There’s no shortage of worries in the restaurant industry these days, but one longtime Wichita operator has crossed one worry off his list: He and his brother/business partner will achieve their goal of expanding into Lawrence. “Restaurants aren’t just going to die,” Wichita restaurant owner Brad Steven told me. “Restaurants are what people love to do. They love to go out and eat and drink. We are ...
Story updated at 4:07 p.m. Wednesday: Two of the largest health care entities in Douglas County are expected to start providing COVID vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 next week. Both LMH Health and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health have announced plans to begin administering the vaccine now that it has won necessary federal approvals. LMH said it would offer the vaccine at all of its clinics and ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to use the gymnasiums of two city recreation centers for overnight shelter of the homeless, despite the city’s fire chief expressing concerns about the safety of the idea. Commissioners at their weekly meeting unanimously approved a plan to use the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., and the East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th Street, to each house up ...
Universities shouldn’t end an investigation into sexual misconduct simply because the employee or student accused of the offense has left the school, one of the leading higher education groups in the country recommends in a new report. Universities also should consider creating policies that require new employees of the university to sign a consent form that allows their previous employers to release any ...
Story updated at 6:18 p.m. Monday: The worrying can end for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas patients who feared they would have to start paying more expensive, out-of-network rates to receive care at LMH Health in 2022. LMH Health — Lawrence’s only hospital — and BCBS of Kansas — the state’s largest health insurance company — reached a three-year agreement Monday to keep the hospital and its ...
It makes sense that the largest piece of art in the new medical clinic for Heartland Community Health Center features hands. It is an approximately 40-foot-long mural by local artist Stephen T. Johnson that depicts a line of diverse hands spelling out the word “Heartland” in American Sign Language. Heartland is nothing if not about hands. The nonprofit’s mission involves providing a helping hand to ...