Some Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday supported a pitch to finance a proposed housing development in northwest Manhattan. Zac Burton, owner of Fieldhouse Development, told commissioners he has submitted an application for a reinvestment housing incentive district for a workforce housing development, and commissioners John Matta and Jayme Minton said they thought it was a good plan. Commissioners didn’t vote on the issue on Tuesday. More on this story can be read at The Mercury.
Author: Peter Rice
Kathy Crawford was looking forward to selling her wares at the Buttons and Bows Arts and Crafts Show for the first time this year, but it wasn’t to be, Her friend, Susan Brunkow, ended up operating Crawford’s booth on Saturday, taking over after Crawford died of cancer three weeks ago. Brunkow met Crawford at the Cancer Companions support group made up of Christian women who gather to assist one another as they battle cancer. After Crawford’s death, Brunkow and others decided to run a stand at the 44th annual event in her honor. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
A pair of local teens were arrested Sunday afternoon after they broke into Dunkin Donuts and attempted to set the store on fire. RCPD officers arrested two 15-year-olds Sunday around 3 p.m. on charges of Aggravated arson, criminal trespass, burglary, and child misconduct. The two boys were not held in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.
Attendees honored the dead and celebrated the living during a Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, event at K-State this weekend. The two-day event was hosted by the K-State Student Union Program Council, or UPC, and featured sugar skull decorating, kite decorating, face painting, live mariachi music, folkloric dancers and snacks. Attendees had the option to create their own altars, called ofrendas, where they could include candles, pictures, messages, artwork and more. For more visit The Mercury.com
A national western outfitter retail chain recently set up shop at the Plaza de Maria in Manhattan. Boot Barn celebrated its grand opening in the Little Apple the last weekend in September. The store’s location is at 407 East Poyntz Avenue next to Academy Sports and Outdoors. In addition to offering premium workwear and western attire, the store offers hat shaping and cleaning for all new and pre-owned cowboy hats. Additionally, customers can get in-store boot-fitting. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Riley County Police Officers are responding to a report of a hit-and-run accident that left one teenaged pedestrian with injuries. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, RCPD officers investigated the hit-and-run that occurred near Lee St. and Anderson S.t in Manhattan. The 16-year-old male pedestrian is being treated at Via Christi Hospital for his injuries. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact crime stopper.
It remains unclear following Tuesday’s commission meeting if Manhattan residents will be protected from housing discrimination based on source of income. City commissioners discussed expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance to bar landlords, property owners and real estate brokers from refusing to rent to prospective tenants who want to pay with legal income other than job wages. If passed, the ordinance would allow tenants to be able to pay for housing using vouchers, disability payments, rent relief programs and other sources of income. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Yard Bar won the 22nd annual Chili Crawl by a large margin, beating out the 11 other teams competing in the Manhattan Optimist Club’s fundraising event. Ticket-holding participants of all ages packed Aggieville to try all the different local recipes and vote for their favorite. Dirty Dawg Saloon claimed second place, and Mi Tierra Restaurant and Cantina came in third. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
A large pedestrian and bicycle bridge is part of a plan for economic development around the Kansas River in Manhattan. Representatives of Anderson Knight Architects and the RiverFrontMHK committee on Thursday unveiled a development plan to officials from the Manhattan city, Riley County and Pottawatomie County commissions. The proposed RiverFrontMHK plan would connect downtown Manhattan to the Kansas River with a pedestrian and bicycle bridge to provide a direct link between downtown and new riverfront amenities. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Manhattan city commissioners are split on allowing a developer to use more than $2 million in tax breaks and assistance to turn the downtown Commerce Bank building into retail and residential space. Officials from Hutton Development on Tuesday requested a 10-year property tax abatement, a sales tax exemption on construction materials and for the city to pay for half the cost of improvements to Poyntz Avenue as they seek to buy the building at 727 Poyntz Ave., tear it down and construct a new one with retail space on the ground floor and residential space above. Commissioners John Matta and…