WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

Maternity clothing store that will sell both new and used items set to open on 23rd Street

Maybe the online buying trend has gone a step too far. (I’m not saying that because Amazon has asked whether my home has a loading dock.) One new Lawrence entrepreneur believes online shopping has taken hold in an area that doesn’t make much sense — maternity clothing. Kisha Cranston is in the process of opening The Bump Store in The Malls Shopping Center at 23rd and Louisiana streets. She came up with ...

A look at how much incomes in Douglas County trailed the state and other counties in 2021

Last year wasn’t a great year to earn money in Douglas County. But — brace yourself for a phrase we don’t often say when it comes to money — at least we weren’t Johnson County. The federal government has released statistics showing the per capita personal income for every county in Kansas in 2021. They show incomes in Douglas County grew at a rate slower than both the national and state averages. ...

Concept plan shows KU would build 600-seat conference/event center in north bowl of football stadium; south end would get new plaza area

Story updated at 4 p.m. Wednesday: KU plans to build a 600-person conference and event center that would be integrated into the north bowl of its football stadium, according to a concept plan obtained by the Journal-World. While the plans aren’t set in stone, the concept answers one of the biggest questions that’s been floating around Jayhawk tailgaters this season: Where is everyone going to park and ...

Regents approve policy that will require KU, other state universities to get new approvals to change athletic conferences

If the University of Kansas ever decides it wants to change athletic conferences, it will have to win some state approvals that aren’t required today. Members of the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved a policy that will require any Regents university — KU, K-State, Wichita State, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State and Emporia State — to get approvals from at least three ...

KU proposing housing, dining rate increases of nearly 5% as inflation and labor costs surge

Get ready to see new signs of inflation at KU and most other public universities in the state. The University of Kansas and every other Regents school in the state are planning to make significant increases to their housing and dining rates for the upcoming school year. In one popular category, KU is asking for the largest percentage increase of any of the six Regents universities, and KU generally will ...

Group forms to create 1,500-member union to represent KU faculty members; vote expected in coming months

UPDATED 8:30 A.M. NOV. 15, 2022 Professors and other academics at the University of Kansas are taking public steps to form a union that would represent more than 1,500 KU faculty members. Several KU faculty members have banded together to form United Academics of the University of Kansas. The group is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors. ...