News and notes from around town: ••• It has been clear for awhile now that it will take more than needle and thread to mend what’s broken with the craft and sewing retailer Joann Fabrics. Now, it also is clear that the Lawrence store won’t be around for the end of the project. Joann has announced it is closing more than 500 stores, and its lone Lawrence location at 27th and Iowa streets is on the ...
From campgrounds to classrooms: That was the unwelcome transition that some of Lawrence’s homeless community made as they were searching for shelter in the last year, University of Kansas officials said Wednesday. Multiple homeless individuals began setting up overnight accommodations in KU buildings after the City of Lawrence changed some of its policies related to homeless camping in the community, a ...
The University of Kansas is expecting enrollment on its Lawrence campus to grow again next year — but after that, community leaders likely shouldn’t expect much future growth in student numbers. That’s partially by design, members of the Kansas Board of Regents were told on Wednesday. Jeff DeWitt, KU’s chief financial officer, told a Regents committee that applications for the 2025-2026 school year ...
News and notes from around town: ••• If the weather forecast holds, many of us may find ourselves stuck inside our homes as another snow storm blankets the area this week. If so, take notes. The Lawrence Home Show is set for Friday and Saturday, and you can come with a full list of everything you’d like to change about the place. (A heated driveway or a tropical address — whichever is cheaper — ...
There have been many predictions over the last decade that a well-situated farmhouse overlooking growing northwest Lawrence would succumb to development. What there have been fewer predictions of is that the prime piece of real estate would be the home for an affordable housing project. But indeed that looks like a strong possibility, as plans have been filed for the 3-acre property at 5275 W. Sixth St. to ...
Beat you, Patrick Mahomes. While football fans across the region will be tuning in Sunday to see if the Kansas City Chiefs can win the big one three times in a row, Lawrence sixth grader Maci Perrins beat them to the “threepeat.” Perrins, a Southwest Middle School student, won the 2025 Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday at Billy Mills Middle School in Lawrence. The victory in the event — which is ...