After nine months without a public comment period, the Lawrence school board will again allow community members to address board members at the end of their regular meetings. After Bob Byers was appointed board president in July, he expressed an interest in bringing a public comment period ...
Miller Mart owner Sang Lee knows his regulars by name. He grabs what they want, like a specific brand of cigarettes, without them needing to ask for it. “I’m at the point where I can count individual transactions on the computer and know which customer it was that made this one transaction ...
The push is officially on for the local business community to raise $2.5 million in funding to support economic development programs that leaders hope will bring more than 1,000 new jobs to the Lawrence area. The Lawrence chamber of commerce and the Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence ...
Friday, Sept. 25 Fall KC Metaphysical Fair, 2-8 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper Ave. Continues Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Details at kcmetaphysical.com. Final Friday Art Walk includes: · Gayle Singer: Bridging Form; Karen Matheis: Migratory ...
The Watkins Museum of History is opening a new exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Haskell Memorial Stadium. The free exhibit, titled "Lights, Football, Community: Haskell Memorial Stadium Turns 100," will be on display in the museum's second floor changing exhibit from Friday ...
It’s St. John’s Oktoberfest weekend, and just like each of the past 20 or so years, that means Susan Lechtenberg-Fingerhut has her breakfast plans covered. “We start at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning of the event frying all of the schnitzel,” said Lechtenberg-Fingerhut after some food prep ...