WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Provost says KU is ramping up online education program; questions develop over impact it will have on Lawrence campus

A new initiative called Jayhawk Global – a program designed to greatly increase the University of Kansas' online offerings — may give local Jayhawks some new issues to think about. University of Kansas Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer told a group of university leaders Thursday that as KU places more emphasis on growing its online offerings, it likely will place less emphasis on growing the in-person enrollment ...

New Mexican 'popsicle' shop near 31st and Iowa serves both street tacos and desserts

I’ve been told that our insurance agent would cancel our coverage if he ever saw me eat corn on the cob. It is that messy and that dangerous. So, imagine my delight when I learned of elote, a Mexican dish that takes the corn off the cob, puts it in a cup and combines it with mayo and Cotija cheese. “It is very popular where I’m from in Mexico,” said Arturo Fernandez, co-owner of Paleteria Chihuahua, a ...

Lawrence home sales fall in 2021 as home prices increase by more than 11%

In the battle between Lawrence homebuyers and Lawrence homes, the homes won in 2021. The number of homes sold in Lawrence declined by about 4% compared to a year ago, as home prices soared to new highs and competition for the few homes on the market stiffened. There were 1,290 home sales in Lawrence during 2021, according to the year-end report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors. That was a drop of 3.7% ...

KU athletic director predicts some challenging financial years as Big 12 Conference reorganizes

In what has become nearly an annual affair at the University of Kansas, members of the University Senate quizzed KU’s athletic director on whether the athletic program can provide more money to support general university operations. At Thursday’s University Senate meeting, the answer again was that’s not likely to happen soon, but new athletic director Travis Goff did have a new explanation on why — ...

Electric bills for Lawrence residents also expected to increase due to last year's arctic blast; KC residents to get a credit

Last year’s arctic blast sure didn’t seem to discriminate between Lawrence and Kansas City. I think there were freezing pipes, dangerous wind chills, and people dreaming of trading their polar bear parkas for tropical beachwear in both locations. But the aftereffects of that historic storm sure are discriminating between the two cities, at least in one instance. Evergy, the state’s largest electric ...

More details emerge about KU project to add retail and housing on West Campus; plan would put retail on both sides of Iowa Street

Rock Chalk, let’s shop. Who knows, it might be a new take on the University of Kansas’ famous chant as the university and KU Endowment continue to put together plans to build not just new research space on KU’s West Campus, but also significant amounts of new retail space too. A pair of KU leaders on Tuesday released a few more details about how they envision a new KU-led retail and residential ...