At the halfway point of 2022, the Lawrence metro area finds itself in a position it would rather not be in: It is the only metro area in the state that has fewer jobs now than it did a year ago. The job losses for the Lawrence metro aren’t huge. Jobs located in the Lawrence metro — which comprises all of Douglas County — are down by 300 compared with the same period a year ago. That’s only a 0.6% ...
A longtime supplier of bargain building materials is planning to make the move to south Iowa Street. But no, this isn’t a sign that a new, big discount chain is entering the market. Instead, it is Lawrence’s existing Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The nonprofit has announced a deal to move the store from its longtime East Lawrence home to a spot in a shopping center at 27th and Iowa streets. The ReStore ...
Shannon Hodges can envision a school day this winter where the temperatures are about 20 degrees and the big news of the school day is a fire inside a tent. No need to call the fire department. No need to call the principal. There’s not even a need to call a repairman for the furnace. At Hodges’ new private school, a fire inside a tent isn’t a bad day. It is just another day outside. And every day at ...
It is too hot for any sustained activity that doesn’t involve a long straw, a tall glass and a short nap. So, let’s do a tidbit version of Town Talk. Here are some news and notes from around town: — Little Caesars is looking to become less little in Lawrence. The pizza chain has filed plans for its second Lawrence location. Its newest spot will be at 3025 W. Sixth St., which is basically across the ...
Nearly everyone at this point understands how a wind turbine or a solar panel can help make the electricity used in your home more environmentally friendly. But how the heck does a landfill, or even a dairy farm, make the natural gas used in your home greener? Lawrence residents appear on the verge of finding out. Lawrence is a part of a proposed pilot project announced Monday afternoon by Black Hills ...
It is like dirt bike racing without the dirt. And it is working on becoming an annual spectacle at Clinton Lake just outside of Lawrence. It is jet ski racing, and upward of 30 professional racers from as far away as Australia are scheduled to be at Clinton Lake this weekend to compete. More than twice that many amateur racers also are expected to be competing. “It is an extreme adrenaline rush,” said ...