Third Thursday is changing Hutchinson

When I saw what an exciting thing the Third Thursday downtown in Hutchinson was, I grabbed my cell phone, and Jim Seitnater, the Downtown Development Director for Hutchinson, and did a quick interview. The quality of my cell phone video is awful, but the content is terrific.

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Jim explains how one committed artist took a terrific annual art walk evening, and convinced everyone to make it a monthly affair. Now on Third Thursday, the downtown is alive with music and people.

Anne Dowell of Apron Strings in Hutchinson was super busy with a Third Thursday night crowd. She took one minute out to do another cell phone interview with me. The sound is terrible, but Anne says you can never outguess the customers!

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Caught on the #Hutch blogger tour.

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Carls Bar in Hutchinson Kansas

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Carl's Bar has a long history in Hutchinson, Kansas. Then an upstart new owner, Dan Heimerman, who moved back home, moved it to a new location, and revived a local tradition.
I found him while on the #Hutch blogger tour. 

Dan is a hands-on owner. I caught him fixing bar stools after our interview. :)

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Yoder Hardware

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We're still gathering the Point of View of small businesses all over. This time I'm at Yoder Hardware in Yoder, Kansas, talking to Rod Fry , proprietor. Can a business survive in a town of 70 people?

 Captured on the Hutchinson Bloggers Tour #Hutch 

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