“She spent five minutes on the history of the family relationships. Here was a white family that had worked with the King family. That was a special treat.”
“The board's first thought was, 'well no, balconies do not fit in downtown Wichita. We're not New Orleans and they have not been part of our streetscape.' And I think we arrived at a rather acceptable compromise -- we're going to have some very narrow, 18-inch balconies.”