Eastborough News

As residents of Iowa rush to save their water-logged homes and the lives they've built, consider this: The National Flood Insurance Program has issued only 2,110 policies in Sedgwick County.

Just seven years ago, City Hall got only 27 percent of their general fund from property taxes. via The Wichita Eagle

“It's always fun to entertain people by doing what you love, but it's nerve-racking in the sense that you want your guests to feel they're getting a good return on their investment”

Katie Lynn couldn't see throwing out two well-used ovens just because she was renovating her kitchen. So she had them installed in a utility room, giving her Eastborough home four ovens in all.

'They come in handy during the holidays,' she said. 'I just wish I had a couple dishwashers.'

Not surprisingly, Lynn is adept at cooking for a crowd, a skill she puts to use raising money for pet causes.

On an evening last month, four couples sat down to Lynn's 'Big Fat Greek Dinner,' which she's auctioned each of for the past four years to raise a total of $9,000 for Arts Partners. Read more

“The apartment market is tight, but rents are pretty low and there might be a chance here to put some deferred maintenance money into these complexes, raise the rents and make some money.”

Offers are rolling in for what may be the largest apartment complex portfolio offering in Wichita's history.

Friday was the deadline for offers on Dermot Realty Management's six Wichita apartment complexes, carrying a $50.4 million price tag.

The Class B Village Park properties -- Barclay Square, Cedarbrooke, Eastborough, Kingsborough, Rockborough and Woodgate -- include 1,277 units averaging 893 square feet, about 6 percent of the city's apartment inventory.

Aaron Hargrove, who is brokering the sale for Tulsa-based Commercial Realty Resources Co., said seven groups have bid on the portfolio and a sale could be possible as early as next week. Read more