If money is any indicator — which is a mixed proposition in local political races — a pair of challengers for the Douglas County Commission are giving a pair of incumbents a race as voters head to the polls Tuesday. Challenger Milton Scott actually was the top fundraiser among the six ...
It certainly seems like quite a few college athletes are about to get more eligibility, whether they were actively looking for it or not. Amid a barrage of increasingly successful lawsuits by members of the high school class of 2022 who played four straight seasons in college, then graduated ...
With Big 12 media days now well in the rearview mirror, another key offseason milestone will arrive soon enough when the Kansas football team begins its fall training camp on Tuesday, a month ahead of the Jayhawks’ Sept. 4 opener against Long Island at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. On ...
The oft-quoted, old saying from more than 150 years ago is: “Go West, young man.” I suspect there is a less-quoted, second part to that saying: “Bring your wallet.” Both phrases have meaning in modern day Lawrence, as there has been much talk at Lawrence City Hall about expanding the ...
A stack of recipes, an empty building and fond memories of when he was a leader of the pack in Lawrence’s restaurant scene has set the stage for an unexpected comeback Lawrence’s once-popular Mass Street Deli is reopening, and yes, original owner Bob Schumm will be the owner and operator. ...
Maybe Lawrence has been the canary in the coal mine. For much of 2026, we’ve been reporting how Lawrence has been the unfortunate exception to the rule. While the state’s large retail markets were posting gains in the amount of sales taxes they were collecting, Lawrence was not. When we ...
