The LMH Health Foundation honored several local residents with awards for supporting the hospital’s mission through their philanthropy or service to provide care for all. The foundation announced in a press release Monday that the foundation celebrated five recipients for its 19th annual ...
You don’t get colon cancer during your 30s or 40s, right? Wrong. Rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger generations show otherwise. This was brought home when actor James Van Der Beek died from the disease at age 48. UNDERSTANDING COLON CANCER Colorectal cancer starts in the ...
Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many people feel like they can’t escape the pull of ...
The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard ice. But elite skaters also fight injuries, much like the rest of us who work out, go to the gym or swim to stay fit. “No athlete at this level is 100% fully healthy,” Gretchen Mohney, the director of ...
If you've dreamed of growing a vegetable garden but your backyard is too shady, is paved or is simply too small, consider the front yard. Planned properly, it will not only provide a nice harvest but might even bring new friends to your gate. Such gardens were commonplace a few generations ...
I'm currently dusting off my seed-starting supplies and sorting through seed packets from years past. Seed starting is an annual ritual for many gardeners, but if you're new to the party, it would be helpful to know that not all seeds should be treated the same way. Many seeds only require ...
Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems. But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these systems are used and what they replace. Scores ...
Seed-starting time is right around the corner, and that means it's time to think about tomatoes. I can think of no better summer meal than a thick slice of a homegrown Oxheart between two slices of white bread, adorned only with salt, pepper and maybe a couple of basil leaves. I'm also ...
A winery in rural Leavenworth County just northeast of Lawrence earned a grant worth just over $22,000 from the state to help boost tourism efforts, with the owner saying he hopes it can help its reach in the rural community. Officials with the State of Kansas, Explore Lawrence and ...
When I think of Hawaii, I think of coconut trees softly swaying above white beaches with big blue waves crashing against the shore, and I think of the many days I spent swimming and drying off in the sun while eating pineapple. I have tried to capture these feelings with this pie from my ...
I make these wraps most weekdays for lunch as they're easy, tasty and packed with protein. They're also loaded with fresh raw fruits and veggies. While I mostly opt for the lettuce wrap route, the salad also works well as a spread for gluten-free crackers or a sandwich filling with toasted ...
Sticky rice, aka sweet glutinous rice, is best steamed so its plump, chewy grains are ready to sponge up all the flavor. This dish from my cookbook "The Chinese Way" is a riff on lo mai gai, a dim sum classic. I created it almost by accident when I was obsessed with tomato paste and the umami ...
A more than 20-year collaborator with the Lawrence Arts Center has been named as its new executive director. Ben Ahlvers, who has been serving as the nonprofit’s interim executive director, was announced as the Lawrence Arts Center’s new executive director on Friday. Ahlvers has worked ...
Friday, March 13 Resume Clinic, 10 a.m.-noon, Meeting Room A, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. No registration required; see lplks.org for more information. Computer Basics: Practical AI, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Lower Level Meeting Room C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. ...
One can hardly put on a Jazz Age British farce without a Victrola gramophone on set, but good luck finding one. Theatre Lawrence had no such luck, despite scenic designer Jim Peterson "looking everywhere" for one. But it did have a 3D printer — a 21st century machine that staff could fire up ...
The spring season for KU’s University Theatre will open with the play “Corners Grove” this weekend. The opening performance for the play, written by Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, will be Friday at the William Inge Memorial Theatre in Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. Other showings will be ...
Whether you know it for its train or its swimming pool or its basketball court and playground equipment, the park running for two blocks between Kentucky and Tennessee streets has been through a lot. Often referred to as “Train Park” in reference to the No. 1073 locomotive on its grounds, ...
Most of the rural schools in Douglas County are identified by a name as well as a number. An exception to this norm is “No. 6.” Goldie Piper Daniels, in her 1974 history of the educational buildings in our county, notes that the name “Crutchfield” was found attached to No. 6 on an ...
On the east side of Iowa Street, between 19th and 23rd streets, stands the United States Army Reserve Training Center, which bears the name of Samuel J. Churchill. Churchill is one of two Medal of Honor recipients to have been Lawrence residents and to be buried here. Churchill was ...
On the east side of the 700 block of Vermont Street, you can see a small bronze plaque on a brick building at about eye level. It tells of a First Methodist Church that once stood there, which was built in 1857 and was used as morgue following Quantrill’s Raid on Aug. 21, 1863. More than ...
