Lawrence’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade was virtual this year, but the money it produced was real. Organizers announced they raised almost $50,000 to benefit area nonprofits that help children.
“As they always do, the Lawrence business community came through for us,” Janet Cinelli, co-executive director of the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee, said via email. “As they always do, our parade ...
Not everybody was a winner this last Valentine’s Day. (Thinking that I had bought a box of chocolates to share with my beloved, for instance, was not a winning idea.) Lawrence’s economy was not among the winners in February either, but it had quite a bit of company, according to new sales tax figures from the state.
The Kansas Department of Revenue has released its April sales tax report (thinking ...
Buffets are back. Let that sink in for a moment. In fact, take all the time you need because I want to make sure I beat you to the line (and I’m out of practice running with a shovel.) Any buffet is a step toward a return to normalcy, but I have news of a new restaurant — a bit of a rarity in itself — that features a buffet. That may be a double sign.
Globe Indian Food has opened at 619 Massachusetts ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Monday
Kansas will get to keep all of its current seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, federal Census data confirmed on Monday, but the state still had its worst population showing since the Great Depression.
The data showed Kansas’ population grew at one of the slowest rates in the state’s history. Over the last decade Kansas added only 84,762 people. Its 2020 population stood ...
The University of Kansas’ new chief financial officer said Friday that at least two things were needed in the next school year: another $26 million in budget cuts and some type of plan to get KU growing again.
In a campuswide video presentation, CFO Jeff DeWitt said that the days of budget cuts weren’t yet over at KU but that he could see a time when they might be. DeWitt is proposing that KU’s Lawrence ...
Sometimes when I’m at an auction and find an item I really must have, I let my right hand bid against my left hand just to double my chances. Lawrence’s real estate market is taking on that type of feel. You’d better have both bidding fingers ablazin', and even that might not be enough.
Lawrence home sales fell significantly in March, but average selling prices took a big jump up, according to the latest ...
