For most of his working life, Wayne McDaniel was all about helping people invest. McDaniel, 70, was a financial planner, and he had a mission statement for that work: “to help people increase their capacity to live and to give.” He also was really interested in health and wellness all his ...
The closest race in Lawrence on Tuesday wasn't for a statewide office, or for a seat in the Statehouse or on the County Commission. Instead, it was a vote on something that Lawrencians had approved in a 70% landslide in two previous elections – the city's transit sales tax. And, if not for ...
If downtown Lawrence seems to have more vacant storefronts than it did a few years ago – and if North Lawrence seems to have a lot more — some new stats from the City of Lawrence say that really is the case. But at least in downtown, one of the biggest vacancies recently took a step toward ...
Story updated at 1:22 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22: News and notes from around town: Last December, we reported on the National Weather Service's agreement to operate out of a new building at KU Innovation Park, but we didn't know then when that building would be complete. Now, the forecast is ...
He’s been a Cessna executive, a commerce secretary, even a lieutenant governor. But when it comes to running a neighborhood bar, John Moore admits that his granddaughter Zoe Wohlford could teach him a thing or two. In the place on West Sixth Street that he recently helped Zoe and her ...
Tuesday's Lawrence City Commission meeting could be a pivotal one for developer Phil Bundy's 1059 and Beacon Landing STAR bond projects – and for the city's future finances. No, the commission won't be voting yet on whether to establish that incentive district, which could help the Wichita ...