A yearlong quilting project has resulted in a colorful, vulnerable glimpse into the weekly challenges of an artist’s life — from a need to rekindle her creative fire, to the COVID-19 pandemic, to facing the converging crises of the world.
Each week for the past year, Perry artist Gina Kellogg asked herself, “What am I facing this week?” Then, she quilted.
The result is a series of faces that Kellogg ...
A new health order that places a curfew on Lawrence establishments with a liquor license will affect Rick Renfro both financially and emotionally, the Johnny’s Tavern owner said.
He’s not looking forward to having to explain to people next Thursday night during the Chiefs' home opener that he can’t serve them alcohol after 9 p.m., and that he will have to get everyone out by 10 p.m.
But those are the ...
Health department staffer Kathy Colson does not want two respiratory viruses to attack her body at the same time. That’s why she said it’s especially important to get the flu shot this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Flu shots do not provide absolute certainty that a person will not contract influenza, but there’s a possibility they can decrease one’s chances of getting the flu or make the flu ...
The Willow Domestic Violence Center is currently facing a $300,000 budget shortfall for fiscal year 2021, executive director Megan Stuke told the Journal-World Tuesday.
On Monday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced $7.8 million in grants to Kansas domestic violence and sexual assault programs and children’s advocacy centers. These are grants that organizations such as The Willow and the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care ...
A Lawrence native is returning home to serve as executive director of Americana Music Academy.
Max Paley, a musician with a degree in nonprofit management, began his new role on Tuesday. As the leader of the nonprofit, Paley hopes to get more kids involved in music, raise the profile of folk music in town and continue the work of the former executive director.
“I’m ... really hoping to continue and expand ...
The United Way of Douglas County hopes a $15,000 grant that it recently won will help the community address a longstanding problem: a lack of seating and shelter at bus stops.
Many bus stops around Lawrence lack permanent benches and shelters, and residents have left a hodgepodge of chairs and hand-built benches to provide seating at stops that don't have permanent benches. Some look better than others; many ...
