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City approves tax breaks for mixed-use building on former Commerce Bank site

By Peter Rice|2024-12-18T12:58:48-06:00December 18th, 2024|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Aggieville business growth, Aggieville housing development, Commerce Bank building demolition, downtown Manhattan projects, Hutton Development Aggieville, Hutton Development proposal, Jayme Minton approval, John Matta support, Karen McCulloh dissent, local tax incentives, Manhattan city commissioners, Manhattan housing needs, Manhattan Kansas redevelopment, Manhattan retail and residential space, Manhattan tax breaks, Manhattan urban planning, Manhattan-Kansas real estate, Midtown development Manhattan, Peter Oppelt opposition, Poyntz Avenue redevelopment, Property tax abatement, sales tax exemption, Susan Adamchak mayor, walkable districts Manhattan|Comments Off

True Colors receives city funding after 2 years of denial

By Peter Rice|2024-12-12T13:45:02-06:00December 12th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: Alcohol sales tax allocation, Alcohol tax funding, Big Brothers Big Sisters, CASA, City commission vote, Commissioner Jayme Minton, Commissioner John Matta, Community support funds advisory board, Drug and alcohol abuse prevention, Gender-affirming approach, LGBTQ+ community programs, LGBTQ+ youth support, Local nonprofit funding, Manhattan community initiatives, Manhattan Kansas city funding, Mayor Susan Adamchak, Nonprofit program scrutiny, Prevention and intervention programs, Special alcohol dollars, True Colors Flint Hills|Comments Off

True Colors receives city funding after 2 years of denial

By Peter Rice|2024-12-12T13:45:02-06:00December 12th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: Alcohol sales tax allocation, Alcohol tax funding, Big Brothers Big Sisters, CASA, City commission vote, Commissioner Jayme Minton, Commissioner John Matta, Community support funds advisory board, Drug and alcohol abuse prevention, Gender-affirming approach, LGBTQ+ community programs, LGBTQ+ youth support, Local nonprofit funding, Manhattan community initiatives, Manhattan Kansas city funding, Mayor Susan Adamchak, Nonprofit program scrutiny, Prevention and intervention programs, Special alcohol dollars, True Colors Flint Hills|Comments Off

Tourism grant helping turn old schoolhouse into a vacation rental

By Peter Rice|2024-12-12T07:13:57-06:00December 12th, 2024|Categories: Local News, Pottawatomie County|Tags: $25, 000 tourism grant, 19th-century schoolhouse, Clay Graber renovation project, Heritage lodging, Historic schoolhouse renovation, Historical preservation, Kansas historic sites, Kansas Tourism grant, Kansas vacation rental, Limestone schoolhouse restoration, Our Little Schoolhouse LLC, Rural Kansas travel, Small-town getaway, Wabaunsee County tourism, Wamego landmarks|Comments Off

Hawaiian Bros to open Manhattan location Monday

By Peter Rice|2024-12-05T15:51:29-06:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: free Hawaiian Bros food for a year, Hawaiia, Hawaiian Bros gift card giveaway, Hawaiian Bros grand opening, Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Manhattan, Hawaiian Bros Plate Lunch, island-themed restaurant Kansas, Keiki Meal Hawaiian Bros, Manhattan KS dining options, Manhattan KS new restaurants, Zach Fugate Ohana Restaurant Group|Comments Off

Manhattan man jailed on charges of burglary, battery and more

By Peter Rice|2024-12-04T15:13:36-06:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off

City approves tax incentives for 3 housing developments

By Peter Rice|2024-12-04T12:43:32-06:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: affordable housing Manhattan KS, Burton Land Company housing project, Commissioner Karen McCulloh housing vote, Frontier Development Group housing project, housing choice voucher Manhattan, Little Kitten Avenue townhomes, Manhattan city commissioners housing vote, Manhattan city housing incentives, Manhattan KS housing crisis solutions, Manhattan KS urban development, reinvestment housing incentive districts Kansas, RHID housing developments Manhattan KS, tax abatements for developers Manhattan KS|Comments Off

City to decide on tax incentives for housing projects

By Peter Rice|2024-12-01T09:53:33-06:00December 1st, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: 300 North 11th Street housing, 827 Moro Street townhome project, greenfield development Manhattan, housing tax incentives Kansas, industrial revenue bond IRB, industrial revenue bonds Kansas, infill housing Manhattan, Kansas housing incentives, Little Kitten Avenue development, Manhattan city commission meeting, Manhattan housing community needs, Manhattan housing developments, Manhattan housing tax abatement, public infrastructure reimbursement, reinvestment housing incentive districts RHID, RHID application process, RHID policies Manhattan, tax incentives Manhattan, Victory Drive housing project, Zac Burton property development|Comments Off

City leans toward price increases for city facilities

By Peter Rice|2024-11-27T12:21:11-06:00November 27th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: Admission fee hikes, City budget proposals, City commission proposals, City facility price increases, City staff recommendations, Commissioner Karen McCulloh, Commissioner Peter Oppelt, Community facilities funding, Cost-recovery model, Local government decisions, Manhattan city commissioners, Manhattan Kansas news, Parks and recreation funding, Pool admission fees, Public meeting feedback, Recreation center fees, Recreation facility pricing, Scholarship program adjustments, Sunset Zoo admission increase, USD 383 school district|Comments Off

‘Wicked’ drives influx of customers to Oz Museum, movie theater

By Peter Rice|2024-11-25T12:15:54-06:00November 25th, 2024|Categories: Local News|Tags: AMC Manhattan Theaters, Ariana Grande Wicked, Cynthia Erivo Wicked, L Frank Baum Wicked, Oz Museum Wamego, Wicked Broadway prequel, Wicked Broadway show, Wicked Broadway show memorabilia, Wicked collector's edition, Wicked film adaptation, Wicked Good Witch Glinda, Wicked green elixir bottle, Wicked movie actors, Wicked movie attendance, Wicked movie box office, Wicked movie memorabilia, Wicked movie merchandise, Wicked movie premiere, Wicked movie release, Wicked movie series, Wicked movie success, Wicked Part 2 release, Wicked stage memorabilia, Wicked witch of the west, Wizard of Oz prequel|Comments Off