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.
A new menu item has come to The Pennant, and this time, it is in honor of former Downtown Topeka Inc. president Vince Frye. Vince s Party Melt was created in collaboration with Frye and the downtown Topeka restaurant. The sandwich is made with a burger patty, cheddar cheese, a Thousand Island dressing, mustard and horseradish sauce and bacon an added topping that Frye recommends. Two pieces of toasted marble rye finish off the sandwich.
The sandwich was added to the menu Friday and will have a permanent home at The Pennant.
Seth Wagoner, CEO of AIM Strategies, said The Pennant wanted to create a sandwich that commemorated Frye and the work he has done to make downtown Topeka a thriving district.