Donta Tanner Jr. ironed a piece of cloth into an intricate collage of fabrics in the likeness of Nipsey Hussle, the rapper and community activist who was gunned down March 31 in Los Angeles.
Beside Tanner, Lamont Crockett cut more cloth for a quilt piece that's a portrait of Nat Turner, an enslaved man who led a notorious anti-slavery rebellion in 1831.
Tanner, 26, is the first man in a program called Second ...
At Rock Creek Marina near Perry Lake, the Fourth of July passed like a normal weekday rather than the bustling summer holiday it usually is on the water.
“Nobody could get their boats out on the lake because the water was too high," said Allen Rumold, who manages the marina, which includes a restaurant and a store.
The dull July 4 came on the heels of a tough Memorial Day, traditionally the first big lake ...
Shoppers can browse a selection of tens of thousands of books, CDs and DVDs this weekend at the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library's Summer Book Sale.
“We estimate over 64,000 books are on our shelves inside," said Angela Hyde, program coordinator for the Friends group. "We don't even try to estimate the rolling shelves and the back stock."
In total, Hyde said, there will be about 70,000 books, CDs, ...
The new Explore Lawrence Visitor Center, scheduled to open Monday, is planning to have monthly displays by local artists.
The visitor center, at 812 Massachusetts St., plans to use its wall space to display art. It has put out a call to local artists to consider having their work included, said Victoria Cleary, director of visitor services with Explore Lawrence.
The changing displays will open on the last ...
Theatergoers attending the premiere of “Chasing Gods” will have an unusually up-close experience; they'll be seated on the stage.
“It’s an intimate viewing experience,” said Paris Crayton III, the creator of the production, which opens Friday in Murphy Hall on the University of Kansas campus.
Crayton, currently of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been at KU for the past month working with Markus Potter, ...
Anna Bricker held the threadbare 48-state quilt that once served not only as a bedspread but a geography lesson for her children.
Now at 101, Anna has no need for the quilt or several others that have been handed down from her family and the family of her late husband, Clark Bricker. She decided to donate the quilts, which will be auctioned off or raffled at 11 a.m. July 14 at First Presbyterian Church, 2415 ...
