Workplace wellness guru Laura Putnam will offer tips for becoming one’s best during an upcoming symposium.
Putnam, the scheduled keynote speaker, will address attendees of the WorkWell Douglas County 9th Annual Symposium, which will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive.
“Laura is one of the most dynamic speakers I’ve heard,” said Susan Farley, ...
For years, nobody seemed interested in the house at 646 Rhode Island St., except the pigeons who roosted inside.
The house — with its wraparound front porch, just a block from downtown — sat empty and on the market for years. Pipes had burst in a second-floor bathroom and soaked the downstairs. Plus, it had been partially gutted.
In 2012, when Summer and Nate Wedermyer purchased the house, it was in such ...
The first sunflower blossom peeked open Thursday at the Hunsinger farm south of Lawrence.
“They are on track to be in full bloom for Labor Day,” said George Hunsinger, who grows six acres of the big flowers not only for the birds but for people in search of a good photo opportunity. “The fields are usually ready in late August or early September, and they look their best for about two weeks.”
George ...
History buffs can enjoy tours, reenactments, 19th-century music and more during this weekend's Civil War on the Western Frontier events, organized by the Watkins Museum of History.
As in previous years, the museum will be offering walking tours and bus tours that highlight historic sites — two of them tell the story of William Quantrill's Aug. 21, 1863, raid on Lawrence and the city's subsequent rebuilding, ...
The way Woodstock was pitched by organizers was very different from what two Lawrence residents experienced when they went in search of “peace and music” 50 years ago.
Steve Lopes and Frank “Lingo” Kelly were among the masses who flocked to an alfalfa field in Bethel, N.Y., for the Woodstock Music & Art Fair.
From the festival flyer, Lopes imagined he was heading to an open space with plenty of ...
No oversized thermometer will be measuring the rise in donations during the United Way of Douglas County's campaign this year, said Jeffrey Cornish, the agency's president and CEO.
“We are not setting a number goal because we want to focus on communicating the purpose of the United Way,” said Cornish, who was launching his first campaign since taking over leadership of the organization March 9.
Instead of ...
