At the new downtown Lawrence coffee shop Espurresso, the java is popular, and, of course, is served in a cup. But it has a hard time competing with the shop’s most unique product, Syd, which often times is served in your lap. As the name suggests, Espurresso is not your ordinary coffee ...
My idea of furniture and jewelry coming together is finding an earring in the couch cushions. However, my banker and I also know of someone whose ideas trend more toward a new gemstone — or maybe a string of them — to complement the couch’s upholstery. Whatever your idea is, there is a ...
An art studio that has had a nearly 30-year history in East Lawrence is down to its final days. Dave Loewenstein is shuttering his longtime studio at 411 E. Ninth St. shortly after hosting a farewell party and “free sale” from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. But, no, the noted muralist and ...
When it comes to a possible expansion of the county’s Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in downtown Lawrence, 70s are wild. First, the estimated project cost for the renovation and expansion of the building near the county courthouse at 11th and Massachusetts is $70 million Second, the ...
If you are one of those people who nearly cracked over the rising price of eggs the last couple of years, you may want to get out your bubble-wrap suit. Douglas County commissioners — and by extension county taxpayers — may soon find out there is an even more painful form of inflation. ...
Electric rates are going up next month in Lawrence, after state regulators and Evergy reached a deal on Tuesday. That’s fitting because 2023 has been a year that knows how to push through a price increase. (The best way to save money at a grocery store in 2023 was to use the express lane. It ...