photo by: Mike Yoder

Guinness Chocolate Cheesecake

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Magician Kevin Spencer will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lied Center at KU.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Cleaning her dog Callie’s paws after a short walk, Kansas University sophomore Katie Mulich uses Paw Wash, a device she created when she was 12.

photo by: Special to the Journal-World

Bruce Liese offers class instructions aboard a boat at Perry Yacht Club. Liese is a former Coast Guard Merchant Marine captain and owner of Kansas City Sailing, 725 N. Second St.

photo by: Nick Krug

Whitney Baker, a librarian at Kansas University, is pictured with the Wilcox Collection of bumper stickers on Wednesday at the Spencer Research Library on the KU campus. Through a research project, Baker was able to trace bumper stickers’ roots back to Kansas.

photo by: John Young

No texting-while-driving tickets have been written in the city of Lawrence — and just two in Douglas County — since the state’s ban took effect on Jan. 1.