The Sunrise Project is kicking off its garden work for the season on Saturday, and the nonprofit is inviting the community to come out and help — rain or shine. Although the National Weather Service is predicting a 40 percent chance of rain for Saturday, Melissa Freiburger, executive director of the Sunrise Project, said there will be planting going on in the greenhouses on the nonprofit's property, 1501 ...
Pinned to William Ottens' lanyard is a small button that says something about him: “I like cats.” “It’s a great conversation starter,” said Ottens, the Lawrence Public Library’s cataloging and collection development coordinator. For those interested in wearing their own personalized statement, a button maker is now available in the library’s downstairs technology department. It's free to borrow, ...
University of Washington professor James Wellman stood before students at Haskell Indian Nations University Monday afternoon and asked for a show of hands of how many thought Christianity was a peaceful religion. No one raised a hand. Then he asked if anyone in the room thought Christianity was a violent religion. The hands shot up, with most of the audience of Native American students agreeing that ...
Johanna Winters admits she sometimes hides behind the puppets she creates. They express things the soft-spoken woman might not be comfortable publicly sharing. Issues of aging and being told she is obsolete haunt the 35-year-old. When she manipulates a puppet, people are not watching her. They are focused on the movement of the puppet, and that feels safe for her. On a recent afternoon, in her basement ...
Pauline Coffey was flushed after a 1-mile jaunt along Lawrence’s Burroughs Creek Trail on a recent afternoon. Proximity to the trail was an important part of the 94-year-old’s decision to buy a home at Delaware Street Commons, in the 1200 block of Delaware Street, four years ago. Walking every day has been vital to her well-being. Coffey also chose the location because she wanted both independence and a ...
If all goes according to plan, the new Lawrence Visitor Center at 812 Massachusetts St. could be welcoming visitors by June. That’s later than was expected because of a work delay. The contractor that Explore Lawrence originally planned to work with had submitted too high a bid for the remodel. Now First Construction LLC of Lawrence will do the work. “First Construction gave a reasonable bid of $70,000,” ...