With Election Day just around the corner, many residents in Douglas County have found they are receiving political messaging in a much more direct manner — through text messages. Shanna Shafer, an unaffiliated voter in Lawrence, said she has received several text messages from both political parties encouraging her to vote, sometimes for a certain candidate. While some have offered links to more information, ...
In times of tragedy, great communities often find ways to come together to offer support to those who need it. Steve Hurst of the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation said the Lawrence community will have the opportunity to do that on Sunday at the 55th annual Blintz Brunch. While the event is mainly a fundraiser for the congregation, Hurst said it’s also a good opportunity for the Lawrence community to ...
Kansas universities and local businesses need to work together to help meet one another's needs, University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod said Wednesday. As enrollment has dropped and tuition has increased at Kansas universities in recent years, businesses throughout the state have struggled with a worker shortage because not enough graduates possess the required skills, he said. “What we hear from you ...
For University of Kansas student Kyle Gold, the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday that left 11 people dead hit close to home. The massacre targeting Jewish people was similar to an event that occurred in his hometown of Overland Park in 2014, when a white supremacist with anti-Semitic beliefs killed two people at the Jewish Community Center and another person at a nearby retirement ...
Two filmmakers and Kansas natives who zigzagged hundreds of miles on foot across the Sunflower State learned more about the state and the people who reside in it, they said. A portion of a film depicting their travels will be on display in Lawrence this week. Patrick Ross, originally from Lawrence, and Joshua Nathan, originally from Moundridge, walked across the state on foot in seven weeks in 2015, checking ...
Two pianists studying at one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the world will return to the city where they met for a one-night performance this weekend. Chaeyoung Park and Anna Han, students of the Juilliard School, will return to Lawrence for a duo performance dubbed "A Tale of Two Pianists." Park and Han will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Tickets are ...