of The Woodshed Event Center at 1901 N. Kansas Ave. “Chef’s Kiss (Ristorante) was very demanding of my time,” said Page. “There were times I couldn’t be on my feet, and the restaurant really struggled.” She said running a restaurant required her to work six days a week, which impacted her health. “I had to be there," Page said, "and I neglected my health to the point that I was admitted to the hospital.” Page was searching for a commercial kitchen to fulfill catering orders placed before the restaurant closed when another opportunity presented itself. “It started out as me looking for a ghost kitchen I could do some catering out of," she said. "The Woodshed said that with all
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The Kansas City Star
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UPS hiring 1,500+ seasonal workers in Lenexa; job fair Nov. 6-7
LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - UPS is hiring more than 1,500 seasonal workers in Lenexa and holding job fairs Nov. 6-7. The company says the jobs pay $21 to $37 an hour and offer flexible schedules. UPS says some seasonal workers go on to permanent positions. Seasonal roles in Lenexa include:
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Olathe Chemical Firm Appears in Four Kansas Site Records, Plus Truck-Fire Record
A chemical broker blamed for decades of contamination near an Olathe neighborhood has turned up in state records tied to three other sites across Johnson and Wyandotte counties, including an active warehouse in Shawnee still listed alongside the Olathe case. Chemical Commodities Inc., described as a former chemical broker and recycler, is now the subject of a renewed cleanup push as federal regulators work to test homes and assign blame for soil, groundwater and air contamination that has lingered for decades.
The Kansas City Star
Retired teacher opening ‘community chosen' bookstore in south Johnson County
A Kansas City teacher has decided to spend her retirement pursuing her longtime dream of opening a business in south Olathe. Ever since Terrie Morris saw the movie “You’ve Got Mail” featuring Tom Hanks, she’s felt that owning a bookstore is her second calling. “I just love books. I like to read. Being a little ADHD myself, reading can be a challenge, but you know, I love characters, I like kids’ books and I’ve always wanted to own a business, so here I am,” she said. The Reading Garden is scheduled to open on Nov. 17 at 1489 E 151st St. It will be a general bookstore selling titles for all ages, as well as gifts, candles, plants and more. It’s an open space with bookshelves lining the walls, but the organization may be different from what shoppers are used to. Along with shelves organized by genre or age group, Morris will have shelves designated to several nationally recognized book lists and book clubs. “I’m kind of one of those people that likes to go against the grain just because I can, so I did like the Today Show book list, I did Oprah’s book list, and I did Good