WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Plans for 60-bed drug and alcohol treatment center moving ahead; construction likely in April

A multimillion-dollar project to rehabilitate an old Iowa Street motel into a detox and substance abuse treatment center is scheduled to begin in April, developers of the project have confirmed. We reported in September that Lawrence restaurateur David Hawley and Eudora construction company owner Aaron Thakker had reached a deal to purchase the Super 8 motel at 801 Iowa St. and convert it into an extended stay ...

Family-owned Kansas City auto group buys Honda, Chrysler dealerships from Lawrence's Dale Willey

A Kansas City family who just marked its 100th year in the Kansas City market has completed a deal to expand into Lawrence. The Bob Sight Auto Group on Tuesday took over ownership of both the Honda and Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealerships on south Iowa Street. The company bought the two dealerships from Lawrence-based Dale Willey Automotive, which will continue to operate the Chevrolet and GMC dealership ...

Lawrence home sales fall by largest amount in recent memory, but selling prices end year above $300K

One short bang does not cancel out one long thud. That, at least, is the case for Lawrence home sales in 2023. The number of homes sold in December did indeed produce a bang, growing by nearly 35% from a year earlier. However, that end-of-year surge was nowhere near enough to stop 2023 from becoming the third straight year of declining home sales in Lawrence. Home sales in Lawrence fell by 21.9% in 2023 ...

From a food hall to an ice rink, new details emerge about proposed redevelopment near Sixth and Mass

The north end of downtown Lawrence soon may have everything from ice skating to a food hall full of small restaurants. And to make it more unique, it would all be in the same spot. (I’m already dangerous on skates, but if I have a fork and knife in my hand, I’m going to have to increase my insurance policy.) The proposed developer of a major project to convert the former Journal-World printing plant near ...

Renovation work at KU football stadium making it 'very possible' Jayhawks will play at Arrowhead

It is looking more likely that at least some of the University of Kansas’ home football games next season will be played in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said Wednesday that a nearly $500 million project to renovate David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium will make it difficult to play all of the home games at the campus stadium. “There is a huge feasibility question,” ...

Board of Regents agree to provide financial protection for Emporia State president in lawsuits related to tenure dismissals

As lawsuits hang over Emporia State University and its decision to dismiss about 30 university faculty members, there’s a chance the ESU president may be found personally liable in some of the cases. If so, the Kansas Board of Regents made clear that the state will pay for any damages or legal fees ESU President Ken Hush incurs from the legal actions. The Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved a ...