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 ...
Peaceful protests were fine, but attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to camp on the KU campus recently were a step too far, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a recent interview.
“For the most part, they did a really nice job of holding peaceful protests, and I commend them for that,” Girod said in a brief interview outlining the philosophy he used in addressing campus protests that emerged during the ...
It wouldn’t quite be accurate to say that Douglas County has a fully formed plan for battling climate change.
But, the county does now have a plan for creating such a plan.
Commissioners at their Wednesday meeting unanimously approved Adapt Douglas County, which includes 14 broad goals that range from producing more green energy to reducing how much county residents drive in a year.
“This will be our ...
