I have a standing policy about rumors regarding Costco coming to Lawrence: I’ll believe them when my U-Haul is backed up to the Lawrence store to load the dozens of Costco cakes. (That would be an inevitability because my household loves Costco cake.)
Over the last 15 years or so, I’ve just heard too many unfounded rumors from shoppers who traveled to one of the KC metro Costco stores and heard from an ...
UPDATED 5:47 p.m. Sept. 4
Multiple Kansas Highway Patrol troopers spent hours Thursday blocking the driveway and scouring the property of the Lawrence Kia dealership in an operation that was connected to the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Exactly what the law enforcement officers were doing and the status of the Kia dealership remained unclear as of Thursday evening.
Beginning Thursday morning a Highway ...
Downtown Lawrence’s tallest office building may soon have a new owner. A big “for sale” sign recently went up on the US Bank Tower building at the southeast corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets.
As the name implies, US Bank is a major occupant of the building, with its Lawrence headquarters located on the first floor. However, there are four floors above that, and they have a number of smaller, ...
Whether you hang out at beaches or local government boardrooms (which one leaves you redder is a debate for another day) the Labor Day weekend is an unofficial marker. For the beach bums, it marks the unofficial end of summer. For the government gurus, it marks the beginning of the end of budget season.
Douglas County commissioners earlier this week approved the county’s 2026 budget with a slight property ...
The game of golf will cause you to suggest strange things — like digging up the floor of your home’s basement.
Yes, Rebecca Spriggs thought that was odd — and not the least bit enticing — when her husband, Terry, mentioned the possibility a few years ago. In fairness, though, Rebecca hadn’t heard the full pitch. The minor excavation — just a few feet deep, perhaps — could make Terry’s golf ...
After more than $400 million in renovations, University of Kansas officials are calling David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium “reimagined,” but leaders on Friday will hold a ceremony to ensure one part of its history isn’t forgotten.
KU’s chancellor will be joined by military leaders to rededicate the stadium as a memorial for university service members who lost their lives during World War I.
“I ...
