NEW YORK — Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity and health in an interesting location — a cemetery. It’s the final resting place of her father, who died in 1968 at just 34. Swisher was only 5, and his sudden death had a deep effect on her career ...
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will host a Yiddish Poetry Night this month that will feature local poets reading the works of a celebrated poet and other original pieces based on his works. The synagogue announced in a press release Thursday the event will take place on Sunday, ...
The Lecompton Historical Society will host a panel discussion Saturday about the history and legacy of a rural cemetery in Douglas County that was the first African-American cemetery in the county. The program, which will be at Lecompton’s Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., ...
As Lawrence’s parking manager, Brad Harrell is well aware that parking garages have an image problem. “Parking garages are dark and intimidating by nature,” Harrell says in his brightly lit office in the New Hampshire Street garage. They’re associated with crime and graffiti, and ...
Friday, April 10 Spring Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Enter on Kentucky Street side of the building. All books $2 or less. Sale continues through the weekend. LPL Con: Teen Night, 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Registration required; ...
Did you know river otters live in Kansas? Many people don’t, the scouts of Girl Scout Junior Troop 2856 say, and they want to remind passersby in downtown Lawrence with a new mural about endangered species. This mural, and another one planned by the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, ...