- Daytripper: We’re in the money
- May 20, 2013
- Whether you think that money can buy happiness or believe that money is the root of all evil, there’s no denying that the subject of money (and their love/hate relationship with it) has fascinated people from the time of Aristotle. If you’re one of these people, there are a couple of places not far from Lawrence that will “show you the money.”
- Daytripper: Anglophile alert in the heartland
- April 15, 2013
- Although your budget might not allow you to hop across the pond this spring, there are still places within an easy day’s drive of Lawrence where Anglophiles can get their British fix. By Nancy Pistorius
- Daytripper: Hutchinson is out of this world
- March 18, 2013
- Although it’s less than three hours’ driving time away from Lawrence, Hutchinson offers such out-of-this-world experiences that you might as well be on another planet.
- Lawrence professionals give spring break safety, health tips
- February 26, 2013
- Snow storms and cold weather make winter feel as if it’s never ending, but for many, spring break is only a few weeks away. The ways students prep for spring break aren’t always best for them, but professionals in Lawrence have healthier and safer alternatives to get ready for a week on the beach. By Meagan Thomas
- Daytripper: Hanging with Huck Finn in Hannibal, Mo.
- February 18, 2013
- In Hannibal, Mo., you’ll find the spirit of Mark Twain, who penned the classics “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is very much alive.
- Daytripper: Oklahoma City is more than OK
- January 21, 2013
- When Bobby Troupe wrote “Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty” in the Route 66 song back in 1946, he had no idea just how beautiful OKC was going to get by 2013.
- Fix-It Chick: Wall-mounted safety gates best for stairwells
- December 17, 2012
- A properly installed safety gate is a great way to contain pets or protect children. Many safety gates are held in place by tension, but for stairways and frequently trafficked areas, a wall-mounted gate works best.
- Daytripper: Babes in Toyland
- December 17, 2012
- Although kids in the 1800s may have dreamed only of getting a piece of candy in their stocking, today’s tots usually fantasize about the gazillions of toys they might find underneath the tree on Christmas morning. Anticipation is part of the fun.
- Chamber of Commerce backs single terminal at KC airport
- November 30, 2012
- The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is backing a controversial proposal to consolidate the city’s airport into one terminal.
- Daytripper: First-rate attractions in first city of Kansas
- November 19, 2012
- There’s nothing quite like a carousel ride for the young and the young at heart. Listening to the cheerful organ music playing as you glide along on a brightly painted pony while the outside world, with its stresses and cares, blurs to meaninglessness, is probably as close to paradise as an earthbound mortal can get.
- Daytripper: Spooky sightseeing
- October 15, 2012
- No need to travel all the way to Hotel Transylvania this Halloween season to encounter vampires, zombies, ghouls, ghosts, illusions, apparitions and various other members of the living dead.
- Daytripper: A tale of two Springfields
- September 17, 2012
- Although there are more than 30 different Springfields in the United States, only two of them are close enough to Lawrence to make convenient weekend getaways — Springfield, Ill. (which just happens to be my hometown), and Springfield, Mo. Each Springfield has unique culinary options and family-friendly activities, and are within an easy day’s drive (Springfield, Mo., 195 miles; Springfield, Ill., 348 miles) away.
- Stories from a summer spent abroad
- September 2, 2012
- Three Kansas teams journeyed to Kenya in June, their luggage packed with medical supplies, irrigation tubing, soccer shirts and whatever the weight limit would allow.
- Daytripper: Last sip of summer
- August 20, 2012
- Almost gone are “those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.” In Lawrence, the sound of the ice cream truck’s music playing is being replaced by the sound of school bus wheels rumbling down the road.
- Daytripper: Disney magic in Marceline, Mo.
- July 16, 2012
- Your daughter runs around in a Princess Jasmine costume and wishes upon a star every night. Your son secretly thinks that he looks just like Johnny Depp when he lunges about the house with his homemade cardboard sword, humming the “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme song. Both your kids are clamoring to go to Disney World, but family finances dictate that none of you will be wearing mouse ears this summer.
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