The Range

The coronavirus cancelled most live shows. Now, as restrictions are loosened, musicians are slowly returning to the stage.

This week on The Range, we talk to a Wichita bassist about adjusting to the pandemic and the power of music during today's difficult times.

We also ask what the office of the future might look like — and if we'll ever even go back to one.

This week on The Range, after a steady drumbeat of bad business news, we're focusing on the sunnier side of things, including what's keeping one local economist optimistic.

In the '40s and '50s, the Dunbar Theatre was where Wichita’s Black community gathered to embrace and celebrate its culture. And now, almost 60 years since it closed, the theater continues to make a comeback.

Most health experts continue to advise people to stay home to avoid catching Covid-19, or to maintain social distancing when out in public.

Lynn Hutchinson doesn’t have those options.

Almost 60 years after it closed, the historic Dunbar Theatre in Wichita’s McAdams neighborhood is ramping up for some major renovations.

Efforts have been ongoing for several years to reopen the theater located in what was once the epicenter of Wichita’s Black community. Now, that work is getting a new push.

You never know who you'll get to talk to while waiting for a bus in Wichita — this week on The Range, we meet an aspiring hip hop artist.

We also enjoy one of the few summer traditions not canceled by the coronavirus: a visit to the sweet corn stand.

Not much about this summer can be considered normal.

Many traditional summer activities – camps for kids, concerts, baseball games – have been canceled. The few activities that are taking place are proceeding with great caution and lots of social distancing.

But a bit of normalcy arrived a few weeks ago when the distinctive green and yellow Gaeddert Farms sweet corn stands began sprouting up in parking lots across the Wichita area.

Joe Ruocco began collecting baseball cards in 1954. He’s never stopped.

This week on The Range, we visit an enchanting — but overlooked — slice of Kansas scenery just a couple hours' drive from Wichita.

Plus, baseball might be returning — but for one Wichita man, it never went away.