In recent years — especially since the onset of the unique social changes sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic around the start of 2020 — the topic of feelings of loneliness and disconnection experienced by younger people has exploded.
The image that many people think of to characterize what ...
Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer, treating these menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy wasn’t an option.
“For two years, I tried to kind of power through,” said the 58-year-old physician ...
TOPEKA — Medicaid spending is increasing in Kansas as enrollment declines, and the same trend appears across the country, according to a series of reports released Thursday.
KFF, a health policy research and news nonprofit group, attributed increases in spending on public health insurance ...
LMH Health is proud to welcome Dr. Shelly Kortkamp as our new President and Chief Executive Officer. With a deep commitment to service, community, and innovation, Dr. Kortkamp brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to Lawrence.
Drawn to LMH’s mission and spirit
Dr. Kortkamp ...
We tend to think that fall is when the garden winds down, and spring is when the work begins. But there are several chores that, if completed now, will make your spring job much easier.
For starters, pulling up weeds by their roots in the fall will dramatically reduce their reappearance when ...
There are a lot of leaves outside my window, and I'm guessing your view might be similar. This carpet of dead foliage is often viewed as a nuisance, but it can be an important component in the garden.
I'll push a 3-inch layer of them into beds and borders to serve as root-protecting and ...
If you're like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the "right" plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have you given much thought to those animals' habitat?
In addition to sustenance, beneficial ...
More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy, but yours doesn't have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be eaten, composted or even fed to animals. Here's how.
Cooking with pumpkin waste
If you're ...
This simple recipe is a marriage of two even simpler foods, that add up to one flavorful appetizer, main dish or side. This would be welcome any time from breakfast to lunch to dinner, and also a nice entertaining idea. And they would be a great addition to a Thanksgiving table, a cheery little ...
If you want a salad that shouts "holiday," then you have landed in a very good spot.
First of all, anytime you want to make a salad feel very festive and holiday-ish, you can't go wrong with pomegranate seeds. That's just a fact. Bright ruby little arils, kind of glowing and translucent, with ...
NEW YORK — Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver are what you'd call seafood fanatics. Or blue food evangelists. They want us to eat more things from the water, even first thing in the morning.
"Seafood for breakfast is delicious," says Zimmern, a chef, writer and TV host. Seaver, a chef and ...
More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy, but yours doesn't have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be eaten, composted or even fed to animals. Here's how.
Cooking with pumpkin waste
If you're ...
Friday, Nov. 21
Lawrence Antique & Vintage Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. Continues Saturday.
Movie screening: Mel Brooks’ “High Anxiety” (1977), 5 p.m., Liberty Hall, Little Theater, 644 Massachusetts St. See liberty-hall.com for ...
While Liam Elliott has performed at famous Los Angeles venues like The House of Blues, the first time he took the stage was here at Theatre Lawrence. And now, he’s coming home to celebrate the release of his new single in the city that first got his creativity flowing.
After spending a few ...
Friday, Nov. 14
Lawrence Sports Card Expo, 3-7 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton, 200 McDonald Drive. See social media for details. Continues through the weekend.
Cinema a Go Go: “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” (1953) and “It Came from Beneath the Sea” (1955), 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 ...
The University of Kansas and Lawrence Arts Center will host a screening of a new documentary about a KU alumnus who helped found a research institution that hopes to make agriculture more sustainable with perennial crops.
The partnership will host a free screening of the documentary ...
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 ...