- How to turn T-shirts into treasure
- April 29, 2013
- If you’re like me, when you go to clean out your T-shirt drawer in preparation for spring, you end up with a sad rag pile. Too grubby to donate but too intact to just throw away, these shirts are only fit to dust furniture. But what if you already have an overflowing rag bag? Then it’s time to make T-shirt yarn.
- The Fashion Column: Exercise in style
- April 29, 2013
- I’ve always been drawn to stylish workout clothes that I can wear to the gym because I love to exercise.
- Double Take: What is the definition of love?
- April 29, 2013
- Dear Dr. Wes & Katie: You’ve written a lot about sex and dating culture. Could you talk about love? Specifically, how do you define it? I don’t actually know if I’d recognize love in a relationship if I fell over it.
- Behind the Lens: ‘Chimping’ a photography faux pas
- April 28, 2013
- Chimping is the aptly named industry term for when a photographer takes a picture and immediately refers to the LCD screen on his or her digital camera for the instant gratification that only it could provide.
- Faith Forum: What has been the most faith-defining experience of your life?
- April 27, 2013
- Deacon Godsey and Charles Gruber answer.
- ‘Green’ theology scholar preaches return to our roots
- April 26, 2013
- Area congregations and universities are welcoming “green” theology scholar Larry Rasmussen to Lawrence from Sunday through Tuesday to discuss what they say is the most critical issue facing mankind: our treatment of the environment. By Giles Bruce
- Off the Beaten Plate: Angel Food French Toast at Five Bar and Tables
- April 25, 2013
- As the name suggests, this is angel food cake battered and cooked on a griddle like French toast. It’s served for breakfast, not dessert. By Sara Shepherd
- Garden Calendar: Water teepees provide early start for tomatoes
- April 25, 2013
- The first tomato of summer: It’s the one gardeners and foodies long for as days get warmer, gardens flourish with plant growth, and farmers markets pick up steam. Want that first tomato a little earlier?
- Tune In Tonight: Can ‘Nashville’ find an audience in time?
- April 24, 2013
- Despite being the best, or at least the best-reviewed, new show of the season, “Nashville” (9 p.m., ABC) has seen its ratings steadily decline since midseason. Nothing kills a soapy melodrama like asking viewers to return in three weeks to see what happens next, followed by another two-week hiatus.
- Nail art turns fingertips into fashion statements
- April 22, 2013
- For many women, the tips of their fingers and toes aren’t simply part of a beauty routine anymore. They’re an opportunity for a fashion statement. Lawrence salons that offer nail art can do everything from metallic zebra print applications to freehand designs for any holiday. By Sara Shepherd
- Fix-It Chick: Get low to install a pop-up drain
- April 22, 2013
- The hardest part of installing a pop-up drain in an existing sink is maneuvering beneath the sink to do it.
- Go-Getter: Bike polo
- April 22, 2013
- Bored with just riding around on your bicycle? Make a sport out of it and try bike polo. By Rebekka Schlichting
- The Fashion Column: Staples for spring
- April 22, 2013
- Sundresses, sandals, oversized sunglasses and colorful accessories instantly pop into my mind when I think of spring. By Emily Kennedy
- Double Take: Set goals when adult kids move back home
- April 22, 2013
- Last week we discussed the loud emotional thud many college students make in April and May when bombing out of college. Few families are prepared for this contingency, so today we’ll offer some dos and don’ts for families with a child who has just fallen off the righteous road of college matriculation.
- Faith Forum: Would Jesus recycle?
- April 20, 2013
- The Rev. Matt Cox answers.
- Off the Beaten Plate: Ama Ebi at Yokohama
- April 18, 2013
- Ama ebi from the nigiri sushi menu has the best of both worlds — raw shrimp tails and fried shrimp heads. Eat them all whole. By Sara Shepherd
- Garden Calendar: 10 things for spring
- April 18, 2013
- Whether you are an experienced gardener or just putting your first plants into the ground, gardening is a continual process of learning and growing. Here are a few tips we can all keep in mind as we kick off this year’s gardening season. By Jennifer Smith
- Taking the cake
- Local decorator headed to national competition
- April 17, 2013
- If you’ve ever walked by the cake display case at the Dillons at 4701 W. Sixth St., you may have been stunned by the detail and elegance of Kelli Coleman’s cakes. By Rebekka Schlichting
- Tune In Tonight: ‘Nature’ finds ‘eels’ beyond our grasp
- April 17, 2013
- Hard science takes a backseat to poetic meditation on the known and unknowable on the “Nature” (7 p.m., PBS) presentation of “The Mystery of Eels.” The documentary is narrated by artist and author James Prosek (”Trout: An Illustrated History”), whose fascination with eels grew after visiting Ray Turner, the proprietor of Delaware Delicacies near Hancock, N.Y.
- Public invited to ‘food utopia’ workshop at KU
- April 17, 2013
- What does a “food utopia” look like? A workshop this week at the University of Kansas will explore the answer by focusing on diverse, interdisciplinary insights about an imagined ideal food system
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- Bill Self: Security tricky subject May 25, 2013
- Lawrence pastor seeks to reconnect youth to NAACP May 25, 2013
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