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 ...

I once thought I was being inducted into a hall of fame. Come to find out, it was just a closet with a door that locked behind you. A quartet of Lawrence business leaders have no such worry. They indeed are the newest inductees in the Lawrence Business Hall of Fame. The Lawrence branch of the ...

Maybe the pandemic won’t cause the entire world to go online after all. One new downtown clothing boutique is betting that’s the case. Chronic Sunshine opened recently at 1023 Massachusetts St., and owner Melissa Garcia said the thought of giving people a chance to shop without a keyboard ...

UPDATED 5:25 P.M. I’m not sure many people would say the American electoral system has been epic fun lately. But in Douglas County, we soon will be able to say the headquarters for local elections is located in the former home of the arcade business Epic Fun. Douglas County officials have ...