It's been empty a long time and everybody is happy to see it being used again.

We wanted to give it a shot. Since North Carolina's not playing until Sept. 10, it leaves some time open.

Catawba wanted somebody to do the games all the time, and they switched,

The board's first thought was, 'well no, balconies do not fit in downtown Wichita. We're not New Orleans and they have not been part of our streetscape.' And I think we arrived at a rather acceptable compromise -- we're going to have some very narrow, 18-inch balconies.

But by the same token, I don't think that the arena itself will be enough of a destination so we have to have other things as part of the plan, too.

She spent five minutes on the history of the family relationships. Here was a white family that had worked with the King family. That was a special treat.