It’s campaign season, so you certainly will hear people grumbling about the topic of what government is good for. Well, in Lawrence it has become clear what it is not good for: Job growth.
The latest employment numbers from the state of Kansas show that the Lawrence metro area — i.e. Douglas County — has lost about 2,500 jobs since September 2019. More than 1,000 of the job losses have come from the ...
I don’t know why, but I think Edgar Allan Poe would be pleased that a bookstore named after one of his most famous works will be located in a building that used to hone people’s axe-throwing skills. Indeed, that’s the plan for the Raven Book Store in downtown Lawrence.
After more than 30 years on Seventh Street, the Raven is set to make the move up to Massachusetts Street. The store has signed a deal to ...
Usually, a tab is the only thing that scares me at a bar. That may not be the case at a new pop-up bar in downtown Lawrence that has created a haunted mansion theme for its guests.
“It is a lot like exploring a Scooby-Doo mansion, except you will have alcoholic drinks,” Edward Schmalz said of his new creation, Apparition, the temporary bar and cocktail lounge downtown.
Apparition is in the space above ...
In some ways, Algeria sounds better than Disneyland because I’m not sure the Magic Kingdom can even provide this delight.
“In Algeria, just ask for a crepe and you will find one waiting for you,” said Mohamed Beziane, an Algerian native who is now co-owner of Lawrence’s new T&M Creperie at 7 E. Eighth St. in downtown.
Yes, crepes, those creations that look like a pancake has met a panini press. ...
After posting surprisingly good numbers in June, Lawrence’s economy had no such luck in July, according to new sales tax data released by the state. Amid pandemic-related shutdowns and restrictions, Lawrence posted one of the larger sales tax declines of any major retail area in the state.
Lawrence’s sales tax collections fell by 12.4% from the same period a year ago, according to new figures from the ...
I haven’t written many articles about how Lawrence ranks on this or that lately, mainly because I’ve spent all my ranking energy trying to determine if the 2020 experience rates just above a root canal or just below. (I’m still not sure, but I would like more novocain, please.)
But I will pass along this ranking news because it involves a topic on the mind of many in Lawrence: utility bills. A new report ...
