 The City of Wichita is home to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, which boasts 24 themed gardens including the popular Butterfly Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden. Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is also located in the city.(Information provided by Wikipedia .)
If you are looking at visiting, Wichita certainly offers the best to its visitors.
Whether you are looking at relocating, visiting this awesome city, or enjoying your community, Connecting Wichita is here to aid in locating all the area has to offer! |
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Mayor Brewer Tweets All-American City Update |
Date: June 19, 2009
Contact: Communications Team
: (316) 268-4351
Contest results expected later today
The All-America City awards banquet in Tampa, Fla., concludes at 8 p.m. today, Friday, June 19. The 10 winning cities will be announced during an awards banquet honoring the 29 competing cities.
Cities are judged on the merits of featured local collaboration projects, a 10-minute presentation and a question-and-answer segment.
Also, Mayor Brewer is making his debut on Twitter from Tampa via Young Professionals of Wichita (YPW.) For more frequent AAC updates over the next few days, follow the Mayor on YPW's Twitter profile at www.twitter.com/ypw.
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Wichita - All-America City Finalist |
Wichita: All-America City Finalist
Date: March 31, 2009
Contact: Communications Team
: (316) 268-4351
Documents Available for Download:
Finalists Named for 2009 All-America City Award
All-American City Finalist News Conference
The City of Wichita has been named a finalist for the 2009 All-America City Award. Wichita will be among 32 cities that will compete for the top-10, All-America City honor from June 17 through June 19 in Tampa Bay.
The City’s application for the All-America City Award, which was submitted on March 16, featured three projects: 21st Street Opportunity Drive Youth Empowerment Zone, Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services and Visioneering Wichita.
“This recognition is validation that Wichita is one of America’s great cities,” Mayor Carl Brewer said. “We’re eager and excited to go to Tampa and compete against the rest of the best.”
The application submitted included Wichita census data, a community story, a project specific to youth and children (Opportunity Drive) and two projects addressing community challenges (Mennonite Housing and Visioneering Wichita). |
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