But the owners say they can t do so at their current location. It s not what I would call comfortable to produce the amount of popcorn that we need to at certain times of the year, said Angie Anderson, co-owner of the shop. We have equipment currently that can produce four times as much per hour. . We just don t have the space for it.
Concerns about space at Cashmere Popcorn s downtown Topeka location, 728 S. Kansas Ave., led Angie Anderson and her husband, Bill Anderson, to begin thinking a few years ago about what might come next and now they have their answer.
Around the beginning of the year, Shelby Herring and Rebekah Taylor began talking about opening a business together. And less than four months later, they are seeing that venture through.
Herring and Taylor are co-owners of a new event venue in East Topeka that they hope will become a hub for celebrations, special occasions and community activity. We really want to bring the community here to us, Herring said. A lot of times people feel like there s not a lot going on in Topeka, or even just on the east side. . We d like to keep people here and have things that people can come do and want to be a part of.
William Hendrix turned 20 on April 4. The candidate for Topeka City Council’s 3rd District was born in 2001 and is preparing to study at Washburn Tech.
Hendrix said he only recently decided to run for city council but said politics is his long-term goal.
“Most people might consider it odd that I care this much about the city, (asking me), ‘Why didn’t you just get out when you could?’” Hendrix said. “Topeka is my city. I am staking my life here.”
Hendrix graduated from Topeka High in 2019 and has spent his entire life in the city. Hendrix’s candidacy will force a primary election because he is the fourth person to file for the District 3 seat.