News and notes from around town: There’s a saying about having your cake and eating it too. (That dilemma has never kept me awake at night, although too much buttercream frosting occasionally does.) Regardless, I guess the saying applies to Lawrence home sales in May. The number of homes ...
News and notes from around town: Call it the duck test, if you will. In the Oread neighborhood next to KU, if something looks like a big house — and all too often sounds like a big house — it is usually a big house. The neighborhood after all is full of students, and they love living and ...
The acquisition of Bryce Foster has all but eliminated the sense of mystery surrounding Kansas’ offensive line ahead of the 2024 season. The two months between the conclusion of spring practice and Foster’s long-awaited (and long-teased) commitment provided plenty of time for speculation ...
A surge is coming. Within a few weeks, electric lines leading into the $4 billion Panasonic electric vehicle battery factory in De Soto will be hot with up to 290 megawatts of electricity. The employment lines at the plant — just about 20 minutes from eastern Lawrence — will be full, with ...
Updated at 9:50 a.m. Friday, June 21 Soon, turnpike toll booth workers will be a job of the past in Kansas, as the turnpike will eliminate all toll booths as part of a cashless tolling system that begins July 1. But Lawrence is set to have a whole new crop of turnpike jobs emerge. Lawrence ...
Fortunately, shopping isn’t like swimming. You don’t have to wait 30 minutes since you’ve last eaten. (I’m staying optimistic that day will come.) You can shop on an empty stomach. You can shop on a full stomach. You can even do both, and if you do, you are in the right frame of mind ...
