Exploring Kansas Avenue

     My sister is visiting me this weekend and we decided to check out Kansas Avenue this evening.  I guess that this is considered "downtown", so I was shocked to find that there isn't much going on.  Several business have closed down and it looks just plain empty.

     This being said, I did locate a few businesses that have promise.  I do love my lists so here it goes:

• Maricel's Closet - I was unable to find a website for this shop but based on what I could see from the store front it is a clothing store.  Here is a link to its Yellow Pages information: http://www.yellowpages.com/topeka-ks/mip/maricels-closet-467106887

• Hazel Hill - Looks like a fabulous chocolate shop. Their website states that everything is handmade and it appears to be locally owned. http://www.hazelhillchocolate.com/

• Blended - I am not entirely sure what all this store has to offer because they were closed.  I have gathered that they offer nutritional drinks from tea to chocolate.  They seem worth checking out though: http://www.blendedforbetterhealth.com/ 

• Marion Lane Candles - This place looked awesome, they had a sign inside saying that you can make your own candles for $5.  They sell soy candles.  http://marionlanecandles.com/ 

     I hope that this information will help remind you that we need to support our local businesses :)