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Less than a month before making his stunning announcement at the Junior Blues’ postseason team banquet, Parker was at the peak of his profession. His Rural teams had just swept state championships with the girls winning their second straight title and the boys adding the first team championship in Topeka history with a runaway win in Class 6A.
The championships capped dominant seasons in which the two teams combined to go 34-1 in duals and sweep Centennial League, regional, sub-state and state championships.
The rewards had rolled in for Parker as well, named the overall state wrestling coach of the year by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.
A local real estate and development firm has purchased the former Briman s Leading Jewelers building at the corner of S.E. 8th and Kansas avenues in downtown Topeka.
Seth Wagoner, CEO of Topeka-based AIM Strategies, confirmed Monday that the local firm has purchased the former Briman s building, at 734 S. Kansas.
Briman s Leading Jewelers vacated the building last year after announcing in July that the business would close.
Wagoner said AIM Strategies closed on the property March 29, paying about $178,000 for it.
Since the purchase, he has been working to secure potential tenants for the space, which has three floors a basement area, first floor and second floor offering a total of more than 5,500-square-feet.
The Pennant s newest menu item is a patty melt with a twist. The Vince s Party Melt, as it is dubbed by the downtown Topeka restaurant, isn t only a unique play on the crowd-favorite sandwich but has been created in honor of former Downtown Topeka Inc. president Vince Frye.
The sandwich, which was unveiled Friday to a room full of Frye s family, friends and colleagues and Frye himself, will be a permanent menu item. The sandwich dedication comes just a few months after Frye retired from his position as DTI president, a role in which he served for eight years.
Frye collaborated with The Pennant to create the sandwich, which is made with a burger patty, cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, a blend of horseradish, mustard and Thousand Island dressing and Frye s favorite topping: bacon. The ingredients are sandwiched between two slices of toasted marble rye bread.
Topeka s first boutique hotel is becoming a member of the Marriott brand.
Cyrus Hotel, at 920 S. Kansas Ave. in downtown Topeka, will soon be included in Marriott s Tribute Portfolio, a collection of about 55 properties across the globe that remain independent boutique hotels but take advantage of the international hospitality company s branding and network.
That news was announced Friday by AIM Strategies, the Topeka-based investment group that owns the Cyrus, and Coury Hospitality, the hotel s new management company that has a regional office in Kansas City, Mo. According to a news release, the Cyrus will officially join Marriott s Tribute Portfolio in April.