Much of Robin Sloan’s days are spent creating in front of a computer screen, so he appreciates when it’s time to harvest olives and to produce something different. Sloan, who makes and sells olive oil, is also the author of “Sourdough," the current adult selection for Lawrence Public Library’s annual Read Across Lawrence event. The novel was named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the San ...
When Brad and Cailan Silva open their green front door at 1616 Massachusetts St., first-time visitors are surprised. Stepping through the door, they enter not the house but an outdoor living space, which isn't visible from the street. Another door inside the secluded area takes them into the house. The Silvas, who are from Louisiana, say the style - known as a hospitality door - is more familiar in the ...
Clara Kundin never imagined she would be back in Lawrence living in her father’s house. However, the 28-year-old New York City actor appreciates the place to stay while spending the month as the visiting artist at the Lawrence Arts Center. Kundin is playing Nancy in the arts center's upcoming production of "Oliver!" which opens Friday night with performances through March 3. Despite her years in ...
Haskell Indian Nations University’s Cultural Center and Museum will close indefinitely after its operating grant expires on Friday, according to a university official. “We have been working diligently to secure more funding in order to reopen it later this semester,” said Julia Good Fox, dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences, at the university. The source of the grant funding wasn't ...
In a new Watkins Museum exhibit documenting the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s Kansas, there's a lot that people today will be able to relate to, museum staff says. "Issues of immigration and changing community and generational divides were happening in the 1920s as they are happening today," said Brittany Keegan, the exhibit curator for “Resistance: How Kansas Fought the Klan,” which opens from ...
Ricki Dregg decided against wearing the usual black derby and donned a stocking cap while strumming his guitar and singing a Pink Floyd tune on a biting January morning on Massachusetts Street. Dregg is one of several street musicians or buskers who year-round bring eclectic sounds to Lawrence’s downtown, where performing on the street is legal. It is not considered panhandling if the performer is not ...