It has been said at my house that the best home improvement project would be if several people got out of it. That’s not always the easiest task in today’s pandemic environment, but an annual event geared toward those who enjoy looking at the latest in Lawrence homes is moving ahead.
The Lawrence Parade of Homes is set to begin its fall parade on Saturday. The parade will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on ...
Story updated at 4:39 p.m. Tuesday
As testing for COVID-19 increases in parts of the country, the number of jobs at one Lawrence manufacturer is expected to grow as well.
Officials with Plastikon Healthcare announced Tuesday that they are rapidly adding a new production line at their Lawrence plant to manufacture test tubes that will be used as part of the COVID-19 testing process. The project is expected to ...
Area businesses that have been hit hard by the pandemic will have a chance to get a share of $450,000 in grant money, beginning Wednesday.
Downtown Lawrence Inc. will begin accepting applications for grants at noon on Sept. 23. The downtown organization has been chosen by county officials to award the federal grant money, but the program is open to businesses regardless of whether they are downtown; they can ...
Surely this isn’t the first time that mixology has won out over macrame as a hobby. But, indeed, that type of victory has occurred as the former site of Lawrence’s Hobby Lobby store on 23rd Street has been converted into the city’s largest liquor store.
We reported in November that plans had been filed for Cork & Barrel to move from its longtime home at 23rd and Iowa streets and into a portion of the ...
Story updated at 4:10 p.m. Thursday
We reported in June that a Canadian manufacturer was eyeing Eudora to open a new plant to serve the railroad industry and add about 40 new jobs to the eastern Douglas County community in the process.
Well, that deal has now been finalized. Modern Manufacturing announced Thursday that it had indeed selected Eudora for the project. Leaders from the city of Eudora, Douglas ...
Douglas County is living on the edge these days.
Last week, the health department announced the county’s overall rate of COVID-19 tests coming back positive was up to 9.7% over the last 14 days. If the county gets to a 10% average, new restrictions — especially for schools and sports — could be mandated by health leaders. A new positivity rate is scheduled to be released Thursday.
In other words, it is ...
