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- Appetite for success: Lawrence restaurant owners share how business thrives despite economy
- April 15, 2010
- Steve Kerner hasn’t let the recession set his business back. In fact, he’s used it to his advantage. Kerner, owner of Ingredient, opened a new restaurant on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., in January.
- Health industry, environment, sales good areas to seek new jobs
- April 8, 2010
- Kevin Craig is hopeful more unemployed people will find jobs with the start of the new year. Craig is a managing partner of Global Recruiters of Lawrence, which helps employers find candidates for open positions, and job seekers attain employment throughout the United States. He’s witnessed the effects of a 10 percent national unemployment rate at the end of 2009.
- ‘Nutcracker’ Christmas: Lawrence Arts Center reimagines holiday dance classic
- November 29, 2009
- A ballet classic meets Kansas history as “A Kansas Nutcracker” comes to the stage again this year at the Lawrence Arts Center.
- Inexpensive, unique gifts sold at holiday art fair
- November 29, 2009
- Susan Buchanan is hoping the sound of horses hooves and bells will get people in the mood to do some holiday shopping.
- Halloween thrillers: Michael Jackson, other celebrities will be popular costume inspiration in 2009
- October 12, 2009
- Don’t be surprised if you see Michael Jackson, Bernie Madoff or Jon and Kate around town this month.
- Happy camper: Free State grad camps in 50 states
- October 5, 2009
- When her daughter was just 7 weeks old, Kathi Firns-Hubert and her husband, Barney, fastened the newborn into her car seat and took her camping.
- Knuckle-cracking’s effects: The Jury’s out
- September 21, 2009
- Odds are, you’ve heard a wives’ tale or two. Some wives’ tales are quickly dismissed (if you swallow a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow in your stomach). Some are just confusing (Feed a cold, starve a fever — or is it the other way around?)
- Even budget shortfall can’t silence university’s steam whistle
- August 18, 2009
- A nearly century-old Kansas University tradition almost came to an end — twice. When the campus steam whistle was threatened, students and alumni made noise. Noise loud enough to fill the silence left by the unused whistle. Noise loud enough to bring the whistle back.
- Housing upgrades may attract more to campus living
- August 18, 2009
- When Vanessa Phillips decided to enroll in summer school, she had to make some adjustments. She had to make new friends. She had to prepare for more challenging college courses. And, when she moved from Wichita to Lawrence, she had to find a new place to live. So she began apartment hunting.
- Sold! — Lawrence housing market has some success stories
- July 13, 2009
- When Sarah Stirn put her house up for sale and received a bid three days later, she had one word to describe her feelings: ecstatic.
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- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 43 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 52 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 17 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 19 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 88 comments
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013 · 15 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 51 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Doctor finds 'A Healthier Wei' to treat kids May 14, 2013
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Opinion: Firebirds’ window for state softball title not shut May 24, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
