Wichita Eagle

Good morning. Today is Monday, October 21st. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. A cool start to your workweek. It will be breezy, mostly sunny, and highs will be in the 60s. Wichita City Hall is poised to take the first steps toward narrowing Douglas Avenue down to 2 lanes through downtown, to make the street more friendly for bicycles and electric scooters.

Good morning, today is Friday, October 18th. I’m Mary Regalado and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. The last day of the workweek will be windy and partly cloudy. And highs will be in the 70s again. Lyndy Wells, the third-place finisher in the August primary, announced his write-in candidacy yesterday for the upcoming election for Wichita mayor. He said he’s not in the race to draw votes away from one candidate and help another candidate.

Good morning, today is Thursday, October 17th. I’m Mike Scott and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be breezy and warmer today, under mostly sunny skies and with temperatures in the 70s. With his pending purchase of Circus Circus, Phil Ruffin has become one of the undeniable ringmasters on the Las Vegas strip.

Good morning, today is Wednesday, October 16th. I’m Mary Regalado and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. We’ll see a sunny sky today, with temperatures in the 60s. Several Wichita businesses and restaurant pros were among the winners at the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association annual awards banquet, Monday night. And Wichita is home to the year’s Best Craft Brewer, Chef of the Year, and Hot New Concept.

Good morning, today is Tuesday, October 15th. I’m Mike Scott and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be a cooler day with partly sunny skies. And highs will be in the mid-60s. Reddi (PRONOUNCED ready) Industries has closed on the purchase of 2 more companies and is getting ready to buy another.

Good morning, today is Monday, October 14th. I’m Mary Regalado and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be sunny, breezy, and pleasant to start the workweek. And highs will be in the 70s. Wichita Water Partners told the city that it will design and build Wichita’s new water treatment plant for $508.1 million — or less.

Good morning, today is Friday, October 11th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It will be a chilly start to your weekend, with wind chills in the teens and 20s this morning. Temperatures will then warm up to the 50s, under sunny skies. The day that some thought might never happen in Wichita is finally here. Trader Joe’s opens at Bradley Fair in east Wichita at 9 this morning.

Good morning, today is Thursday, October 10th. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. Today will be the last pleasant day before chilly weather moves into the Wichita area tonight. Highs will be in the 70s, and it’ll be partly sunny and breezy. A Wichita restaurateur has recruited 2 former mayors, and is spending about $10,000 on a write-in campaign for Wichita mayor.

Good morning. Today is Wednesday, October 9th. I’m Mary Regalado, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. There’s a chance of rain this morning. During the day, highs will again be in the 70s, with winds gusting up to 26 miles per hour. What started as a 1-man car shop almost 4 decades ago, turned into a 2-son shop with 2 businesses — and now, for the first time, 2 separate locations.

Good morning, today is Tuesday, October 8th. I’m Mike Scott, and this is your daily briefing from the Wichita Eagle. It’ll be pleasant again today, with highs in the 70s. Village Travel is moving into its new headquarters this week. It will be the fourth building the company has built over 7 sites in almost 4 decades. The company is moving from 20,000 square feet to 47,000 square feet near K-96 and Ridge Road in northwest Wichita.