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Topeka remembers Grant Cushinberry ahead of his 100th birthday

Topeka remembers Grant Cushinberry ahead of his 100th birthday
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Local small businesses honored by Greater Topeka Partnership

Following a tough year for the nation s small businesses, Topeka leaders this week celebrated local businesses that weathered the storm and demonstrated excellence throughout 2020. At the Greater Topeka Partnership s 40th Annual Small Business Awards ceremony Tuesday, six local businesses were chosen from among 18 finalists in six categories as award winners: • Dialogue Coffee House was recognized as the Emerging Entrepreneur of Distinction. • The Capper Foundation was honored with the Nonprofit Award of Distinction. • TLJ Consulting was recognized as the Woman Business of Distinction. • Evergy Plaza, which is owned and operated by the Downtown Topeka Foundation, received the Innovation Award. • And Dobski & Associates Inc., which owns and operates 19 McDonald s throughout northeast Kansas, including nine in Topeka, was awarded the Capital City Business of Distinction.

Teresa Cuevas statue will be a welcome presence in downtown Topeka

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals OPINION Statue of Teresa Cuevas, founder of Mariachi Estrella de Topeka, will be a welcome presence in downtown Topeka By The Editorial Advisory Board We’re delighted to hear of plans for a statue honoring Teresa Cuevas in downtown Topeka, near Evergy Plaza. Cuevas was a force of nature, and Tuesday was the 101st anniversary of her birth. Cuevas, as The Topeka Capital-Journal’s Tim Hrenchir reported, was “the driving force behind Mariachi Estrella de Topeka, one of the first all-female mariachi bands in the U.S.” Hrenchir continued: “Her family is working with the Downtown Topeka Foundation to honor her legacy by having a bronze, life-sized statue of Cuevas, who died at age 93 in 2013, put up.”

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