What’s the worst thing that can happen? That’s what a group seeking a STAR bond district for an arena, a flight school and other developments on the edges of Lawrence asked the City Commission on Tuesday night. That’s what Commissioner Kristine Polian wanted to know, too – what’s the worst that could happen if the city approved that district that would capture millions of dollars of sales taxes ...
Tuesday's Lawrence City Commission meeting could be a pivotal one for developer Phil Bundy's 1059 and Beacon Landing STAR bond projects – and for the city's future finances. No, the commission won't be voting yet on whether to establish that incentive district, which could help the Wichita developer build a destination cycling arena, a flight training center and other attractions. But it will be asked to ...
On Thursday, his last day at Free State High School, Richard has just gotten out of woodworking class. How strange is that – woodworking, cooking and acting classes in a public school? It’s quite strange indeed for Richard and a dozen other students from Lawrence’s sister city of Eutin, Germany. They recently got done spending two and a half weeks learning at American high schools, living with American ...
In a typical year, Ron Schmidt and the 30-member Lawrence Potters' Guild do a show at Maceli’s, one at Trinity Lutheran Church, a couple outside the Lawrence Public Library. “Last time we had a [show] at the library, the wind came up and blew a whole display over,” he says. Thousands of dollars worth of work was destroyed – a tragedy for a group that makes art mainly in their spare time. They won’t ...
With all of the sales tax collections from June and July in the books, it's pretty clear that a massive World Cup boost didn't happen in Lawrence. But, might it be worth watching for a Costco boost? One assumes city leaders are hoping for that, because Lawrence is back to collecting less in sales taxes than it did a year ago. As we reported, the city got a little bit of a bump in its August sales tax numbers, ...
A judge ordered a year of probation on Wednesday for a man accused of selling wristbands to a group of underage people so that they could drink alcohol at The Jayhawk Cafe just hours before a fatal shooting there. Hunter J. Noravong, 20, was originally charged with four counts of “purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverage by a minor,” a Class C nonperson misdemeanor. But on Wednesday, he pleaded no ...