The pandemic halted the yearly vacations to central Mexico for Lawrence’s Andrade family, and created a new type of craving for the authentic street food they ate while visiting family south of the border. Just what those cravings produced, though, surprised even them: A new Lawrence taqueria. “During the pandemic, opening a restaurant was an idea we would joke about because we wanted street food from ...
If I had to work on Volkswagens all day, I’d need a scuba tank too. My brain would need all the oxygen it could get to understand the intricacies of German engineering. Dave Bach indeed has been working on German automobiles and messing around with scuba gear for years as owner of both Das Autohaus and The Scuba Shack in East Lawrence. But that combo is no more. Bach in recent weeks has closed the longtime ...
Most employees of LMH Health are set to get a $500 bonus next month and a 3% wage increase for 2022. Members of the LMH Board of Trustees were told that a $500 bonus would be given to full-time, non-executive staff members of LMH Health, while part-time employees would receive a $250 bonus. LMH leaders also confirmed after the meeting that it will move ahead with a 3% across-the-board wage increase for ...
The ACT standardized test took a beating during the pandemic as tests were delayed and students put off taking it as many high schools went to a hybrid or remote learning mode. On Wednesday, members of the Kansas Board of Regents took action to ensure that the ACT and its counterpart the SAT won’t be making a full comeback at the University of Kansas. The board unanimously approved new admission standards ...
All KU students who need health insurance through the university’s system are likely to pay more next year, but some students are set to see a nearly 30% hike in their rates. The Kansas Board of Regents at its Wednesday meeting is being asked to approve new insurance rates for students and to endorse the concept that some students should see much larger increases than others. The board’s Student ...
A nonprofit that provides full-ride scholarships to golf caddies hopes to swing a deal to buy a University of Kansas building along Jayhawk Boulevard to convert into a residence hall. KU and KU Endowment leaders are beginning the process to sell the Wesley Building, 1314 Jayhawk Boulevard, to the Evans Scholars Foundation, which plans to house scholarship recipients in the old building that essentially is ...