Megan McCune has a philosophy about parties. “I don’t care if you are 2 or 200, everybody loves balloons,” said McCune, manager of the relatively new downtown gift boutique Love of Character. “When you see balloons, you know you are in for a good time.” In fairness, when a 200-year-old sees a balloon, they may just be looking to steal oxygen any way they can. But, the point about balloons is still ...
The University of Kansas has an entire center devoted to sustainability, and multiple academic programs related to environmental stewardship. What the university doesn’t have anymore is a comprehensive recycling program for two of its busiest locations — student unions and the dining centers that serve residence halls. KU officials confirmed this week that they have suspended recycling operations at the ...
There has been no shortage of discussion about Lawrence’s housing affordability issue. However, a new report suggests maybe one subtopic of that discussion hasn’t yet received enough attention: the particular difficulties minorities have in owning a home in Lawrence. The latest numbers indicate Lawrence struggles mightily with that issue. Lawrence has the second lowest minority homeownership rate of any ...
A Kansas company that currently makes high-tech surge protectors proposes to invest $1.9 billion to enter the computer chip business, and projects that it will create about 1,200 jobs in the small town of Burlington if the project is successful. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday joined officials from EMP Shield to announce the project in Burlington, which is a community of about 2,600 people about an hour ...
Longtime visitors to the Douglas County Fairgrounds could tell you common sights include horses, rabbits, chickens, and an occasional hairy hog that acted like it was raised on Red Bull energy drinks (That last one was only if my kids were participating in the 4-H swine show.) But close observers, if they turned their heads to the east, would notice another sight: Hundreds of broken down cars at the neighboring ...
The second-largest drug store chain in America has indicated it doesn’t plan on selling a key abortion pill in Kansas, but it also left open the possibility that it may change its mind on the matter. Walgreens has communicated to Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach that it currently is not selling and doesn’t yet have plans to sell Mifepristone, a pill that is commonly used by physicians to abort a fetus ...