WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Downtown bar Leroy's files plans to double in size; bar in Oread neighborhood also hopes to add space

If you have been in downtown Lawrence late at night, you’ve perhaps noticed the popularity of Logie’s on Mass. During the school year there often was a line flowing out the door. My guess is that with a name like Logie’s, the place has many unique characteristics. But one of the more obvious ones is that it is a big bar, stretching over two downtown storefronts at 728 Massachusetts St. Now, the ...

KU to give 5% raise to most employees, with pay increase showing up on checks in August

Nearly every University of Kansas employee will receive a 5% pay increase for the next school year, KU leaders announced Friday afternoon. The chancellor and other KU leaders for months have said it is their goal to give an approximately 5% increase to university employees, but had stopped short of promising an increase as state funding wouldn’t fully cover the extra salaries and wages. On Friday, KU ...

New census data gives clues about why Lawrence is struggling to fill its public schools

If Lawrence wants to ward off future closures of public schools, the community's rate of population growth may need to double. At least, that is one conclusion that can be drawn from newly released census data. Even then, that might not be enough. If you recall, the idea of closing public schools dominated public discussion in Lawrence earlier this year, as the school district faced a budget problem that it ...

KU competition awards $12M in grant funding to create new cybersecurity center, boost research in medicine, sciences

As KU professor Perry Alexander made his pitch for $3 million of prized university funding, he pointed to a New Yorker cartoon that makes its way around the internet. It shows a dog sitting in front of a computer keyboard, exclaiming to another canine that “on the internet, nobody knows you are a dog.” “That’s the essence of the problem,” said Alexander, a distinguished professor in electrical and ...

Despite growing population, Lawrence is building homes at a slower rate than the national average; see how much slower

If you are looking for a new home in Lawrence, you had better be ready to drop what you are doing and go see any new house before it gets sold out from underneath you. (I used to advise people to always keep a full tank of gas, but of course, it is infeasible now to buy a house and a tank of gas.) A new national report sheds some light on why Lawrence’s housing market is so tight: Despite being a growing ...

Regents order review of trainers, medical staffs of athletic departments at KU, other universities

Kansas’ six major universities will undergo a review of their athletic trainers and doctors as the sports world has faced multiple allegations of abuse or inappropriate care by medical professionals. The Kansas Board of Regents on Tuesday created a new task force that will review the athletic training programs of the University of Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State, Emporia State, Fort Hays State and ...