If you squint, you can start to see the Lawrence real estate market getting a little easier for homebuyers. But don’t fully blink, as homes are still moving on and off the market very quickly. Lawrence home sales in April were unchanged — 97 in total — from a year ago, according to the latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors. The more significant news, though, is on the pricing and availability ...
In the profession of education, here’s a lesson that probably rings true for many a teacher: Take the money while you can because you never know when it may disappear. Educators who are responsible for making sure elementary students can read may want to pay particular heed these days. About 15,000 elementary educators in Kansas are required to learn new fundamentals about how to teach reading, and must ...
News and notes from around town: The empty lot at the southwest corner of Sixth and Alabama streets has been a longtime healthy holdout. Just up the street there has been a plethora of fast food restaurants develop — a McDonalds, a Burger King, a Taco Bell, a Taco John’s and more. But the lot — it is just east of the Midwest Regional Credit Union, if you are having a hard time picturing the spot — ...
Douglas County Commissioner Gene Dorsey is concerned that a crisis is “imminent” at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, and he thinks the county ought to provide some immediate financial assistance. Dorsey made that request to fellow county commissioners at Wednesday evening’s meeting and was largely rebuffed, but he told the Journal-World Thursday morning that he’s undeterred. He said he will ...
A $5 million gift from a Lawrence couple has an expanded heart center at LMH Health on track to begin construction next year, hospital officials have announced. Harry and Cindy Herington have committed $5 million to the heart center, which is expected to be a $25 million project on the eastern edge of LMH Health’s Maine Street campus in central Lawrence. The expanded center will increase the number of ...
The large vacant lot about a block north of 19th Street and Haskell Avenue has had many plans over the years. While the site still doesn't have firm plans, it does have definite dirt piles. Construction crews are installing infrastructure on the property, and an owner of the site said it is likely to become neighborhood housing, although a portion of it may include commercial uses. That’s a bit different ...