WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Pandemic couldn't stop this Mexican bakery in eastern Lawrence from dream of making pan, sweet treats and more

Pan — the Spanish word for “bread” — is a big part of the relatively new Mexican bakery and restaurant at 19th and Haskell. Pandemic, the English word for “oh #%@!!!” — is a big part of how the small business came to be. Javier Angeles and Lucia Cano — owners of Angeles Panaderia — both were in the restaurant industry when the pandemic struck the Lawrence area. Angeles ended up losing his ...

Site of unsanctioned homeless camp behind Amtrak station has special easement on it to protect bald eagles; state has the power to order changes

There are new questions surrounding the legality of the unsanctioned homeless camp on city-owned property behind the Amtrak train station in East Lawrence. Actually, the questions may be circling overhead. Bald eagles. An inquiry by the Journal-World has found that the city-owned property along the banks of the Kansas River is the site of a conservation easement held by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and ...

Apartment complex coming to east side near O'Connell Road; 55-plus development coming to west side; pet food plant to get new owner

Let’s do some news and notes from around town: — Look for a fairly sizable apartment complex to spring up near the intersection of 23rd Street and O’Connell Road. Plans have been filed for a project that would build eight two-story apartment buildings on the approximately 8.5 acres that sit at the southwest corner of the intersection. In total, the apartment complex would have 128 apartments, with half ...

Talks for city to buy property along Haskell for homeless project end without a deal; future site of 'shelter village' unclear

Talks for the city to buy a vacant lot near 19th and Haskell for a new homeless shelter project have fallen through, according to an owner of the property. Tony Krsnich, who leads a group that owns the property at 800 Lynn St., told me that negotiations with the city have ended without a deal. I reached out to Krsnich on Wednesday morning knowing that city commissioners on Tuesday evening met in executive ...

County says homeless project near community shelter would be too 'out of sight, out of mind,' lists other reasons for opposing use of county-owned land

County officials oppose putting a new homeless project on county-owned land by the Lawrence Community Shelter, in part, because the site isn’t visible enough in the community and is too near the Douglas County Jail. A county spokeswoman on Wednesday said those were two of four strong reservations that the county expressed to city officials when they asked about putting a project that would provide 75 tiny ...

Douglas County Republican Party passes resolution asking local governments to revert taxes back to 2021 level, issue refunds

The top leaders of the Douglas County Republican Party have come together to unanimously ask the City of Lawrence, county commissioners and other local governments to immediately reduce taxes. New Douglas County GOP Chair Brent Hoffman said approximately 55 precinct committee men and women approved a resolution asking local governments to revert their local tax collections back to levels last seen in 2021. ...