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Recent stories
- The Tipsy Taxi returns this New Year’s Eve to give Lawrence residents a safe, free ride home
- December 27, 2010
- Intoxicated celebrators who forgot to assign their designated drivers, will have another option this New Year’s Eve. Thanks to Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism and several local restaurants, bars and citizens, Tipsy Taxi will be back again.
- Lawrence retailers bask in holiday afterglow as shoppers return in full force seeking deals
- December 27, 2010
- After remaining bare for a day, retail parking lots filled up Sunday as shoppers hit the streets for after-Christmas sales and returns. Stores around town saw steady business throughout the day as residents started spending grandma’s Christmas money or exchanging the sweater mom picked out.
- Christmas dinner at First United Methodist Church feeds more than appetites
- December 26, 2010
- Hundreds of volunteers showed up at First United Methodist Church Saturday morning in order to make sure Christmas dinner was available to all.
- Christmas dinner helps residents share blessings
- December 26, 2010
- Two years ago Calvin Crossley lost his job. The children and grandchildren had all moved away. However, instead of focusing on the negative, Crossley and his wife, Sheri Caldwell-Crossley, decided to focus on their blessings.
- Family portraits can be memorable tradition, stressful obligation
- December 23, 2010
- Make the kids bathe, style their uncooperative hair, button and zip the clothes they hate — just the preparation for family picture day can be stressful.
- Lawrence High junior revamps Lawrence’s West Side Presbyterian Church nursery to earn Girl Scout’s Gold Award
- December 20, 2010
- Christmas came a week early for the congregation at West Side Presbyterian Church. Their gift this year: a custom-designed nursery.
- Santas alight downtown for Lawrence’s first ever SantaCon
- December 12, 2010
- Santa made a surprise visit to Lawrence yesterday afternoon, but he wasn’t stopping in residents’ family rooms. His first stop: The Sandbar.
- Lawrence Holiday Farmers’ Market becoming a tradition for some
- December 12, 2010
- There wasn’t a single empty spot in the parking lot in front of the Lawrence Holidome on Saturday afternoon.
- Scotch Share the Warmth coat giveaway under way in Lawrence
- December 3, 2010
- Shoppers started lining up at 4 a.m. Friday morning to reserve their spot in line for the 24th annual Scotch Cleaners Share the Warmth Giveaway.
- Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday attracting artists, commercial vendors
- December 2, 2010
- Kathryn Claypool never goes anywhere without a box filled of colorful yarn and crochet hooks. Whether she is sitting in front of the TV, taking a break at being nanny, sitting on an airplane or at home with family, she is likely to be crocheting.
Recent photos
A light pole was destroyed as the result of an early morning rollover accident at the roundabout at 28th Street and O'Connell Road. Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle.
A light pole was destroyed as the result of an early morning rollover accident at the roundabout at 28th Street and O'Connell Road. Police are still looking for the driver of the vehicle.
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