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- Town Talk: Cottin’s Hardware undergoing major remodel; city set to start paying for retiree attraction efforts; land transfers, including liquor store, business park sales
- November 5, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Water line breaks up 80 percent in city, more than $72M of lines to replace by 2030; KU duo proposes plan to reuse more than a dozen trees to be cut down by library project
- November 2, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Testing for possible grave sites at Ninth and New Hampshire likely in next few days
- November 1, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: City to have public meeting on proposed sports complex; speculation that Fritzel will get to build $25M rec center without going through city bid process; ugly sweaters coming to downtown
- November 1, 2012
- A public meeting is scheduled to discuss the proposed sports complex at the northeast corner of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway, but new questions arise about the bidding process that could see the construction project awarded to a local developer. By Chad Lawhorn
- Town Talk: New housing development proposed for Sixth and George Williams Way; alterations shop opens at Sixth and Wakarusa; rumors that Casey’s General Store interested in Lawrence
- October 31, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: City trying to determine what type of fine it can levy on Varsity House project; Deciphera undertaking new strategy, rumors of layoffs
- October 30, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Kansas poll shows Romney with big lead, majority still supports Brownback; Democrats retain big edge in numbers in Douglas County; Lawrence artist sells work to Smithsonian
- October 29, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Another store adds to antique hub in N. Lawrence; group still pondering riverfront redevelopment; abandoned trailer park may become single-family neighborhood
- October 25, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: On the lookout for buried soldiers at Ninth and N.H.; does a one-block bike lane do any good?; fees for new electric golf carts on the rise at Eagle Bend
- October 24, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Holiday art gallery opening in Downtown Lawrence; the growing drama over the Sixth and SLT intersection; 351-acre sand pit proposal gets mixed review
- October 23, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Esquina to close in downtown Lawrence, St. Louis-style Italian restaurant to take its place; City Hall to pay company’s moving expenses; tougher tow regulations on tap for Lawrence
- October 22, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County. By Chad Lawhorn
- Town Talk: Proposed roundabout for Ninth and New Hampshire to get hearing; renderings for new multi-story building downtown; Ninth Street improvements planned
- October 19, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Papa Murphy’s pizza, karate, wireless phone store and a credit union slated for new West Lawrence center
- October 18, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: O’Reilly Auto Parts to open Sixth and Kasold store by mid-November; dry cleaning business expands west; Lone Star Lake E. Coli levels rise; Baldwin working to keep Maple Leaf route clear
- October 17, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Town Talk: Earthbound Trading Company set to open in Downtown Lawrence; talk of Kansas City’s Jazz restaurant to open locally; fire engines and a change in how the city spends its sales tax dollars
- 10:10 a.m., October 16, 2012 Updated 11:10 a.m.
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
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- City commissioner wants review of city's storm shelter policies in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 22, 2013 · 20 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 33 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 84 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 19 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 17 comments
- Weekday graduations get mixed reviews from parents and families May 22, 2013 · 19 comments
- Local Board of Realtors collecting items today for tornado survivors in Oklahoma City area May 23, 2013 · 5 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 37 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 12 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013 · 2 comments
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
- Off the Beaten Plate: Black Forest Crepe at A.B.'s May 23, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting May 22, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- Free State students and parents share emotions at graduation May 22, 2013
