When it comes to maps and elections, I suspect most of you are just looking for one that shows the quickest path to the finish line. That’s not what I have today, but I do have another interesting map and numbers about whether Lawrence should change its form of city government to one that ...
Here’s a fun Lawrence fact for you: Ninth Street doesn’t exist west of Kasold Drive. Granted, it is not an overly fun fact, and if you miss a curve on the western portions of Ninth Street and you and your vehicle end up in someone’s front yard — where Ninth Street should be — it is ...
News and notes from around town: It is not quite yet Whataburger, but it is Whatasmell. Residents who have been going to the Douglas County Elections Office near 23rd and Louisiana streets for advance voting have been picking up an unmistakable scent from the office’s neighbor — the ...
Popular Kansas City barbecue restaurant Q39 is still on track to open in downtown Lawrence, a representative of the project has told me. A bigger project that would develop next door in the former printing plant of the Journal-World, however, is now less certain to happen. First, let’s ...
Some news and notes from around town: — For the second week in a row, there’s news of a merger in the credit union industry. This time, credit unions from Kansas and Colorado are seeking to join forces. Meritrust Credit Union, which has a branch in west Lawrence, has proposed to merge ...
They’re neighbors, but relations aren’t too neighborly at the moment. The reasons for that are varied but include the fact that one of them may leave the neighborhood. I’m talking about Lawrence City Hall and the former Riverfront Mall property, which is just to the east of City Hall ...