There have been hopes by some west Lawrence residents and developers alike that a large grocery store would locate near the Bob Billings interchange on the South Lawrence Trafficway. But those hopes are dimming as owners of the property have filed plans to change the zoning on much of the ...

There was a time during February’s polar vortex when I thought it might take me five years to feel my fingers again. Instead, it may just take me five years to pay off the gas bill from the historic winter storm. That’s not hyperbole. Black Hills Energy, the largest natural gas provider ...

Hundreds of employees at Lawrence's hospital may continue to work remotely long after the pandemic is over. Leaders of LMH Health on Wednesday told the nonprofit’s board of directors that allowing employees to work remotely was partly a reaction to a tight labor market, but also was a way ...

I’ve had my day go to the dogs. I’ve dogged an assignment or two. And even though I’m a few decades past grade school, I think I’ve recently used the excuse that my dog ate my homework. But I’m pretty sure I’ve never said I’m going to go have a beer with the dogs. That may change ...

For those lucky school employees who get to work the summer season, there are all types of tasks — cleaning classrooms, reordering supplies, preparing budgets and, of course, brushing up on handgun rules and regulations. At least, that’s the case for university administrators in Kansas ...

I’ve never won an award for bringing peanut butter-filled pretzels to a Lawrence party. (Now, if there was an award for eating them in the car on the way to a party, I would be a strong contender.) But the state’s economic development leaders have landed a prestigious award, and it does ...