News and notes from around town:
— I long ago determined that ear plugs to block out the neighbors' comments are cheaper than a sprinkler to keep the yard green. Not everyone has, though, and the cost of summer water bills is a frequent topic of angst in Lawrence.
Now, there is a ranking out that you can add to the debate.
The lawn care website Lawn Love recently published its list of the most expensive ...
I’m pretty sure the motto of March in these parts — thanks to a particular basketball team — will be: Throw the rankings out the window. (That’s better than throwing the TV out the window, which also has been a thought lately.)
Regardless, I’m going to dive into some rankings because the U.S. Census Bureau has released one of its more important reports of the year: its annual population estimates for ...
At least on one particular day more than a decade ago, Lawrence’s Free State Brewery surely had the shiniest, cleanest radishes in all of Kansas.
New farmer Scott Thellman had sold 20 bunches of the radishes to Free State’s kitchen, and it was the very first sale for Thellman’s Juniper Hill Farms. He was so nervous and so much wanted Free State to be pleased with its purchase that he remembers he and ...
News and notes from around town:
— It is hard to find a combo older than the idea of dinner and a show, and plans are moving ahead for that pairing to happen in one of Lawrence’s oldest buildings.
We’ve reported that plans have been filed for the Turnhalle building — the 1860s stone structure at 900 Rhode Island St. — to be converted into a restaurant and event venue. Recently, we’ve reported ...
Downtown diners should get ready for the sweet flavors of South America.
The soon-to-open Delicias del Sur, 724 Massachusetts St., will have plenty of them. And just to be safe, owner Romina Novick always will have a special sauce within arm's reach that can add a stylish sweetness to any dish — dulce de leche, a condensed caramel-like creation.
“It is very sweet, and we use it everywhere,” Novick, a ...
The nonprofit entity that is working to attract start-up companies, corporations and researchers to KU’s West Campus has hired a new leader following the death of its previous CEO.
The board of directors for KU Innovation Park has tapped Adam Courtney, the organization’s interim CEO, to serve as the new leader of the entity that has overseen the attraction of about 70 companies that either have located in ...
