Whether it is to be nearer to where the deer and the antelope play or simply to be farther away from pandemic crowds, a home on the range seems to be growing both in popularity and price in Douglas County. While there has been a lot of attention on the shortage of available and affordable ...
I have a hard time believing that I ever would fall asleep in a dentist’s chair. (I make sure I eat a pound of candy beforehand because my dentist’s selection, quite frankly, stinks.) But in the field of sedation dentistry, getting someone so comfortable that they fall asleep in the chair ...
When you work with 6-foot tall chickens, having the right amount of space is important. Considerations like those are behind plans filed by a Lawrence businessman and artist to set up shop in a North Lawrence industrial location. Mike Riggs is seeking a special permit from Lawrence City Hall ...
Will Soo, owner of Lawrence’s new Lucky Seb’s Dumpling Bar & Grill, is the mastermind behind a Chinese-style dumpling stuffed with a traditional loaded American baked potato. What’s going on in that mind to create that combination? “I’m Chinese American,” Soo said. “I was ...
If you remember back in January, the big news was that every man, woman and child would soon be getting a $600 COVID-19 relief check from the federal government. Well, the checks certainly came, and in most Kansas communities, a big boost in spending followed. But that wasn’t the case in ...
If you have a slice as bad as mine, you’ve maybe played golf indoors before. (A Berber carpet makes for a good lie, and I’ve found a 7-iron works great, depending on the size of the picture window you’re going through.) Regardless, Lawrence may soon be getting an actual indoor golf ...
When I saw palm trees at a new west Lawrence home, I knew they weren’t a mirage fueled by Caribbean withdrawal symptoms. (My Caribbean withdrawal mirages usually are of the all-you-can-eat buffets on the cruise ship that used to take me there.) Indeed, there are palm trees at the home under ...
North Lawrence is a long way from Tokyo, and it is just far enough from Massachusetts Street too. At least that is the case for Tokyo Sushi, which has moved from the 600 block of Massachusetts Street to a small North Lawrence location along the Kansas River. Leaving busy downtown Lawrence for ...
A $21 million welcome center along Oread Avenue — full of modern design and high-tech displays — is the latest strategy for the University of Kansas to woo prospective students to the Lawrence campus. Plans have been filed at Lawrence City Hall for a new glass and steel structure, dubbed ...
I know there have been times my housemates have wished my spring home improvement projects were virtual. (In fairness, the fire pit project did produce both a pit and a fire.) Well, this year’s Lawrence Spring Home Show is virtual, but the projects are very real and done by professionals. ...
As a Lawrence resident, you certainly are entitled to tout your metropolitan credentials at any party you attend. (Of course, fellow partygoers also may lock you in the coat closet.) But Lawrence and Douglas County are part of a group of approximately 400 locations in America that are ...
Of course you can do banking remotely these days. (I’ll admit there was an unfortunate incident with a Sharpie and my iPhone when I tried to electronically endorse a check.) For those reasons and others, there are still plenty of people who want to go to a brick-and-mortar banking location. ...
At first glance, it looks like Kansas’ job market has largely rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest numbers from the state’s labor department. But there are dark corners in the state where that’s not true, and you’ll find Lawrence in one of those corners. The ...
If you have ever stood behind me in line at a Mexican restaurant, you know there is a word I love to use with all Mexican food: grande. It makes everything better, and now fans of a local taco stand and Mexican grocery store will get to see how. The Lawrence tienda La Estrella has reached a ...
Alarm.com is a publicly traded company that has quietly opened an office in downtown Lawrence. It provides a lot of the technology that makes smart homes — remote control of everything from lights to door bells — possible. But I wonder if the company knows anything about smart offices. Its ...
Sometimes you get your tax bill and think you need your eyes checked. There are a pair of building projects underway in west Lawrence that might play a role in both. Plans have been filed for two new office buildings — one for a tax preparation and accounting firm and another for an eye care ...
It was a good day for liquor in Lawrence on Tuesday. In fact, liquor was the latest sign that Lawrence’s job market might have better days in the future. First was the big news that public health officials have lifted some COVID-19 restrictions that once again will allow bars and ...
Imagine this scenario: You’re on a first date, and as part of the evening’s entertainment you are nearly 20 feet in the air. How fast you come back to earth is determined by your partner, who is on the ground holding a rope attached to you. It might bring a whole new meaning to the phrase ...
One of the mission projects that Velocity Church pastor and co-founder Justin Jenkins is particularly proud of is an effort that gave away an entire semitrailer of groceries to people in need. Maybe he should have sensed at that moment that his church was destined to become one of the biggest ...
I’m not at all complaining — or psychoanalyzing — that I got an ear hair trimmer for Christmas. That said, there is some evidence of Grinchlike behavior in Lawrence this holiday shopping season. Sales tax numbers for the key holiday shopping period were down in Lawrence — and more so ...