Life

Kids' center to celebrate Day of the Dead

Celebrating life and remembering the dead mix together in the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos, and the Kansas Children's Discovery Center will introduce the tradition Tuesday through Sunday to Topeka-area youngsters and their families. Read More

News

High Park drumline leads Halloween parade

Members of the Highland Park High School drumline led and then later performed for the students at Highland Park Central Elementary School for their annual Halloween parade on Monday.

by The Capital-Journal

News

Topekan announces Poetry Hootenanny

A Poetry Hootenanny will take place Nov. 4 at the Blue Planet Cafe to celebrate the release of Topekan Matthew Porubsky's second collection of poems. Porubsky has invited a group of poets to come and help him celebrate poetry in his hometown.

by The Capital-Journal

News

How to create frightening faces

Monsters, ghosts, skeletons, witches, super heroes and cartoon characters will be out in full force Halloween night knocking on doors and proclaiming "Trick-or-treat!" Those who haven't crafted a costume are in luck.

by ANTHONY S. BUSH

Connected

Horse-riding minister delivers the word of God

Wherever Pastor Ken Downey travels across the country, his message is the same: Love of God and salvation through Jesus Christ.

by Carolyn Kaberline

News

Hayden High goes through the looking glass

Hayden High School Theater will go through the looking glass with its staging Friday through Sunday of a stage adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" that sticks close to Lewis Carroll's words. The production at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

by Bill Blankenship

Religion

Christian music artist's singing career taking off

At times, Brandon Heath wonders why. Why him? Why have his songs found an audience and landed him in the upper echelon of Christian music, when so many other artists never even get to first base? It is a question that the artist alone may be asking.

by Phil Anderson

Life

Northeast Kansas happenings

Guitars and fiddles - Tallgrass Pickin' will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Emma Chase Music Hall, 2201/2 Broadway in Cottonwood Falls. Free. Information: (620) 273-6020.

by The Capital-Journal

Life

Rossville man continues father's pharmacy

ROSSVILLE - Rossville resident Jason Perine is following in his father's footsteps. Perine is pharmacist-in-charge and manager of Doug's Pharmacy and Flowermart in Rossville, a business established by his father, Doug Perine, in 1977.

by Jan Biles

News

Heights, Washburn singers to combine voices

Voices of students from Shawnee Heights High School and Washburn University will mix Sunday on the stage of White Concert Hall at the university's fall choral concert. The free program at 3 p.m.

by Bill Blankenship

Religion

Phil Anderson: Templetons mark final church anniversary

A fixture in Topeka's religious community for more than half a century is nearing the end of his ministry at an East Topeka church. The Rev. W.L.

by Phil Anderson

Religion

Topekan pens children's Christmas book

At 85, Topekan Mary Alice Parmley still has a heart for kids. "I've never met a kid I didn't like," said Parmley, who taught elementary school for 44 years.

by Phil Anderson

At Home

Jamie Hancock: Control cool-season weeds in November

A weed by any other name would still be: "A plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants; an obnoxious growth, thing, or person.

by Jamie Hancock

At Home

Area events

The Woodward Inns on Fillmore will have a grand reopening from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the First Friday Artwalk in Topeka.

by The Capital-Journal

At Home

Echo Ridge: Topeka's green community

Take a drive down California street near the S.E. 2000 block and look to the east, and you will see a building that looks like it came off the set of a futuristic movie.

by ANTHONY S. BUSH

News

Warm up to alpacas this weekend at Expo

Sweater weather is upon us, and visitors this weekend to the Kansas Expocentre can see the source of some of the most luxurious of those garments. The eighth annual Mid-America Alpaca Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.

by Bill Blankenship

News

WTCT Players to offer spooky radio tales

The WTCT Players, a troupe of senior actors at Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, will get into the Halloween spirit by presenting three spooky tales from the golden age of radio. At 8 p.m. Friday in Oldfather Theatre at TCT, 3028 S.W.

by The Capital-Journal

AP Entertainment

Vicki Estes: Sayonara, summer

by Vicki Estes

Break out the brats, hot dogs and hamburgers and dare to cook on a charcoal grill in your white attire - today marks the unofficial end of summer. No more lazy river rides at the Shawnee County North pool. Read More

Column: Leave the girls alone

by Vicki Estes

We all know what David did to Goliath, but Allison Kostusik’s story isn’t as well known. It was Kostusik’s post to a website that resulted in Abercrombie and Fitch changing its marketing tune involving a swimsuit top targeted to girls ages 7 to 14. Read More