You can’t miss the chimney at the corner of 15th and Learnard. For almost 100 years, it’s stuck out from what would become the Barker Neighborhood. “It was there before that part of Lawrence was part of the city,” former planning commissioner Jim Carpenter told the Journal-World on Wednesday. Back when it was built in 1926, it was used to heat the greenhouses on the property, but now, he said, “it ...
“You can tell I’m excited about what next year brings,” Brad Finkeldei said Tuesday as he began his second stint as Lawrence’s mayor. How could you tell? He’d just gone through a whole list of upcoming projects he’s looking forward to – from KU’s Gateway development to the Costco in west Lawrence to possible housing developments west of K-10. “It’s going to be a great year,” he said, and ...
While talking about Lawrence’s small businesses this past week, Susie Carson made it clear that she thinks the city is special. “In Lawrence, you guys’ culture –” she said, and then rephrased it: “Our culture! I’m excited to say that.” “Just the identity and the culture of the small businesses, I think it’s one of the things that makes Lawrence, just, what it is,” she went on. “Just ...
Two new commissioners will take their seats and a new mayor and vice mayor will be chosen at the Lawrence City Commission's meeting on Tuesday. The incoming city commissioners are Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian, the top two finishers in the November general election. They will be replacing outgoing commissioners Bart Littlejohn, who finished fourth in the election, and Lisa Larsen, who did not seek ...
The inaugural Ugly Sweater Fun Run in Baldwin City is a chance to show off your most audacious holiday attire, but it’s also Baldwin City’s chance to show off a title it wears proudly: Quilt Capital of Kansas. The southern Douglas County community has had that designation since 2019, when the Kansas Senate actually approved a resolution on it. But many people don’t know about that, said Jeannette ...
If the holiday stress is getting to you, you might take a cue from Teacup the opossum, Prairie Park Nature Center’s mellow marsupial. During the December holidays and around Valentine’s Day, she travels around town with the Nature Center’s staff for the Opossum Grams program, which is taking orders now for the holiday season. She delivers greetings to families and businesses, staying cool and collected ...