As the year draws to a close, we are getting a better sense of how much bounce this bounce-back year has had in Lawrence. The answer: Slightly less than average. The city of Lawrence recently received its November sales tax check from the state, meaning it now has 11 of the 12 checks for the year in the books and in the bank. The November sales tax report mainly represents sales made in September, due to ...
Questions about the conduct of the Lawrence school board mounted on Thursday as an attorney said the district’s efforts to keep a settlement agreement secret are improper, and school board members offered few reasons for the secrecy. On Monday evening, the Lawrence school board approved an agreement with Constellation New Energy’s gas division to settle a disputed natural gas bill resulting from the ...
Plastic cups are big business in Lawrence, and I don’t just mean the ones that get filled at certain college parties. Berry Global makes and ships tons of plastic cups at its two Douglas County facilities. But now, a major investor of the company is saying Berry needs to make more money from its plastics business, or else it needs to sell the company to someone who will. Berry was recently the subject of a ...
You could argue, stained glass windows in a church are like icing is to a cake. If so, members of St. Luke AME church in East Lawrence are about to get their sweet rewards. Construction crews were on site at the church on Tuesday installing a mix of new and refurbished stained glass panes at St. Luke, 900 New York St. It is the near culmination of a process that began about a year ago. “I know everyone has ...
University of Kansas employees who want to avoid getting a COVID vaccine now can receive a religious exemption by simply signing their name to a form, under changes confirmed by the university on Tuesday. In addition, university employees have been given until Jan. 18 to make either a religious or medical exemption request, which is several weeks later than KU’s original deadline. KU's form for religious ...
An apartment complex for low-income seniors is in the works near Clinton Parkway and Iowa Street, thanks to what is expected to be an influx of affordable housing funds from the federal government. The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority has filed plans at City Hall that will allow it to expand its existing Clinton Place apartment complex, 2125 Clinton Parkway, by 32 apartments. All of the apartments ...