The idea of a big shopping center at the Iowa Street and South Lawrence Trafficway interchange isn’t dead after all. If you remember, we reported last month that there was speculation the out-of-state development group that has proposed the shopping center at the southeast corner of the intersection had given up on the idea. That speculation was fueled by the fact the developers unexpectedly dismissed a ...
We should all have Kansas City envy. The state has released its annual report on wages across Kansas, and the numbers are a good reminder that pretty much all of us make less than what we would if were working in the much larger Kansas City economy. But some of us should be more green with envy than others. By the look of the numbers, Lawrence-area schoolteachers could be a good stand-in for Kermit the Frog ...
I’ve been told it is a faux pas to have a power tool inside a retail establishment. (Evidently it is “coercion” to ask for a half-off deal while holding a running chainsaw, lawyer-types say.) Regardless, a soon-to-open west Lawrence craft store will be putting power tools in the hands of customers in an effort to create a unique do-it-yourself center. AR Workshop is scheduled to open Sept. 6 in the ...
I am a ball of sunshine every morning, but I know of people who speak only in the language best described as daybreak grunt. It can create quite an ordeal at the McDonald’s counter if the poor soul taking the order doesn’t know that mggmffn, MGGMFFN! means my beloved would like a McMuffin, ASAP. I can now report changes at a pair of local McDonald's restaurants have helped alleviate that situation. As we ...
Updated story - Aug. 21 — KU researcher indicted for fraud for failing to disclose conflict with Chinese university Story updated at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an investigation on the University of Kansas campus Tuesday and also was at the home of a KU researcher. The federal law enforcement agency was investigating at the university’s Life Sciences Research ...
In my personal life, I spend a lot of time doing cost analysis. For the record, I have found a double cheeseburger always pays for itself. (It is double the meat and cheese, people.) But local governments currently are dealing with an even meatier question: Does growth pay for itself? No, it doesn’t sound nearly as fun as finding the answer to the cheeseburger question. But if you care about how much houses ...