The sun has set on an idea to use the former Sunrise Garden center as a 200-plus-space parking lot for a proposed apartment complex about a mile away in the Oread neighborhood. Lawrence businessman Doug Compton told me he recently canceled his contract to buy the former Sunrise Garden Center ...
Lawrence library’s After Hours party hopes to raise money for a permanent performance space on its lawn
Lawrence high schools participate in walkout protesting ICE
Hundreds of Lawrence and Free State High School students walked out of class Tuesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ...
KU baseball’s Gavyn Schlotterback mounts ‘unfathomable’ comeback after open heart surgery
Preview: KU looks to bounce back in road matchup with Oklahoma State
Each game gets magnified as the end of the season draws nearer, as Kansas coach Bill Self sees it. “When we can see the finish line, things ...
Douglas County Emergency Management to hold two upcoming workshops for heat readiness and severe weather training
Douglas County highlights housing and shelter gains as homelessness plan nears two years
This year will mark two years since the city and county adopted their joint strategic plan to end chronic homelessness – and although staff ...











