A law enforcement agency buying a gun isn’t exactly a big deal. Given that firearms are part of the standard equipment for most police officers, such purchases are happening all the time. But one such purchase has become a big deal for a Baldwin City-based company. When the sheriff’s ...
The KU Endowment Association is seeking to annex nearly 140 acres of land it owns next door to Lawrence’s airport, seemingly to explore whether the property could accommodate future business development. Lawrence City Hall this week received an annexation request for 136.9 acres of property ...
Perhaps the most unique building in downtown Lawrence is set to become the most unique apartment building in the city — and arguably well beyond. After all, it would have an auditorium, an organ, a kitchen that is built underneath a city sidewalk, and that’s before you even get to the ...
Downtown Lawrence Inc. — the nonprofit responsible for promoting the downtown district — has been without a director since July, and likely won’t resume the search for one for several more months. One reason a new leader hasn’t been hired, members of the association were told ...
Visitors of Allen Fieldhouse already know one thing they are supposed to be on the lookout for: The Phog. (Technically, “beware” is the proper terminology.) Soon, keep your eyes open for something else. Happy hour drink specials. By the end of this summer, the venerable Allen Fieldhouse ...
It has been a slow start to a new year in Lawrence. Retail sales in the first quarter of the year are down in Lawrence compared to a year ago, and numbers from the Kansas Department of Revenue show Lawrence is the only major retail market in the state to have posted such a decline. Reasons ...