One of Lawrence’s largest development projects in years is about to enter a crucial period.
Plans to build hundreds of homes and a couple hundred thousand square feet of retail space and hotels on 177 acres of agricultural land along the South Lawrence Trafficway will be seeking critical zoning approvals from city officials in the coming weeks.
At stake in the near term is whether Lawrence’s tight ...
There’s still considerable controversy about whether a large solar farm should be built in rural eastern Douglas County. But now there are plans for a project with 1,700 solar panels to be built inside the city limits of Lawrence.
And it may not require much in the way of approvals.
Hallmark Cards has proposed the large solar project for vacant property just north of its production plant, which is along ...
If you can find him — he dresses so inconspicuously — the Hamburglar would tell you: You never know when a Big Mac attack will strike. Soon, if it strikes you on your commute between Lawrence and Topeka, you’ll have a solution.
Indeed, the Kansas Turnpike rest stop area just west of Lawrence and east of Topeka will be home to a McDonald’s, local operators of the franchise have announced.
The rest ...
Don’t hang up on me. I feel like I should make that request because I’m getting ready to talk about call centers. The main message is: There are fewer of them in Lawrence than there used to be.
Unless you enjoy talking about your car’s extended warranty, or lack thereof, you probably think that is good news. Maybe, maybe not. The industry has employed a lot of people in Lawrence over the years, and most ...
Milton’s Cafe, one of downtown Lawrence’s longer-running breakfast spots, is expanding.
Look for more seating and perhaps some evening hours and bar service in the near future as the restaurant at Ninth and New Hampshire streets expands into space next door that formerly was occupied by The Summit gym.
But Milton’s owner has more than that project on his mind these days.
A conversation with owner ...
I can envision that a menu that includes pizza by the slice and Steak Diane would lead to several things. A confused Italian and an insulted Diane are just two.
A new Lawrence cooking school, though, I would not have guessed.
But that combination is part of Carolyn Kumpe’s story and her new Lawrence business, Cookshop on 8th, which teaches French, Italian, German and a host of other cooking styles to ...
