Friends of cannabis activist Thomas Trower gave the local icon a memorial he surely would have loved as they stood on the corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets and asked — one last time — for passing cars to “Honk for Hemp.”
Hundreds of drivers honked not just once, but repeatedly — once for the cannabis cause and many more as a clearly emotional tribute to Trower, who had stood at the downtown ...
Updated at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday
Thomas Trower, popularly known in Lawrence as the "Honk for Hemp" man, has died at age 70, the Journal-World confirmed with the Douglas County Coroner's Office on Tuesday.
The office provided no additional details about Trower, who was well-known in Lawrence for regularly standing at the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets — dressed head to toe in hemp — with a ...
The spirit of East Lawrence's "Wishing Bench" is undaunted after an early-morning fire Sunday consumed the beloved art installation at Ninth and Delaware streets.
By Monday afternoon, the shrine-like structure was looking more like its old self as well-wishers festooned it with signs, flowers, drawings, socks and other decorations. Someone even left a large office chair on the charred platform, presumably as a ...
Updated at 1 p.m. Sunday
East Lawrence residents awoke to disbelief and grief Sunday morning as they discovered that someone had burned down a beloved community art installation at Ninth and Delaware Streets known as the Wishing Bench.
The installation had been at the corner in the Warehouse Arts District for years. It featured a "wishing" bench on a platform surrounded by decorations and other items that ...
Rod Kummer used to be a big runner — marathons, the whole bit. Now he's a big walker.
True, he's 70 and his joints aren't quite what they used to be, but that's not the main reason he has slowed his pace.
The main reason is a realization, shared by many in the wellness community, that walking is maybe the single best exercise for your body — and your spirit.
“There is probably no exercise that provides ...
Updated at 8:44 p.m. Thursday
The City of Lawrence has enlisted the eager assistance of goats to help weed a city park.
The Parks and Recreation Department is using about 50 goats in Prairie Park, 2730 Harper St., to assist with eradicating honeysuckle, which is an invasive plant. The program is intended to be a natural alternative to using herbicides.
Honeysuckle has overtaken an area of the park, crowding ...
