As soon as next summer, planning a new home in Lawrence might look less like a complicated city review process and more like ordering something off a menu. That's because the city will be trying out a new program that connects builders and property owners with ready-to-use construction plans ...

A new sign of progress appeared this month for an affordable apartment project in East Lawrence that escaped having some of its city funding clawed back earlier this year. The project is 9 Del Lofts II, a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project that longtime developer Tony Krsnich is planning ...

One of the largest KC-area car dealers has just purchased an auto dealership with a half-century history in Lawrence. That longtime Lawrence dealership is Dale Willey Chevrolet and GMC at 2840 Iowa St., and the dealer it sold to is Cable Dahmer, which now owns 10 dealerships in and around the ...

Bad television was a big part of the creation of Town Talk. While some of these posts made about as much sense as the plot of a "Gilligan’s Island" episode, that’s not what I’m talking about. Rather, there was a time when I personally created bad television. Years ago, under different ...

For years, a longtime Lawrence family has been helping Topeka-area residents during some of their greatest times of need. Soon, it will start doing the same for Lawrence residents with the opening of a new funeral home and chapel. Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapels & Cremations has finalized a ...

There’s certainly a rumor going around town that Costco’s new Lawrence store will open Oct. 29. However, I’ve heard it enough that I feel like I should pass along that Costco has not officially made that announcement. The company maintains a “coming soon” list on its website to ...