Midco’s CEO said the internet company was putting its roots in downtown Lawrence, both with its revamped store location and a native prairie park that will take shape next door.
Pat McAdaragh, the chair and CEO for Midco, said the company entered the Lawrence market around 10 years ago and it “took a while to figure out how to get into the community.” The company’s store also bounced around — going ...
In part because of rising employee health insurance costs, the Lawrence Public Library’s Board of Trustees has approved a 2027 budget that would raise its mill levy from 4.1 to 4.5 — the maximum mill levy it can approve under city ordinance.
The operating budget, which the trustees approved unanimously on Monday, would allow the library to add $940,000 through the mill levy increase. The tax-funded portion ...
When you get a look at the newly finished house at 1144 E. 12th St. in Lawrence, you see a clean, modern design, 16 solar panels and luxury appliances that work towards sustainability. Less visible are signs of the unique designers who crafted the home -- University of Kansas students.
For over 30 years, KU professor Dan Rockhill has led Studio 804, an intensive capstone course at University of Kansas’ ...
First responders in Kansas will be allowed to use a drug that can be used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses past its printed expiration date thanks to recently passed legislation.
That's no small change given that one organization alone distributed more than $1 million worth of the drug to local law enforcement, first responders and other such agencies in Kansas last year.
The legislation, House Bill 2250, ...
The student artists who have been a part of Van Go’s program have painted murals “on a lot of walls over the years,” according to Rick Wright, but they hadn’t done anything like this most recent project.
Wright, the art director for the Lawrence arts-based social services nonprofit, said the 19 teenagers who were a part of Van Go’s JAMS program created five custom picnic tables, each featuring ...
The Lawrence Public Library and The Raven Book Store are hosting two free events Tuesday to celebrate experimental theater and make it more accessible to the public.
“Experimental Theatre Tuesday” will include a presentation on the history of the genre by theater historian Blake Bolan at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Later that evening, The Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St., will host a ...
