Updated at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 The longtime downtown Lawrence restaurant Cielito Lindo has been destroyed by a fire that began late Wednesday night and burned well into Thursday morning as dozens of firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze and to protect historic buildings. As the Journal-World's partner Operation 100 News first reported, police and firefighters arrived shortly after 11:40 ...
There’s a chance the University of Kansas' home football games next season could be played at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, as KU leaders become concerned construction work at their campus stadium will make true home games infeasible. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod confirmed to the Journal-World on Wednesday that KU has had some preliminary discussions with Arrowhead officials about using the stadium for ...
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 A group of Lawrence businesses is asking a Douglas County court to close a pair of homeless camps, contending the city is creating a “vagrancy crisis” and allowing city laws to be “violated with impunity.” “The community cannot stand idly by while lawless zones that promote crime erode the well-being of the community,” the plaintiffs state in the lawsuit. ...
It was August of 1994 when local dignitaries, a handful of reporters and other onlookers gathered in a hilltop pasture northwest of Lawrence for a groundbreaking ceremony of the South Lawrence Trafficway. You could have won a lot of money that day if you would have wagered with the leaders on hand that nearly 30 years later, the site’s hilltop view still would be dominated by pastures and farm fields. At ...
In the world of retailing, there are basically two types these days: traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and online retailers. (I sometimes believe in a hybrid, meaning I throw a brick through my computer screen while on Amazon.) You don’t have to be either Jeff Bezos or Sam Walton to ascertain which way the trend is moving in America. The number of traditional brick-and-mortar retail stores is falling as ...
News and notes from around town: — Last week I wrote about Lawrence’s first cat cafe. Now, I’m writing about expansion plans for a Lawrence veterinary clinic that specializes in cat care. Are Lawrence cats now needing new levels of care after drinking too much espresso? Are they now only sleeping 20 hours a day? No, of course not. Cat cafes don’t serve cats espresso. (Seriously, folks, don’t let ...