A lacrosse stadium, a high-tech golf driving range, and other sports fields are now the latest idea for how to develop vacant land near the South Lawrence Trafficway and U.S. Highway 59 interchange in south Lawrence. The Wichita-based development group that owns the nearly 180 acres at the ...
Whether you hang out at beaches or local government boardrooms (which one leaves you redder is a debate for another day) the Labor Day weekend is an unofficial marker. For the beach bums, it marks the unofficial end of summer. For the government gurus, it marks the beginning of the end of ...
The game of golf will cause you to suggest strange things — like digging up the floor of your home’s basement. Yes, Rebecca Spriggs thought that was odd — and not the least bit enticing — when her husband, Terry, mentioned the possibility a few years ago. In fairness, though, Rebecca ...
In the competitive Big 12 Conference, sharing is not a sport, and often isn’t even that appreciated. (Case in point, I’ve heard K-State fans felt their team shared the football too much in last weekend’s season opener.) But sharing between Big 12 communities is indeed a thing, and ...
There was a cooldown in July, even if — like me — you were prohibited from touching your home’s thermostat. (I was allowed two glasses per day from the Gatorade station in our living room.) Lawrence’s hot real estate market began to retreat during the month, according to the latest ...
There were a few more duds than dollars during this year’s July 4 celebrations, if the latest retail sales numbers for the state are any indication. Retail sales were down both in Lawrence and statewide for the latest reporting period, which covered from about mid-June to mid-July. Of ...