Good morning, Topeka.

Larry’s Express Mart owner Zafar Ansari revived the Topeka Time and Temp phone line for community members, which now uses updated cloud technology to give accurate time and temperature 24/7 (785) 233-6471.

Project Halloween: Adventures in Once-Upon Woods opens Thursday, Oct.

22 at Helen Hocker Theater in Gage Park, where visitors complete fairy tale tasks for a surprise. The event runs through Oct. 31 with set hours each day and $10 tickets available at the door.

Renee Fleuranges-Valdes, a fiber artist — known for sharing her personal stories through quilting — will hold an author talk and book signing at ArtsConnect, 909 N.

Kansas Ave in NOTO at 6 p.m. today for her new release 'Becoming the Light.'

The Topeka and Shawnee Co. Public Library now hosts the exhibit You Are Here: Maps and the Art of Travel through Nov.

29, where visitors explore paper maps, art, videos and interactive puzzles.

USD 450 broke ground on a new addition at Shawnee Heights Middle School on Tuesday, Oct.

20 to bring grades 6 & 8 together in one building. The project will help group students coming from local elementary schools into a unified middle school experience.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka announced plans for a new Teen Innovation Center yesterday during its Rise and Shine Breakfast next to Adam’s Club at 550 SE 27th St. The center will offer skill-building programs for teens, and more details will be released soon.

Topeka Fire Department and Red Cross offer free smoke detectors and installations ahead of winter to help families boost home safety.

Interested residents can apply by calling 785-368-4000 + filling an online form, with installation taking 2 to 3 weeks.