Let’s look at some news and notes from around town:
As spring sprung, both dandelions and dollars began to sprout in communities across the state. In Lawrence, the dandelions appeared to be the more active of the two.
The April report from the Kansas Department of Revenue shows sales tax ...
A former rural school building between Lawrence and Eudora is under consideration by local government officials to become an emergency shelter for homeless families, the Journal-World has learned.
The former Kaw Valley School site at 1411 East 1850 Road is being actively considered to house ...
From roast beef to roasted beans: That’s the planned journey for one fast-food location on 23rd Street.
Plans have been filed at City Hall to convert the former Arby’s fast food restaurant at 1533 W. 23rd St. into a drive-thru coffee shop to be operated by a regional chain called 151 ...
A new $20 million project has opened in northwest Lawrence — and it features all-day dining. Now, that’s a buffet I would like to see.
Actually, the project is not some mega-eatery, but rather is a new 76-room assisted living and memory care facility just northwest of Sixth and Folks ...
March devoured hopes of a basketball national championship in Lawrence, and for dessert, it may have finished off any thoughts of declining home prices in the city too.
It was just a week ago that I reported on data from the Lawrence Board of Realtors that showed home prices in Lawrence had ...
It is a good bet that Kansas Highway 10 will be expanded to six lanes in the next five years. But based on the current planning in the Kansas Department of Transportation, it is a lousy bet to think any of that expansion will cross into Douglas County.
Panasonic’s 4,000-job, $4 billion ...