A foundation created for a Kansas biking legend hopes to find ways to give back to Lawrence children by gifting them the freedom and confidence that comes from learning to ride a bike.
The Steve Tilford Foundation is currently raising funds for a new “Let’s Ride” program, which would provide second graders in the eight Title I elementary schools in Lawrence with their very own bicycle and helmet. Title I ...
Everyone on Broadway had a different journey to get there, and Erin Ramirez’s happened to start in a former Soviet republic.
Ramirez, the daughter of a Peruvian-American Army officer, grew up bouncing around between different bases in Europe and trying different activities along the way — singing, acting and dancing.
While starting high school in Tbilisi, Georgia — a small country on the Black Sea — ...
Inspired by the opposition to data center development in a nearby community, a new coalition of Douglas County residents is trying to deter potential projects from locating here, and about 100 people showed up to hear about it on Tuesday night.
The group is called Douglas County Data Center Watchdogs, and it hosted a “call to action” against potential data center projects on Tuesday at the Lawrence Public ...
The University Press of Kansas is celebrating America's 250th birthday with discounts on dozens of history-related titles in its collection for the next several months.
The press, which traditionally served as the publishing house for Kansas’ six state universities, will hold weekly sales where select titles will be available at 50% off. Laura Pilcher, the senior marketing manager with the UPK, said that each ...
After receiving a $100,000 federal grant to improve marketing, leaders with the Lawrence Farmers Market hope it can create new buzz and improve the weekly experience for customers and vendors.
The market announced on Wednesday it was awarded a $100,000 Farmers Market Promotion Program grant through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, and it aims to use it to improve its marketing and celebrate its 50th ...
The Lawrence Public Library board approved a new community vision plan that its leader hopes can help the library be more flexible as it grows and add new amenities for residents.
The library’s Board of Trustees voted Monday night to officially adopt the plan, which will serve as its master plan for how to grow sustainably. Much of the focus will be about improving the main building, making downtown more ...
