To the uninitiated, Elevate, the new storefront at 943 Massachusetts St., might look like nothing more than a shoe store.
But to those who are into sneaker culture, the new store might come off more akin to a magic shop.
“Most of the shoes here are sold out online,” Ethan Bentzinger, a co-owner of Elevate, said, pointing to a wall full of shelves with bright shoes that a middle-aged man like myself can ...
If it is a battle between beer and TVs, it is a little hard to say which one would be the victor at downtown Lawrence’s new sports bar and grill.
The new Mr. Brews Taphouse has 48 different beers on tap, while having 16 televisions, although two of the televisions are of the 85-inch variety. So, the math on that is 85 times 2, minus 48 and . . . maybe I need to take a burger break.
That burger lineup also ...
If you own a Lawrence or Douglas County home that is rented through Airbnb, Vrbo or other such sites, get ready for a booking you may not like much — a doubling of your property tax bills.
The Douglas County Appraiser’s office recently sent a letter to nearly 200 such homeowners that notified them their properties will be taxed at commercial rates rather than residential rates. Commercial properties in ...
You may not be able to easily picture what 64 square feet equates to, but it is no tough task for longtime Lawrence builder Kelly Drake or others who wear tape measures clipped to their belts.
“That’s a hall bath. That’s a walk-in closet,” said Drake, owner of the building company Mallard Homes.
Soon — the city hopes — it also will be a home. The city’s much-discussed Pallet shelter village on ...
When the next school year begins, KU has a chance to set a freshmen enrollment record for the second year in a row.
It also has a chance to be foiled by the federal government.
The number of prospective students applying for admittance to KU for the 2024-2025 school year is running ahead of the pace KU saw last year, when a record class of 5,259 freshmen enrolled at the Lawrence campus.
Normally, such ...
After 18 months of traffic-snarling construction on 23rd Street, we probably could have some fun with the old riddle of “why did the chicken cross the road.”
I’ll let you come up with your own answer on that. My message today is to future chickens and hungry diners: Crossing chickens may soon get a nasty surprise, but lovers of chicken and waffles are likely to be pleased.
Signs for a new chicken and ...
