Brian McClendon, the Lawrence native who became a founder of the system that powers Google Earth and modern mapping, lightly slammed his foot on the University of Kansas stage.
He told the crowd of about 400 cybersecurity experts from across the region that they should care about that faint thud because it was a precursor to the next “crazy” development that will make it easier for people to be tracked, ...
A seat by the waterside is a well-known relaxant. Less well-known is a kiss by a fish.
Well, a virtual fish kiss, that is. Dana Hunter, co-owner of the new North Lawrence garden and pond shop Botanical Dreams, has a koi pond at her Lawrence-area home. She said a highlight of her day is when she gets to sit beside it and watch the fish swim to the water’s edge and make that “kissy face” motion with their ...
Barring a surprise at the wire, professional horse racing is set to return to Kansas.
State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that creates potentially millions of dollars per year in funding to help restart horse racing and the horse breeding and stabling programs that come with the industry.
The measure — Senate Bill 21 — is now awaiting Gov. Laura Kelly’s signature, but it was approved by ...
By one measure, Lawrence’s economy is off to a strong start in 2025. Sales tax collections are growing at a rate well above the statewide average, and the city is posting some of the largest increases of any major retail market in the state.
Why? Cupid’s arrow, perhaps. That’s as good as any other explanation I could give you. Lawrence has received its sales tax checks from the state for January, ...
An old trend is hanging around again in Lawrence homes — wallpaper.
Bailey Stuart, president of the Lawrence Board of Realtors, sat down with the Journal-World to discuss trends that she’s seeing in Lawrence homes as she goes about her business of helping people buy and sell new properties.
Wallpaper — arguably its peak of popularity was the early 1900s, but it also made appearances in many a 1980s ...
The numbers of the moment have not been kind to universities across the state.
At the University of Kansas, $40 million is the amount of budget pain leaders here worry about if new regulations are placed on how universities can spend federal grants from the National Institutes of Health. At Kansas State, it already has lost federal grants that reportedly were worth at least $35 million, and layoffs of about 10 ...
