On a parcel of pasture not far from where the Santa Fe Trail once stretched, Baldwin City leaders are embarking on a big adventure. Area developers in this town of about 5,000 people in southern Douglas County have presented, and the city council has approved, a plan to convert this rolling ...

UPDATE 2:55 P.M. JULY 10 Summer is rerun season, at least for those of us old enough to remember when “streaming” had nothing to do with T.V. but rather involved — best case scenario — a garden hose. I fit into that category, so I’m going to offer a couple of reruns about projects we ...

It is like a limbo game with hammer and nails. Halfway through the year, Lawrence’s single-family housing market may be amazing some onlookers with how low it can go. After setting a record low for new single-family housing starts in 2024, area builders are on pace to break that record this ...

Businesses are always looking for a big break. Lawrence businessman Chad Landis has never had to look very far. After all, when you are in the pool hall business, one is likely to happen at any table. Soon, 30 of them may be happening at once. Landis has plans to make one of Lawrence’s ...

If Lawrence’s economy was a race car, its pit crew would be getting a little more anxious with each passing lap. Their car is falling slightly farther behind as the race nears a critical stage. That’s certainly one way to look at the latest sales tax numbers released by the Kansas ...

Let the meat spinning begin. A downtown restaurant spot is set to go from seafood to shawarma. A plan has been filed at Lawrence City Hall for a Shawarma Press restaurant to locate at 947 New Hampshire St., which is the spot that previously housed Krustaceans Seafood. If you are not ...