When the home at 805 Sunset Drive in Lawrence’s Hillcrest neighborhood went up for sale in 2020, couple Ashley McCaskill and Steve Rausch jumped at the chance to take a look. McCaskill and Rausch actually viewed the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, midcentury modern home just for fun, as a way ...
Dozens of people came to First Christian Church's basement Thursday for the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen's annual Thanksgiving dinner, and they weren't just there for the turkey, dressing, pie and other traditional fixings. “I know the food is going to be good, but I’m ...
As mouse king battles and waltzing flowers take over the stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., this week, Lawrence resident Elise Pickert will be center stage among them, performing the role of Clara in "The Nutcracker" with the Kansas City Ballet. Her starring role on such a big ...
About 900 runners participated in this year's Lawrence Turkey Trot 5K, which started at Woodlawn Elementary on Thanksgiving morning and ran through the North Lawrence neighborhood and along the Kansas River levee trail.
On Wednesday afternoon, volunteers were preparing pies, potatoes and more and packing to-go boxes for the LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, which will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the basement of First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St. The annual community meal is free and open to the public.
The Holiday Happenings section, included in Thursday's Lawrence Journal-World and online, includes a comprehensive calendar of seasonal events in and around the Lawrence area. To kick off the holidays, here is a rundown of Thanksgiving weekend events, including a 5K run, light display, shopping ...