Renovation of the nearly 100-year-old building took two years, during which crews stripped it down to the metal studs on almost a dozen floors.

The public is invited to offer comments at an Aug. 19 hearing for the conversion of two well-known downtown properties to a hotel.

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday voted to set a public hearing for Aug. 19 to consider two public financing tools for a proposed downtown hotel project.

The Wichita public is invited to offer comments at an Aug. 19 hearing for the conversion of two well-known downtown properties to a hotel.