As demand for food banks has soared, Lawrence-based Just Food has seen its staff numbers nearly cut in half as multiple employees have either quit or been terminated in the last six months.
The Journal-World spoke with three former employees of the food bank who confirmed that at least eight employees have departed the food bank in the last half year, but at least six employees have left since August.
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While Liam Elliott has performed at famous Los Angeles venues like The House of Blues, the first time he took the stage was here at Theatre Lawrence. And now, he’s coming home to celebrate the release of his new single in the city that first got his creativity flowing.
After spending a few years in Los Angeles, Elliott, 23, is happy to be back in his hometown, where he will be holding a release party Friday ...
Tucked away inside a corner of the University of Kansas’s Lippincott Hall is a little-known museum called the Wilcox Classical Museum. How little known is it?
“I run into people on campus who have been working for KU for decades and decades who have never heard about it. It’s not unusual,” said Philip Stinson, an associate professor of classics at KU and the curator and director of the Wilcox Classical ...
For individuals and families relying on the safety net of federal and local food programs, the last week to 10 days have been dizzying and stressful.
Thankfully, there have been a few other emotions too.
“The uncertainty has been uneasy for so many,” Elizabeth Keever, the chief resource officer for Harvesters Community Food Network, said. “But there have been some beautiful moments of people stepping ...
Lawrence revived its Veterans Day parade in 2017 after decades of going without, and organizers say the event has been an important way to ensure that veterans' contributions are not forgotten.
Saturday's 11 a.m. parade along Massachusetts Street — featuring Lawton Nuss, retired Chief Justice of Kansas, as the grand marshal — will be hosted by the Lawrence Veterans Day Parade Association. That group, ...
A downtown Lawrence pop-up gallery opened Friday to celebrate — and offer for sale — the work of longtime local artist Louis Copt, who died this year at age 76.
The gallery, at 812 Massachusetts St., includes a collection of prints and original works from Copt, who was known for his landscape paintings, murals and other art pieces.
Copt's widow, Phyllis Copt, told the Journal-World that most of the ...
