The Big First — the nickname for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District — has a big divide, and it was on full display at the Lawrence Public Library Monday morning.
U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann, R-Salina, was in town for his first public listening session since Lawrence, a Democratic stronghold, became part of the sprawling western Kansas district, which is one of the more conservative in the country.
The ...
First, I get word that a store that helps people attract more birds is coming to Lawrence. Next, I get a tip that a “cat cafe” is close to finalizing a deal to locate in downtown Lawrence. Yes, now I really am worried that a group of devious cats run the world.
No, I really don’t have evidence of a cat mastermind that is licking her paws at the thought of more birds, but let me pass along what I do know. ...
The latest numbers show 2022 was the slowest year for single-family home construction in Lawrence since at least 1956.
The city issued building permits for just 79 single-family homes, a fact that is likely to put pressure on the Lawrence public school district, which last decade saw its enrollment decline. As a result, the district has been having near continuous conversations about closing several ...
I know that retail has bounced back in Lawrence since the pandemic. City Hall has two years of growing sales tax collections that lend evidence to the idea. (Plus, there’s been enough activity on my credit card that Visa has offered to provide me a personal trainer so that I remain healthy and able to sign checks for years to come.)
But do you know who hasn’t gotten the memo? New retailers. The community ...
Story updated at 2:16 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023:
A Douglas County legislator has filed a bill that would require priests and other ministers to report any suspected child abuse to state authorities.
Sen Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, filed Senate Bill 87 this week that would add “duly ordained ministers” to the list of professionals who are mandated reporters of child abuse in the state.
Holland has ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday evening became frightening at City Hall.
Longtime Lawrence architect Allen Belot collapsed during the meeting from an apparent heart attack, shortly after making a presentation to the commission.
Several members of the crowded meeting room rushed to Belot and began providing aid that ranged from chest compressions to mouth-to-mouth to one ...
