The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center has been recognized by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) with an Innovation Award in the Edward H. Bean Population Sustainability Award category for its work advancing the successful breeding and rearing of blue death feigning beetles.

The Topeka Credit Union Foundation (TCUF) awarded nine local organizations with $36,500 in community grants this morning at its annual Benefactors Breakfast.

FORGE Young Talent, in partnership with the Topeka Chamber and the Topeka Voter Collaborative, is continuing its Vote Dammit initiative.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka (BGCT) will host its third annual Rise & Shine Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Adams Club, 550 SE 27th St. in Topeka.

On Saturday October 12th in Denver, Colorado, John Dean, Brewmaster and Alvaro Canizales, Head Brewer at the Blind Tiger Brewery, were awarded a medal in the prestigious competition at the Great American Beer Festival

Aspire Gymnastics Club invites families, neighbors, and community members to celebrate its new facility at a Grand Opening and Customer Appreciation event on Oct 17, 2026 from 1:00pm-2:30pm, at 3315 NW Hunters Ridge Terr, Topeka, KS 66618.

Dialogue Coffee House/Capper Foundation was named a statewide winner at the 2026 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards, earning recognition in the Non-Traditional Talent Pools category.

Initiative Supported By KCSourceLink And Kansas Health Foundation Will Map Resources, Engage The Disability Community And Explore A Long-Term Model For Coordinated Support Across The Region

TopCity FAME, FORGE Young Talent, GO Topeka and Washburn Tech North are partnering to host the Made for Manufacturing Career Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 13

The Boards of Directors for the YMCA of Topeka and Greater Wichita YMCA today announced a plan to bring the two associations together.

Plug and Play Topeka is excited to relaunch their Agtech Accelerator Program this fall and announce the companies participating in Batch 11.

The Topeka Shawnee County Sports Hall of Fame will honor four inductees on Wednesday, October 14, at the Cyrus Hotel in downtown Topeka.

Bradley’s Corner Cafe in Topeka’s NOTO Arts & Entertainment District has been selected to take part in filming for FOX’s Kitchen Nightmares. Chef Gordon Ramsay and the production crew are scheduled to begin filming at the café Friday, Oct. 2.

ArtsConnect will place Topeka’s influential arts leaders at the center of its 2026 Arty Awards, planned for Friday, Oct. 16. The celebration is expected to include an official unveiling of a commissioned portrait of the late Glenda Taylor, namesake of the Glenda Taylor Visual Arts Award.

Stormont Vail Health invites the community to spend a Saturday morning learning, playing, and exploring ways to reduce cancer risk at its first-ever Cancer Prevention Block Party from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

The Library Foundation announces A Conversation with Jenna Bush Hager, moderated by Melissa Brunner, WIBW Evening Anchor and News Director, on Thursday, March 25, 2027, at White Concert Hall.

The Greater Topeka Chamber’s Military Relations Council (MRC) will host its Military Relations Council Service Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Dillon House, recognizing exceptional service members and civilians who support the military community throughout the Topeka region.

The Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant is bringing a taste of Bavaria to Topeka with a 10-day Oktoberfest celebration, running Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at 37th Street and Kansas Avenue.

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