Tuesday is when we will really find out if anything has changed since the Lawrence City Commission primary election held in August. But, it is fair to say there has been a change in the category of who is leading in the area of campaign contributions.
First-time candidate Kristine Polian is now the leader in campaign donations received in this City Commission election. Polian, the former chief financial ...
As part of a budget-balancing measure, the University of Kansas has launched a program to encourage certain, longtime, tenured faculty members to retire early.
University employees on Friday received a notice announcing a “voluntary separation incentive program,” that is targeted toward tenured faculty members.
Under the program, faculty members who have attained tenure status, are at least 62 years old ...
Lawrence residents should soon prepare for a key portion of Ninth Street — which leads to downtown and KU’s football stadium — to be closed to thru traffic for months.
Now, the questions are: How long will it be closed, and will it be shut down while potentially thousands of World Cup visitors are in town?
City of Lawrence officials on Thursday morning briefed neighborhood business representatives about ...
Lawrence’s football fortunes may be on the rebound.
Yes, that is an odd statement to make after Saturday’s rivalry game with Kansas State, but the football activity I’m referring to doesn’t involve watching the scoreboards.
Rather, look at sales tax reports. (I gladly would have, if I had any on me during Saturday’s game.) The state’s most recent sales tax report is the first one that includes ...
While Lawrence is struggling to build new homes, a few hundred of them may soon emerge just a few miles east of the city.
On Monday, the 6,500-person community of Eudora — about five miles east of the Lawrence city limits — annexed 134-acres of property along Kansas Highway 10, and expects much of the property will be used for residential development.
The property currently is pasture land on the north ...
News and notes from around town:
— Lawrence’s robust craft brewery scene became a little less so this weekend. Black Stag Brewery & Pub, 623 Massachusetts, ceased operations on Saturday.
“We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who visited, shared a meal, and raised a glass with us over the years,” the pub’s website reads as part of an announcement regarding the closing. “Your ...
