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 ...
Lawrence resident Julian Moreno did not follow the typical path from high school to accomplished scholar. Instead of going straight to college, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, and a few years after that he married and started a family. The uncommon path has taken longer, but it has led to uncommon success for Moreno, a 25-year-old University of Kansas student who recently won a prestigious Astronaut ...