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- Retired builder transforms tools into insect art
- September 9, 2012
- Leroy Mize,a retired builder, began making grasshopper figures out of a pipe wrench and nails after seeing one at a gasoline station during a vacation in Wichita.
- Hall Center for the Humanities supports, spreads scholarship
- August 19, 2012
- Kansas University’s Hall Center of Humanities is an interdisciplinary research center designed to boost faculty research productivity, but it also works to enhance student education by sponsoring internships, fellowships and lectures.
- Biological Survey devoted to nature studies in Kansas
- August 19, 2012
- Located near the Lawrence Municipal Airport, Kansas University’s Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden is called the KU student farm but it’s not restricted to just students. For $30, anyone can secure a plot, and, so far, it’s proved a popular pursuit. This year, there were 50 plots.
- Offbeat Occupations: Chef finds beauty in restaurant’s intimate setting
- August 13, 2012
- Micah Clement and his wife, Tawny, wanted to do something special before their baby was born. So in February, they booked a reservation at Café Beautiful, 730 Mass., expecting a good night. Their expectations were a little low. “Overall it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had,” said Clement. “You have a window view of Mass. Street, and you can see the sunset as you dine. (The chef) serves only you, (making) it super intimate.”
- Kings for a day: Lawrence’s first Elvis parade, sing-off draws a crowd
- August 12, 2012
- An army of Elvi streamed down Massachusetts Street on Saturday for the Downtown Lawrence Elvis Spectacular. Afterward, the Elvi congregated at South Park for a sing-off. Elvi young and old gyrated hips and curled lips doing their best Elvis impersonations.
- Offbeat Occupations: A lock on the locked-out market
- August 6, 2012
- Jon Georgeson, 22, has been locksmithing since he was 15. His stepfather owns Ace Locksmith in Topeka, and after school, Georgeson would head to his shop to start picking and rekeying locks.
- The hits keep on coming at Demolition Derby
- August 3, 2012
- Drivers were scrambling to get their cars up to snuff minutes before the Demolition Derby was scheduled to start Friday. They were removing bolts, cutting metal and detaching plates — all violations of the of Douglas County Fair’s Demolition Derby rules.
- Offbeat Occupations: Longevity proves everybody loves a clown
- July 30, 2012
- If Richard Renner were to craft a resume, under skill summary would be the following: juggling, pantomime, unicycling, rope-walking, stilt-walking and acrobatics.
- Horse show helps teach 4-H’ers responsibility
- July 29, 2012
- Wearing a western-style shirt, a black cowboy hat and a pair of boots, 10-year-old Sophie Dechant tugged on her horse’s reins and led him into the indoor arena to show him off.
- Woman flown to KU Medical Center after head-on collision
- July 28, 2012
- One person was transported by Life Flight at 1 a.m. Friday night after an accident in Franklin County.
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- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 58 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 13 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 50 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 37 comments
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013 · 12 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 28 comments
- House rejects Senate-approved tax package; Legislature adjourns; new plan teed up May 24, 2013 · 10 comments
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013 · 12 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 51 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 16 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
- FSHS softball season ends in extra-inning heartbreak at state May 24, 2013
- Lawrence police to patrol Topeka Saturday during services for slain officers December 21, 2012
- Old Glory shines on west campus June 18, 2003
- More than 3,000 lose power overnight; power mostly restored by Friday morning May 24, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
