WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Plans filed to bring a type of Casey's convenience store to 23rd and Harper; Q39 construction underway in downtown

The eastern side of Lawrence is set to get a Casey’s convenience store — without the sweet, sweet morning shame. Plans have been filed at Lawrence City Hall that indicate the Sinclair Dino-Mart convenience store at 23rd and Harper streets will be converted to a new type of Casey’s store. The application says the location will become a “Goodstop by Casey’s” operation. Maybe some of you are ...

Panera files plans to open west Lawrence restaurant; company hasn't said if it will keep 23rd Street store open

Panera Bread — with its menu of soups, sandwiches and sweets — has filed plans to locate in west Lawrence. Now, the question is whether the new store is a sign that central Lawrence is about to lose its lone Panera location. Panera has plans to locate in a vacant fast food building in the Bauer Farms retail development that is northeast of the Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive intersection, according to a ...

New chain in south Lawrence features bowls and wraps with lots of hummus and Mediterranean flavors

In the latest bowl matchup, it is beans versus chickpeas. (Bet on the chickpeas to get smashed. They’re best that way.) Wait, this isn’t the latest college football bowl. This is a battle of fast-food restaurants — one that’s made a big name for itself serving beans and rice and another who hopes to do so by bringing some Mediterranean flavors to the contest. A new California chain has chosen Lawrence ...

KU still trying to figure out how it will pay student-athletes, but chancellor says cutting sports programs is not part of the plan

The University of Kansas doesn’t have plans to eliminate any of its money-losing Olympic sports despite great uncertainty about whether the athletic department can afford to pay student-athletes in the future, KU’s chancellor said. The future of those programs — which range from big ones like track and field to smaller ones like golf and tennis — has been the focus of speculation across the country as a ...

Kansas Athletics expects to take out $115M in new debt to help pay for current renovations at football stadium

Kansas Athletics plans to take on $115 million in new debt to cover construction work that currently is underway on the university’s football stadium, a KU official has confirmed. That’s a big number, but perhaps not the most surprising number coming out of the football stadium project these days. A KU leader also said donations or pledges to the football stadium project have now risen to $248 million, ...

KU wins key approval for $60M architecture school building that will create a new 'iconic' 6-story cube on campus

A $60 million project to add new space to the University of Kansas’ School of Architecture & Design is moving forward, and KU’s main campus may get a new “iconic” building out of the deal too. KU leaders told the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday that the university intends to build a six-story “iconic mass timber building” on KU’s Lawrence campus. The building would be just behind the ...