UPDATED 3:30 P.M. JUNE 15, 2021
University of Kansas leaders will have their eyes on a couple of pots of money this week — one set of dollars they almost certainly will receive, and another, much larger, one that will take some convincing of state lawmakers.
The Kansas Board of Regents will meet on Wednesday and is scheduled to approve $6 million in one-time state funding for KU's main campus for the ...
I’ve had my day go to the dogs. I’ve dogged an assignment or two. And even though I’m a few decades past grade school, I think I’ve recently used the excuse that my dog ate my homework. But I’m pretty sure I’ve never said I’m going to go have a beer with the dogs. That may change as plans have been filed for a Lawrence dog bar and cafe.
Anthony Barnett, owner of Home Sweet Home Dog Resort, has ...
For those lucky school employees who get to work the summer season, there are all types of tasks — cleaning classrooms, reordering supplies, preparing budgets and, of course, brushing up on handgun rules and regulations.
At least, that’s the case for university administrators in Kansas this year. State lawmakers approved new concealed carry language that allows people 18 to 20 years old to carry a ...
I’ve never won an award for bringing peanut butter-filled pretzels to a Lawrence party. (Now, if there was an award for eating them in the car on the way to a party, I would be a strong contender.) But the state’s economic development leaders have landed a prestigious award, and it does involve peanut butter-filled pretzels and Lawrence.
The state of Kansas this week was awarded one of the top economic ...
I once thought I was being inducted into a hall of fame. Come to find out, it was just a closet with a door that locked behind you. A quartet of Lawrence business leaders have no such worry. They indeed are the newest inductees in the Lawrence Business Hall of Fame.
The Lawrence branch of the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Kansas oversees Lawrence’s Business Hall of Fame and hosts an annual gala to ...
Maybe the pandemic won’t cause the entire world to go online after all. One new downtown clothing boutique is betting that’s the case.
Chronic Sunshine opened recently at 1023 Massachusetts St., and owner Melissa Garcia said the thought of giving people a chance to shop without a keyboard was appealing.
“We really focus on the experience of shopping,” Garcia said. “I wanted to do something to bring ...
