It was about this time in 2023 that the seeds of Lawrence City Hall’s 2025 budget problems were planted. They weren’t intentionally planted, but nonetheless, the summer of 2023 played a big role in the current city budget woes that have led City Manager Craig Owens to recommend a 3.5 mill ...

Maybe a concoction that combines noodles and ice cream is the recipe that will bring the world together. The drink — which also has rose-flavored milk, basil seeds, jelly and other ingredients — is called falooda, and the owner of the newly opened Boba & Beyond shop on West Sixth ...

There’s a new idea for one of the most prominent intersections in Douglas County — about 500 units of affordable housing. Plans have been filed at Lawrence City Hall to change a portion of the 177-acre mixed-use development planned for the intersection of U.S. 59 and the South Lawrence ...

Here’s a piece of Lawrence trivia for you: If city commissioners approve the 3.5 mill property tax increase that the city manager has recommended, it will be the largest such increase in Lawrence in at least 50 years. How trivial that is come tax bill time likely depends on the size of your ...

On Wednesday I gave you information about Lawrence developer Tony Krsnich and his plans to tear down a couple of downtown buildings on the old Allen Press property near 11th and New Hampshire streets. But Krsnich — developer of the Warehouse Arts District in East Lawrence — is probably ...

One bit of change already has come for the property at and around the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets. Now, we’re waiting to see if another piece of change comes, this one via a bulldozer and wrecking ball. The first bit of change is that the property, for the first time ...