There’s an old saying about all of us screaming for ice cream. Now, I’m wondering whether some of us will cry about it too, given the latest news from the ice cream and fast food chain Braum’s.
As we reported all the way back in May 2023, the Oklahoma-based chain bought property in northwest Lawrence and filed plans to locate one of its hamburger and ice cream shops in Lawrence. The development, though, ...
At a combined $759 million, the proposed conference center, hotel and student housing development around the University of Kansas’ football stadium might be the largest single commercial development in the city’s history.
But it might be better if it were just a bit bigger.
Several downtown Lawrence merchants and stakeholders on Friday morning told KU leaders that figuring out how to get the project to ...
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A dispute between Douglas County and Grant Township is growing as county commissioners prepare to take a key vote next week on a controversial solar farm that would be located in the township.
Grant Township — which encompasses the rural portions of Douglas County north of the Kansas River — sent a letter asking the County Commission to cancel its planned vote on Dec. 18 on a ...
KU needs another $300 million worth of development around its football stadium to create a true “gateway” to wow potential students and attract new dollars critical for the next generation, university leaders told the Journal-World.
An upscale Marriott hotel, a mix of restaurants and retailers, more than 400 new student apartments, and a unique 20,000-square-foot plaza area for outdoor entertainment are ...
Here’s the thing about the recently completed presidential election: The problem for Democrats is rooted in a misunderstanding of the 2020 elections, where Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.
“Any Democrat would have won that election,” Chuck Todd, the chief political analyst for NBC News and past host of "Meet the Press," told a Lawrence crowd on Wednesday as part of the Dole Institute of Politics’ 2024 ...
It is beginning to look more likely that Lawrence home sales will rise in 2024, ending a streak of three consecutive years of declines.
Lawrence home sales had a strong showing in November, and are now up 3.3% for the year, according to figures released Tuesday by the Lawrence Board of Realtors. If that pace holds, it will be the first time since 2020 that Lawrence has posted an increase in the number of homes ...
