3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (318+ words) Each year, the Commons picks a new title to spark cross-campus conversations and host community events, and the Spencer Museum of Art picks an artwork to match. This school year’s book is “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey. Much like the characters…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1375+ words) Stanley Halbert is known to many throughout Lawrence as simply “Stan the Mailman.” The sight of a classic pith helmet bobbing above the crowd has long heralded the approach of this local Mr. Rogers: a pied piper of shop cats,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (820+ words) On a Tuesday afternoon, Heather Campbell’s Algebra class at Bonner Springs High School is lively with students walking in to start their lesson. They’re learning about the inputs and outputs of slope intercept form, a math problem that uses a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (831+ words) Bojan “BJ” Conrad, who grew up in Lawrence and now lives in Overland Park, said he began collecting Lego bricks in second grade and has kept most of the bricks he has owned since. After nearly 20 years working on find-a-doctor…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (856+ words) Shaun Cookson has served as the city’s airport manager since June. He shared information as part of the Lawrence City Commission’s special meeting Tuesday evening. “That’s something that airports in general do strive to do across the country and reach…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) Following the search by Strategic Government Resources, four finalists — Majed Al-Ghafry, Joe Fivas, Michael Kovacs and Joseph (Joe) Lessard — visited Lawrence in late May. Lawrence city commissioners on June 9 announced Al-Ghafry as the next city manager. He started working at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (841+ words) TOPEKA — Rep. Brooklynne Mosley never gets a clear answer when she asks proponents of data centers how closely they want to live near one. That’s because “everyone thinks it’s going to be in someone else’s backyard,” she said. Across the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (506+ words) Tasty Donut Palace is planning to open soon at 1540 Wakarusa Drive. Owner Sokun Phy said he and his wife, Kalyan Ngoun, moved to Lawrence from Texas about six weeks ago and have been working in the donut business for 10 years....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (371+ words) Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church and Family Promise of Lawrence will soon celebrate the opening of Promise Heights, a new six-family housing community intended to support families experiencing housing crises. The public ribbon cutting is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug....