Lawrence City Hall officials are acknowledging their $2.2 million Village site for the homeless may need a new construction project after its community building took on water, creating potential safety problems.
The project’s community building, where meals are served and other daily gatherings happen, has become a potentially dangerous mix of standing water and electricity. Photos obtained by the ...
While a $600,000 base salary increase was the headline number from KU Athletics Director Travis Goff’s new employment contract, the agreement also included other new perks — both on land and in the air.
The agreement announced Wednesday by the University of Kansas doubles the number of automobiles at Goff’s disposal, and also comes with a university-funded program that allows Goff to take up to $50,000 a ...
Back in February we reported on signs of a new business coming to 23rd Street that sparked some culinary curiosity. It was promoting itself as a restaurant that would serve both sushi and Cajun seafood.
Indeed, that business — Concept 23 — did open a few weeks later. But still, I remained curious what had created that combination, and with the pace of Lawrence slowing down just a bit as summer nears, I ...
A trip to Worlds of Fun or Disneyland may not be necessary. Travel through a Lawrence neighborhood and you may well find a roller coaster. The local housing market, at least, seems to be riding one.
April housing sales rose by 40% from a year ago, and housing prices are now soaring again too, after a few months where it looked like big increases were poised to moderate.
Local real estate agents sold 91 homes ...
The 28 days that a woman stays at DCCCA’s First Step House can be full of challenges, as she works to take the tough steps of recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.
The 29th day, for what it is worth, can be pretty challenging too.
Many times women who are ending their 28-day stay at First Step House aren’t sure where they are going to be able to live once their time at the inpatient drug and alcohol ...
Many a white-knuckled driver on the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway likely thinks of a particular number as they seek a gap — or perhaps divine intervention — to make a pass on the busy highway.
The number: Four. As in, when are they ever going to make this !%&@# highway a four-lane road?
The answer remains: Not soon enough to do anything about this 1989 Yugo in front of you. But, such ...
