Jeffrey “Chubby” Smith loved to perform – in so many different bands that his partner, Julie Mulvihill, can’t remember them all. He loved to create, building wild “Frankenstein” guitars with names like "Steakhouse Firebird." And, he really loved to hear other musicians play ...

Friday, October 23 Jayhawk Homecoming Lecture for Community Impact, 3:30-5 p.m., Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Ave. Free and open to the public. “Curious George: The Golden Meatball,” 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive; ticket information at lied.ku.edu. ...

A new student-run coffee shop at Community Connections at Pinckney officially opened its doors on Thursday, and one of the school’s teachers was surprised with $1,000. The ribbon cutting ceremony for Empowering Brew brought together dozens of students, teachers and staff from across the ...

You might guess that as a telecommunications CEO, Midco’s Pat McAdaragh is all about speed. But there’s something slow that he finds beautiful – the restored prairie in the yard of his Minnesota home. “It’s just been wonderful, almost spiritual to watch that thing change yearly,” ...

Douglas County commissioners said they would be interested in exploring changes to local fireworks sales dates to ensure the period includes a weekend – which vendors said could help boost sales. Currently, Douglas County’s regulations allow firework sales for just four days — from July ...

State lawmakers already have said they're fine with extending the amount of time that residents can buy fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday. Now, Douglas County commissioners will try to figure out whether they're fine with a longer selling season, too. Douglas County commissioners at ...