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 ...
Updated at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6
After more than 20 years in the Statehouse, Douglas County legislator Tom Holland won’t seek reelection to the Kansas Senate.
Holland, D-Baldwin City, told the Journal-World on Wednesday that he had decided to pursue several opportunities in the private sector rather than run for reelection. Holland will continue to serve through the 2024 legislative session, which ...
For nearly 20 years, the KU Chabad House, on the southern edge of the university’s campus, has been a student refuge — complete with chicken soup.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel talks of how Jewish students at KU, a distinct minority, often are far from home when they experience a piece of college life that creates a need for some comforts of home.
Enter, quite literally, the Chabad House, which has crammed ...
