Somehow, our next-door neighbor Kansas City, Kansas, has become the regional hub for both NASCAR and professional soccer. (You’ve got your next reality TV hit if you combine those two tailgate parties.) But a new national ranking suggests that such diversity may be spot on: Kansas City, Kansas, is the most ethnically diverse city in the region, and the competition isn’t particularly close.
Lawrence — and ...
The University of Kansas ranked average for its commitment to free speech on campus, while nearby Kansas State received the second highest rating in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday.
KU ranked No. 73 out of 203 universities included in a large-scale survey commissioned by a leading nonprofit that monitors free speech issues in higher education.
The ranking garnered KU an “average” ...
If you are on a farm and say you want some Jersey Juice, you may find yourself on the business end of an udder. (A Jersey is a breed of dairy cow, for those of you who don’t hang out at a barn.) But soon, there will be a west Lawrence restaurant where some Juice from Jersey means something altogether different.
The Juice at Jersey Mike’s Subs is a special mixture of red wine vinegar and olive oil, and the ...
Smaller seems to be better in Lawrence these days, especially when it comes to housing.
New plans have been filed for a 50-home neighborhood next door to some of the largest estate homes in Lawrence. The new homes, however, will be smaller and on smaller lots.
A group led by Mike McGrew, chair of Lawrence’s McGrew Real Estate, has filed plans to build 50 homes on about 12 acres of vacant land at the ...
Updated at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday
University of Kansas leaders said Wednesday they are fully committed to a project that would significantly upgrade KU’s football stadium and add a new venue near the stadium to host entertainment events and conferences.
“This project is not an ‘if’ project; it is a ‘yes’ project,” Sean Lester, deputy director of KU Athletics, told a crowd of about 75 design ...
If Instagram inspired the people in my household to start a business, I shudder to think what it would be. (The bow tie-wearing Boston Terrier of the household probably would be the CEO, given that he’s in all the photos.)
But a pair of Lawrence moms think they’ve found an Instagram idea that will be a big hit locally. It involves tents in your living room.
More specifically, it involves a slumber party ...
