Waffle restaurant to open in East Lawrence; new plans filed for bistro/bar near Poehler Lofts; a goodbye to The Pool Room
I can’t tell you how many times people have tried to convince me that the saying “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” ...
Education groups reach agreement on collective bargaining changes
Four groups representing school boards, administrators, superintendents and teachers reached agreement this week on changes they could all accept to a state law governing collective ...
Big 12 getting serious respect from national hoops analysts
With the calendar turning to February in just a few days, and March being the month that follows February, it doesn't seem all that ridiculous ...
My Parenting Has Reached an All New Low
There are most definitely hills and valleys to this parenting gig. I’m in a very low and dark valley right now. My days are exhausting ...
Gov. Docking opposed Statehouse chapel in 1960
Controversy over setting up an interfaith, non-denominational "prayer and meditation" room in the statehouse is apparently nothing new. In response to an article posted on ...
Lawrence home sales slip slightly in 2014; Douglas County Bank changes name to Central Bank of the Midwest
For some reason, I really do have enough ribbon that I could have wrapped an entire house in a bow this Christmas season. (See photo ...
Pulled pork arepas
Recently, a friend suggested I write about arepas, and I realized I'd completely forgotten about the easiest way to pull together a complete meal in ...
Wild world of recruiting strikes again as KU commitment Josh Moore backs out
Late Tuesday night, Kansas University football commitment Josh Moore took to Twitter to announce that he no longer was headed to KU. Moore, a 6-foot-5, ...
Lawmakers want to make Statehouse chapel permanent
Several Kansas lawmakers are pushing a bill this year that would make a prayer and meditation room in the Statehouse a permanent fixture. The House ...
Getting to know TCU
After a perfect 13-0 start to the season, Big 12 play hasn’t gone quite as well for Trent Johnson and his TCU Horned Frogs (14-5 ...
State party conventions look ahead to 2016
Fresh off of their "clean sweep" victories in the 2014 elections, Kansas Republicans will gather in Topeka this weekend to elect their party leadership and ...
City Commission filing deadline today, as field grows to 14; an early look at campaign finances for city seats; one candidate has to give up job to run
When it comes to Lawrence City Commission candidates, we’re at 14 and counting. Greg Robinson, a Lawrence attorney who was a vocal opponent of the ...
Craft beer expo tickets go on sale Thursday
Mark your calendars, beer lovers: The Kansas Craft Brewers Exposition is returning to Lawrence on March 7, and will once again be held at Abe ...
Rookie of Year frontrunner Andrew Wiggins has room to grow
There are still 30-plus games to go in Andrew Wiggins’ first NBA season, but we all know what’s coming at the end of it for ...
Kansas jumps two spots to No. 9 in Associated Press college basketball poll
A turnover-free second half in Austin made enough of an impression on Associated Press college basketball voters that Kansas moved up two spots to ninth ...
Plans filed for redevelopment at Alvamar golf and country club; details released on 2015 Kansas Craft Brewers Expo in downtown
The paperwork has been filed to change the Alvamar golf and country club. (And, no, I’m not talking about that petition to ban me from ...
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The Day After: Near-perfection in Austin, Texas
By several accounts, Saturday's 75-62 victory over Texas in Austin was the Jayhawks' best game of the 2014-15 season. It's hard to argue that. So ...
Lawrence High boys hoops suffers first loss; Morgan leads player ratings
When Lawrence High's boys basketball players are playing at their best, they look unbeatable. But in the Topeka Invitational Tournament championship on Saturday, they just ...
Lawrence High boys basketball aims to make history at Topeka tournament; Bonner tops player ratings
Lawrence High's boys basketball team has played in the Topeka Invitational Tournament for 49 years. On Saturday, the Lions will try to repeat as champions ...
Getting to know No. 17 Texas
More often than not, Kansas University’s basketball team has found success against Texas. All-time, KU is 23-8 against the guys in burnt orange. But winning ...
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