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Special Election Ballot Question BriefingPosted: 2/10/2012 1:20:58 PM2012 Excellence in Public Service AwardPosted: 2/1/2012 3:52:47 PMDistrict II Breakfast SaturdayPosted: 2/3/2012 2:10:57 PMCapital Improvement ProgramPosted: 2/3/2012 12:36:44 PMDistrict I Breakfast SaturdayPosted: 2/3/2012 12:13:24 PM‘Empire House Live!’Posted: 2/2/2012 4:14:40 PMState of the City AddressPosted: 1/31/2012 4:10:27 PMMayor’s State of the City AddressPosted: 1/30/2012 10:16:58 AMNew OCI Online SystemPosted: 1/31/2012 9:28:18 AMCity Conducting Air Quality Tests in NICPosted: 1/30/2012 5:01:11 PMDistrict VI Breakfast SaturdayPosted: 1/27/2012 1:30:59 PM2012 Clean Air & Sustainability AwardsPosted: 1/27/2012 1:13:02 PMDistrict V Breakfast SaturdayPosted: 1/26/2012 11:12:12 AMMayor’s State of the City AddressPosted: 1/24/2012 11:17:49 AMRain Garden Workshops in FebruaryPosted: 1/23/2012 10:58:45 AMCity Council WorkshopPosted: 1/23/2012 10:51:22 AMSouthwest Airlines is Coming to KansasPosted: 1/13/2012 9:32:09 AMGo Green to Save Green!Posted: 1/19/2012 3:30:33 PMWichita Police Announce Smartphone AppPosted: 1/18/2012 1:03:24 PMCity Council, Officials Disaster ExercisePosted: 1/17/2012 8:47:31 AMLetters To Santa Grand Prize WinnerPosted: 1/12/2012 4:27:57 PMKing Holiday ClosuresPosted: 1/11/2012 10:23:53 AMAfrican-American History Month @ Your LibraryPosted: 1/11/2012 9:00:18 AMVice Mayor Lavonta Williams Appointed to NLC Steering CommitteePosted: 1/9/2012 8:45:27 AMDistrict I DAB, Breakfast Meetings CanceledPosted: 1/6/2012 3:40:32 PMPark Board Golf Course RecommendationsPosted: 1/6/2012 3:35:09 PMNew Digital Arts StudioPosted: 1/5/2012 4:47:04 PMMayor Brewer’s Statement on Boeing AnnouncementPosted: 1/4/2012 4:50:08 PMDELAYED: News Conference Regarding Boeing AnnouncementPosted: 1/3/2012 4:38:50 PMRalph Wulz Riverside Tennis RecognizedPosted: 1/4/2012 11:09:24 AMATF Offers Reward in Vacant Church FirePosted: 1/3/2012 9:09:47 AMUpcoming Holiday ClosuresPosted: 12/30/2011 11:29:26 AMCity Government Holiday ClosuresPosted: 12/22/2011 9:44:05 AMMunicipal Court Computer System UpgradePosted: 12/23/2011 9:51:55 AMPolice Will Realign Some of the Patrol BeatsPosted: 12/22/2011 10:01:26 AMStuff the Bus ResultsPosted: 12/20/2011 12:18:22 PMCity Council EventPosted: 12/19/2011 3:49:31 PMHoliday Travel Tip: Early Airport ArrivalPosted: 12/16/2011 1:48:21 PM500 Letters to Santa to Be Delivered to Post OfficePosted: 12/16/2011 1:26:25 PMAirport Terminal Construction Bids SoughtPosted: 12/16/2011 8:56:22 AMBlues Rock Star Coming To WichitaPosted: 12/14/2011 1:48:38 PMGood Apple AwardPosted: 12/14/2011 1:45:20 PMHousehold Travel Survey Results AvailablePosted: 12/13/2011 11:22:01 AMCouncil Workshop Focuses on Golf CoursesPosted: 12/12/2011 12:32:10 PMLibrary's Spring Children's Events AnnouncedPosted: 12/9/2011 5:08:12 PMLibrary's Spring Events For Teens AnnouncedPosted: 12/9/2011 4:53:30 PMCity Council EventPosted: 12/9/2011 4:49:33 PMSpring Library Events For Adults AnnouncedPosted: 12/9/2011 4:44:35 PMCeltic Woman at Century IIPosted: 12/9/2011 4:12:29 PMMain Break Repairs OngoingPosted: 12/9/2011 11:20:12 AMTwo Sculptures Vandalized in Old Town; Reward Offered Posted: 12/9/2011 10:40:59 AMMain Breaks Multiply With Cold WeatherPosted: 12/9/2011 8:57:25 AMSeneca and Kellogg Bridge Repair UpdatePosted: 12/8/2011 4:04:34 PMNominees Sought for Clean Air and Sustainability AwardsPosted: 12/8/2011 11:29:35 AMCity Council Meeting, Events UpdatePosted: 12/8/2011 10:39:36 AMCouncil to Attend Holiday, Local EventsPosted: 12/5/2011 2:58:49 PMA Night With Santa Attracts ThousandsPosted: 12/7/2011 11:41:16 AMCity Seeks Input on Federal ProgramsPosted: 12/6/2011 10:41:37 AMWichita Public Library Unveils E-Book SitePosted: 12/5/2011 2:45:09 PMChristmas Carolers at Mid-Continent AirportPosted: 12/2/2011 12:29:58 PMKellogg and Seneca Repairs UpdatePosted: 12/1/2011 11:54:59 AMCity to Host “A Night With Santa”Posted: 12/1/2011 10:37:08 AMCity Collecting Santa LettersPosted: 12/1/2011 9:17:47 AMCowtown, Indian Center Holiday EventsPosted: 12/1/2011 8:53:18 AMOperation Impact ResultsPosted: 11/28/2011 3:32:19 PMWeekend Media Briefing Moved to Patrol East Beginning SaturdayPosted: 11/28/2011 3:28:23 PMHoliday Shopping Parking Lot DemonstrationPosted: 11/28/2011 3:24:42 PMWPD, Public Works & Utilities Team Up To Reduce TheftsPosted: 11/23/2011 9:25:53 AMSeneca Traffic and Bridge Repair UpdatePosted: 11/23/2011 8:30:08 AMPolice Working Traffic Enforcement Assignments for Holiday WeekendPosted: 11/22/2011 10:06:03 AMThieves Target HondasPosted: 11/22/2011 8:45:44 AMCity of Wichita Thanksgiving ClosuresPosted: 11/21/2011 2:16:21 PMHoliday Travel TipsPosted: 11/17/2011 8:47:51 AMNew Transit Web Site Seeks Public InputPosted: 11/16/2011 4:37:06 PMWater Service Restoration ImminentPosted: 11/15/2011 4:02:20 PMCouncil Meeting Next TuesdayPosted: 11/15/2011 11:32:37 AMCity Refinances Bonds, Saves MillionsPosted: 11/15/2011 9:40:08 AMWater Main Break Impacts Water ServicePosted: 11/15/2011 8:33:25 AMRibbon Cutting Today for Harry and Rock Road ImprovementsPosted: 11/14/2011 10:38:43 AMClosures for Veterans DayPosted: 11/10/2011 10:51:28 AMEth-Noh-Tec Performing at LibraryPosted: 11/9/2011 10:14:22 AMBridge Inspections RescheduledPosted: 11/8/2011 4:55:20 PMMeridian Traffic Enforcement ResultsPosted: 11/4/2011 1:25:35 PM“Fall Back On Sound Advice”Posted: 11/4/2011 11:54:25 AMOnline Survey On Douglas Avenue PlanPosted: 10/31/2011 3:58:24 PMBridge Inspections To Lower Arkansas RiverPosted: 11/3/2011 9:24:23 AMBig Read Author Tim O'Brien Visits WichitaPosted: 11/2/2011 8:43:51 AMJoint City-County Meeting on City7Posted: 11/2/2011 8:40:33 AMCity Manager Review BoardPosted: 10/31/2011 10:46:29 AMRibbon-Cutting: Harry-Greenwich ImprovementsPosted: 10/26/2011 12:57:53 PMDouglas Plan Open House ThursdayPosted: 10/25/2011 11:36:58 AMClean Up & Canoe on the Little ArkansasPosted: 10/24/2011 2:52:34 PMMelodrama Returns to CowtownPosted: 10/20/2011 9:56:26 AMKansas Fire Chiefs’ ConferencePosted: 10/19/2011 2:30:51 PMNomar’s Fall Open House to Focus on HealthPosted: 10/19/2011 10:51:02 AMMaize Road and 21st Street Median TestPosted: 10/18/2011 4:14:11 PMMayor, Council to Attend NLC ConferencePosted: 10/18/2011 3:55:06 PMDisaster Exercise to be held Thursday at Mid-Continent AirportPosted: 10/17/2011 4:45:45 PMWFD Smoke Alarm Campaign Begins TodayPosted: 10/17/2011 11:02:09 AMImprovements to Restrict West Kellogg TrafficPosted: 10/14/2011 4:17:18 PM“The Things They Carried” Open HousePosted: 10/14/2011 9:36:41 AMRibbon Cutting Friday for North Woodland ParkPosted: 10/13/2011 9:28:54 AMDelta Will End Memphis Service, Upgrade AtlantaPosted: 10/12/2011 8:53:32 AMCouncil to Attend Kansas 150 Festival, LKMPosted: 10/7/2011 4:59:30 PM“Project Smoke Alarm” Aims to Save LivesPosted: 10/6/2011 11:41:20 AMWichita Fire Department News Briefing TodayPosted: 10/6/2011 9:21:21 AMFirst Honor Flight Arrival ChangedPosted: 10/5/2011 3:58:52 PMHarry Street Bridge Reopens Following FirePosted: 10/5/2011 3:17:45 PMKansas 150 Festival SaturdayPosted: 10/5/2011 12:06:51 PMParade, Concert Celebrate Kansas SesquicentennialPosted: 10/5/2011 11:52:52 AM34rd Annual County Fair on SaturdayPosted: 10/5/2011 11:46:22 AMFire Prevention WeekPosted: 10/5/2011 10:59:37 AMNext Council Meeting Oct. 11Posted: 10/4/2011 12:56:24 PMWichita’s Export Success Featured at State, Federal Municipalities’ EventsPosted: 10/4/2011 11:28:00 AMOnline Survey About Douglas DesignPosted: 10/4/2011 11:06:57 AMBicycle Master Plan Meeting TodayPosted: 10/4/2011 11:03:20 AMTwo Honor Flights Scheduled Next WeekPosted: 9/30/2011 4:17:18 PMSecond ZUMBA Party in the ParkPosted: 9/29/2011 4:44:52 PMCity Seeks Public Input on Water & Sewer RatesPosted: 9/28/2011 4:32:13 PMBarrage Returns to Century IIPosted: 9/29/2011 9:45:29 AMIndian Center to Host American Indian Youth ArtistPosted: 9/28/2011 3:44:46 PMDowntown Plan Wins AwardPosted: 9/28/2011 11:36:19 AM‘Through Our Eyes’Posted: 9/27/2011 3:26:51 PMBook and Art SalePosted: 9/27/2011 1:31:37 PMMayor Brewer Joins Chorus of Opposition to Proposed Aviation TaxesPosted: 9/27/2011 12:06:40 PMPublic Library Conducting Online SurveyPosted: 9/23/2011 2:03:17 PMMemorial Skate Event, Fundraiser SaturdayPosted: 9/22/2011 9:12:04 AMCourtesy Crew Volunteers to Celebrate 5th AnniversaryPosted: 9/19/2011 2:41:52 PMWichita to Host DUI SeminarPosted: 9/16/2011 4:05:46 PM2011 Wichita HoT Annual Fire SchoolPosted: 9/16/2011 8:20:23 AMWichita Play Day Scheduled For SaturdayPosted: 9/15/2011 4:43:31 PMCity Seeks Public Input for Bicycle Master PlanPosted: 9/2/2011 8:11:37 AMOnline Surplus AuctionPosted: 9/14/2011 11:33:18 AMGovernor to Recognize Downtown Walking TrailsPosted: 9/14/2011 11:29:44 AMThe Big Read – Wichita Announces October EventsPosted: 9/13/2011 4:11:18 PMArts & Culture Lecture SeriesPosted: 9/13/2011 3:32:56 PMTyler Perry’s Newest Play Hits WichitaPosted: 9/9/2011 4:58:31 PMMayor, Council Urge “Moment of Remembrance” at Noon SundayPosted: 9/9/2011 4:47:49 PMGrotto Rain Garden Ribbon CuttingPosted: 9/9/2011 11:41:02 AMGrotto Rain Garden Ribbon Cutting TomorrowPosted: 9/8/2011 3:49:17 PMMayor Carl Brewer Kicks Off National Aerospace Week at Mueller Magnet SchoolPosted: 9/8/2011 2:44:40 PMCity Council to Attend Reception TonightPosted: 9/7/2011 5:06:24 PMTransportation Security Administration (TSA) To Unveil Original World Trade Center Memorial to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Posted: 9/6/2011 12:31:55 PMNew Transit Fares Start TuesdayPosted: 9/2/2011 9:34:00 AMCity of Wichita Closures for Labor DayPosted: 9/2/2011 8:49:25 AMPublic can Weigh in on Plan for DouglasPosted: 8/29/2011 11:30:33 AMSt. Francis Improvements Will Close 2nd StreetPosted: 8/26/2011 2:56:17 PMRiverside Tennis Center Open House SaturdayPosted: 8/25/2011 4:09:10 PMWichita Fire Department Hosts Medals DayPosted: 8/24/2011 8:29:59 AMWFD Medal's Day Award CeremonyPosted: 8/23/2011 1:19:04 PMImprovements to Close North Tyler RoadPosted: 8/22/2011 2:42:16 PMEquus Beds ASR Ribbon Cutting PostponedPosted: 8/18/2011 2:58:19 PMFall Library Events for Adults AnnouncedPosted: 8/18/2011 10:38:37 AMStreet Improvements Affect Two High SchoolsPosted: 8/17/2011 5:06:01 PMAirport to Hold Contractors’ Forum ThursdayPosted: 8/17/2011 4:28:40 PMWichita Water Utilities Advisory CommitteePosted: 8/17/2011 10:48:27 AMWichita Flight Festival Media DayPosted: 8/17/2011 10:02:14 AMTransportation Security Administration (TSA) To Highlight Progress on Original World Trade Center MemorialPosted: 8/16/2011 11:08:02 AMSecond Golf Course Meeting TonightPosted: 8/15/2011 11:52:17 AMMayor Health UpdatePosted: 8/15/2011 9:49:06 AMMonday’s Golf Course Meeting RelocatedPosted: 8/11/2011 11:15:16 AMLibrary's Fall Children's Events AnnouncedPosted: 8/11/2011 9:17:06 AMLibrary's Fall Events for Teens AnnouncedPosted: 8/11/2011 8:37:56 AMMayor Brewer HospitalizedPosted: 8/10/2011 5:08:20 PMFuture of City Golf Courses Discussed TonightPosted: 8/10/2011 1:33:03 PMDelano Bike Plan Ribbon-Cutting Posted: 8/10/2011 1:29:27 PMOnline Survey About Douglas DesignPosted: 8/9/2011 3:05:12 PMAirport to Hold Contractors’ Forum ThursdayPosted: 8/9/2011 12:25:24 PMPublic Meetings on City Golf CoursesPosted: 8/9/2011 12:19:36 PMWichita Mid-Continent Airport Receives Perfect InspectionPosted: 8/8/2011 1:39:52 PMFrontier Airlines Adds Bigger Planes at ICTPosted: 8/5/2011 11:16:18 AMDog Days of Summer Event at College Hill PoolPosted: 8/5/2011 8:57:26 AMCity Storm Damage ResponsePosted: 8/4/2011 4:34:11 PMWichita Flight FestivalPosted: 8/3/2011 1:14:44 PM2011 Wichita Flight Festival Details to be AnnouncedPosted: 8/2/2011 12:28:11 PMCourt Phone System Goes Live MondayPosted: 8/1/2011 9:06:44 AMCity Requesting Limited Water UsePosted: 7/28/2011 3:45:38 PMAirport Air Conditioning System FailurePosted: 7/27/2011 3:02:21 PMGovernor Announces Parade, Festival to Celebrate Kansas SesquicentennialPosted: 7/26/2011 4:32:04 PMCity/County Community Development ServicesPosted: 7/26/2011 3:34:28 PMTuesday’s City Council MeetingPosted: 7/25/2011 1:56:25 PMPublic Can Weigh in on Douglas DesignPosted: 7/25/2011 8:42:41 AMComplete Streets Meeting TonightPosted: 7/21/2011 9:12:19 AMChemicals Released at Aquifer Storage and Recovery SitePosted: 7/21/2011 8:37:38 AMForum Offers a New Vision for Urban Street DesignPosted: 7/14/2011 3:45:17 PMArts & Culture Lecture SeriesPosted: 7/13/2011 5:03:37 PMREAP Awards Funding under Kansas Affordable Airfares ProgramPosted: 7/12/2011 9:32:49 AMThe Big Read Returns to Wichita in FallPosted: 7/11/2011 2:34:10 PMProposed Budget to be Released FridayPosted: 7/7/2011 4:57:51 PMBig Read Press ConferencePosted: 7/7/2011 9:53:04 AMNew Terminal Wins Global Design AwardPosted: 7/5/2011 12:02:52 PMStorm Goes HomePosted: 7/1/2011 4:29:09 PMTelevised Budget MeetingPosted: 6/14/2011 9:10:40 AMNorth Arkansas Avenue Closing TuesdayPosted: 6/30/2011 1:08:49 PMWFD Fireworks AlertPosted: 6/30/2011 11:48:09 AMMayor Carl Brewer Statement on President Obama’s Comments on General AviationPosted: 6/30/2011 8:22:05 AMCity Pools Open July 4thPosted: 6/29/2011 11:57:58 AMCelebrate America at CowtownPosted: 6/28/2011 4:37:40 PMBudget News Briefing WednesdayPosted: 6/28/2011 4:33:28 PMTelevised Budget Meeting WednesdayPosted: 6/28/2011 9:48:03 AMCaution: It’s Fourth of July, Fireworks SeasonPosted: 6/24/2011 10:44:51 AM4th of July BriefingPosted: 6/23/2011 3:59:46 PMChris Cherches AwardPosted: 6/23/2011 3:56:08 PMArts & Culture Lecture SeriesPosted: 6/23/2011 10:43:44 AMArson is to Blame for Downtown Building FirePosted: 6/23/2011 10:05:14 AMPublic Works & Utilities Director NamedPosted: 6/23/2011 8:50:42 AMZUMBA Party in the ParkPosted: 6/22/2011 2:41:57 PMLaw Enforcement Recruit Class GraduationPosted: 6/22/2011 9:41:22 AMCanceled: CII Gun & Knife ShowPosted: 6/21/2011 12:32:56 PM"Soul of the Community" at LibraryPosted: 6/21/2011 11:03:53 AMPublic Hearing on Transit Fares, ServicePosted: 6/21/2011 10:36:29 AMResurfacing of Rock Road Begins TuesdayPosted: 6/20/2011 4:29:02 PM119th Street West Closes June 20-24Posted: 6/17/2011 4:05:12 PMInvestigation Update on the YMCA Hidden CameraPosted: 6/16/2011 5:11:44 PMJehovah’s Witnesses ConventionsPosted: 6/15/2011 3:57:48 PM13th Street Improvements UnderwayPosted: 6/16/2011 9:34:57 AMTransportation Security Administration (TSA) at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) To Unveil Plans for Original World Trade Center MemorialPosted: 6/16/2011 8:59:20 AMZUMBA Party in the ParkPosted: 6/14/2011 9:13:56 AMMayor Brewer Joins National Teleconference to Note Alliance for Aviation MilestonePosted: 6/14/2011 12:52:57 PMDogs Attack Pony at O.J. Watson ParkPosted: 6/13/2011 4:43:42 PMMayor's Youth CouncilPosted: 6/13/2011 3:13:14 PMWichita Launches CID WebsitePosted: 6/13/2011 2:46:31 PMLincoln Street Bridge Closes for ReconstructionPosted: 6/10/2011 4:57:47 PMPublic Hearing on Transit Fares, ServicePosted: 6/10/2011 5:01:37 PMCity to Celebrate ‘Playful City’ HonorPosted: 6/9/2011 10:03:59 AMDelta Air Lines Announces Service ChangesPosted: 6/8/2011 4:04:08 PMTwo Perish in West-side House FirePosted: 6/7/2011 11:55:47 AMAcoustic Arts in the ParkPosted: 6/6/2011 2:52:22 PMNew Guidelines for Homeless Assistance FundsPosted: 6/6/2011 2:47:18 PMDistrict II Advisory BoardPosted: 6/6/2011 11:39:57 AM‘The Music Man’ Joins RiverfestPosted: 6/6/2011 9:08:43 AMSister Cities Event on MondayPosted: 6/3/2011 4:55:36 PMDUI Check Lane ResultsPosted: 6/3/2011 12:28:09 PMCouncil Riverfest ActivitiesPosted: 6/3/2011 12:06:37 PMMore Riverfront Improvements Coming FridayPosted: 6/2/2011 11:43:26 AMSister Cities Cyclists Tour UpdatePosted: 6/2/2011 1:10:25 PMDistrict II BreakfastPosted: 6/2/2011 10:23:07 AMDistrict Advisory Board UpdatesPosted: 6/1/2011 4:59:39 PMDUI Check Lane Thursday NightPosted: 6/1/2011 11:26:17 AMSister Cities Cycling Tour UpdatePosted: 6/1/2011 10:14:40 AMMayor Carl Brewer’s Response to Announcement of T-WORKS Kellogg Corridor ProjectsPosted: 6/1/2011 8:30:42 AMEast Central ImprovementsPosted: 6/1/2011 8:26:34 AM