Normally, if the money coming into my bank account surges by 17%, I would be getting into party planning mode. But today, I guess I’m a glass-half-empty type of guy. In my defense, who can afford to fully fill anything these days? (I quickly learned it wasn’t a good idea when the gas pump asked for my shopper card and my completed loan application.)
That’s kind of the situation the City of Lawrence and ...
A few weeks ago, the Eudora School Board was close to publicly defying the mask mandate that had just been extended by the Douglas County Commission. There was serious consideration by multiple board members to simply tell Eudora’s schools to not follow the county’s mask rules.
The school board ultimately didn’t have enough votes to tell the county and its mask mandate to take a hike, but I mention it ...
Plans for a new retirement complex in northwest Lawrence are moving ahead, but now the developers are seeking some city assistance in the form of a tax break.
As we reported in October, a St. Louis-based group plans to build 53 units of assisted living and 22 units for residents in need of memory care on a vacant piece of land in the Bauer Farm development, near Sixth Street and Folks Road.
The project, ...
Less than 12 hours earlier, KU basketball player Jalen Coleman-Lands helped hang 102 points on rival Kansas State in Allen Fieldhouse. So, over a late-morning breakfast with teammates, it should come as no surprise that credit is a key topic of conversation.
Credit for that slick pass. Credit for that deep 3. Credit for that monster block.
No, not that type of credit. That credit won’t even pay for ...
Whether it is killing zombies or diving to the bottom of the ocean, there is a new downtown Lawrence business that can simulate those and a host of other activities for you.
Heck, VR Lawrence — the VR stands for virtual reality — even has a simulation that probably can replicate your actual job. One of the “games” is a job simulator that lets you choose from a large list of professions.
I know what ...
The University of Kansas and Wichita State remain serious about building a new medical school campus in Wichita, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said in brief remarks Tuesday.
Girod said the two universities have been talking about the potential project with Wichita community leaders and members of the Kansas Legislature.
“It has resonated well in that community and certainly has resonated well in the ...
