Soon enough, I’ll be wishing for a smaller yard as the dandelions become the size of platters and I have to sharpen the machete every time I want to walk to the garden. Look for a new neighborhood in eastern Lawrence to have small yards, but the idea has a lot more to do with affordable housing than lawn care.
Plans have been filed for a first-of-its-kind housing development in Lawrence. It is being touted ...
About 850 people attended the annual Best of Lawrence winners reveal party Thursday at Abe & Jake's Landing. Full results can be found at bestoflawrence.com and in a special magazine that will be distributed in subscriber copies of the Sunday, June 16, edition of the Journal-World.
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When I have a pair of people come into my kitchen wearing hazmat suits, I simply dismiss it as another set of complaints about the chili. But for anybody else, the sight can be jarring. It certainly was for the folks at Luckyberry in downtown Lawrence last October.
“We were really surprised by a visit from the feds,” said Shantel Grace, co-owner of the business at 845 Massachusetts St.
Grace said she was ...
Here is a sentence I never thought I would say: Maybe online shopping will save the day. Before my banker keels over, let me quickly add that I still don’t believe that, but it may temporarily save the city’s budget.
The latest sales tax numbers for the city of Lawrence are out, and an interesting trend is developing. Sales tax collections in the city are falling in 2019. The May sales tax check the city ...
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- Wednesday, May 29 — Latest tornado news and notes: ‘It’s not safe for the general public’ in damaged areas of Douglas County
UPDATED: 10:20 a.m. May 29
An area informally known as the Shank Hill neighborhood was hit particularly hard by Tuesday's tornado. At least a dozen homes in the subdivision had significant damage, with many likely to be complete losses.
The subdivision is ...
Lawrence is one of the best towns in the country for recent college graduates — especially those who slept through economics class. At least that is my takeaway from a new report that ranks Lawrence the eighth best city in America for recent college graduates.
The financial news website Business Insider recently published a list of the 20 best metro areas for college graduates looking to start their ...
