photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor becomes emotional during his senior speech to the fieldhouse crowd on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Richard Gwin/Journal World-Photo.Valerie Walthall, of Lawrence samples a glass of beer asBeer lovers were in heaven, on March 3, 2012 at Abe and Jakes where thousands of beer enthusiast were on hand drink in delight from Fountain City Irish Red to Little Red Corvette, to Blackberry Wheat a variety of beer were being poured for the lovers of ale.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kyle Johnson, CEO and founder of the startup Audio Anywhere, left, recently won an award as “Innovator of the Year” from a regional entrepreneurship group. His business involves making online advertising more effective for music streaming sites. Kansas City musician and busker Glen Strang, right, was playing in downtown Lawrence on Thursday.