Johnny’s Tavern in North Lawrence plans to reopen on Friday morning after owners had closed the historic bar for the last three days in protest of how the city is operating a homeless encampment next to the business.
Rick Renfro, an owner of Johnny’s Tavern, said he’s decided to reopen the restaurant and bar after city officials told him they were working to address his concerns. Renfro said he ...
Lawrence got its welcome into the Big 1st Congressional District on Tuesday.
Consider these numbers: 1st District Democratic candidate Jimmy Beard won Douglas County by 17,125 votes, receiving 75% of the vote in the largest county in the sprawling 1st District. Yet, Beard came nowhere close to winning the overall 1st District. He lost to incumbent Republican Tracey Mann by 83,782 votes.
To put it another ...
Brad Ziegler is convinced that a German stonemason a century ago saved lives at his Lawrence restaurant last Friday.
Ziegler got a call from the manager at his Big Mill restaurant saying that a vehicle had crashed through the storefront of the restaurant at the corner of Ninth and Mississippi streets. When Ziegler arrived on scene, a simple thought went through his mind.
“I just kept thinking how lucky it ...
An ordinance to prohibit the homeless from camping in downtown Lawrence continues to be pushed for after a two-hour meeting between business and city leaders on Monday left unresolved downtown safety concerns.
About 60 people attended a Downtown Lawrence Inc. meeting on Monday morning, with several business owners saying their employees are frightened as they come to and from work, and they are hearing from ...
The owners of Johnny’s Tavern are closing the business’s iconic North Lawrence location for the foreseeable future in an effort to pressure officials to make changes to a city-operated homeless camp next to the bar.
Owner Rick Renfro told the Journal-World Monday afternoon that he plans to close the Johnny’s Tavern location at 401 N. Second St. on Tuesday morning.
How long the tavern — which dates ...
Lawrence’s police chief has sent out a department memo making it clear that police officers aren’t expected to have a “hands off” approach with the homeless, and he provided guidelines on when to issue citations or make arrests.
The issue has gained new attention as business owners and others have raised concerns about illegal camping and aggressive behavior by some members of the homeless community ...
