No matter how you slice it, a notable change has struck downtown Lawrence — there are no more slices of pizza at 934 Massachusetts Street.
The popular Kansas City chain Minsky’s Pizza has closed its downtown Lawrence location, which also was its only location in Lawrence. The closing happened earlier this week, and it marks the end of a 14-year run for the Lawrence establishment.
But that’s just the half ...
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KU Chancellor Doug Girod has helped the Trump administration craft a letter asking U.S. universities to broaden their ideological spectrum and put “Americans, and American interests” first.
Girod was among four university chancellors and presidents who helped U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon craft a letter sent Monday asking U.S. universities to publicly commit to seven ...
The oft-quoted, old saying from more than 150 years ago is: “Go West, young man.”
I suspect there is a less-quoted, second part to that saying: “Bring your wallet.”
Both phrases have meaning in modern day Lawrence, as there has been much talk at Lawrence City Hall about expanding the city limits west of the South Lawrence Trafficway in an effort to open up hundreds of new acres for housing that ...
A stack of recipes, an empty building and fond memories of when he was a leader of the pack in Lawrence’s restaurant scene has set the stage for an unexpected comeback
Lawrence’s once-popular Mass Street Deli is reopening, and yes, original owner Bob Schumm will be the owner and operator. Schumm has been retired from the restaurant business for more than a decade, but said he is raring to get back in the ...
Lines at polling places were a sure sign advance voting had picked up in Douglas County on Friday, but County Clerk Jamie Shew wants voters to be mindful of a key slowdown as well — mail delivery.
Shew told the Journal-World that he is urging residents with advance ballots to drop them off in person or at a one of the county’s collection boxes rather than putting them in the mail. While Election Day isn’t ...
Maybe Lawrence has been the canary in the coal mine.
For much of 2026, we’ve been reporting how Lawrence has been the unfortunate exception to the rule. While the state’s large retail markets were posting gains in the amount of sales taxes they were collecting, Lawrence was not. When we reported on the statistics last month, Lawrence was the only major retail market in the state that had seen its sales tax ...
