The unique, diverse programming of KJHK 90.7 FM has helped it earn “best radio station” in the 2013 Best of Lawrence awards. The awards, organize by the Lawrence Journal-World and Lawrence.com, are more than 130 specific categories split into five broader groups: community, food, going out, retail and services. Winners were treated to a reception [...]
Tucked away from the traffic of Massachusetts Street is a friendly reminder that Lawrence is a small Midwestern town with a sense of community. On Saturday mornings from 7 to 11 a.m. and Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m., the Lawrence Farmer’s Market claims the 800 block of New Hampshire Street as its home. It’s [...]
Rick Renfro didn’t originally think television in a bar sounded like a good idea. When he heard a television network was launching 24-hour sports coverage in 1979, he reluctantly installed a few televisions by the bar, afraid technology would kill conversation. Now, Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St., houses 15 flatscreen televisions. “John Wilson would [...]
Lawrence has been recognized for its friendly, inviting, college student–filled town as the eighth best college town in the nation. Among the top-10 best college towns in the nation, Lawrence ranks eighth, according to the American Institute for Economic Research’s (AIER) 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2012-2013. AIER took into account 12 different [...]
The Lawrence Potters’ Guild will host its spring pottery sale this Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Carnegie Building lawn at 9th and Vermont. It will present the work of 15 local artists and include both functional pottery and artistic pieces. “It’s a perfect opportunity to purchase a gift that is [...]
Students of the University and Lawrence residents will have the chance to opt in this fall to Lawrence’s newest gigabit internet service, Wicked Broadband, touted as an equivalent to Kansas City, Kan.’s Google Fiber service. Wicked Broadband, founded and based in Lawrence, will provide their service to one neighborhood in Lawrence when students return to [...]
If you’re planning on traveling to campus before the semester ends, take note: KU on Wheels will run altered route schedules Stop Day and Finals Week. There will be limited service Stop Day. The following routes will not operate: 27, 29, 30, 33, 36, 38, 42 and 43. Routes 11 and 41 will operate their [...]
At 2:49 p.m. EDT on April 15, runners across the nation bore witness to an unexpected act of violence, as two improvised explosive devices exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. In the hours following the bombings, Howard Ting decided to take action in support of the victims of the attack. Ting sent [...]
Despite the mass exodus of students at the end of the semester, Lawrence continues to offer a host of concerts and activities for the summer. If you don’t know how to spend all your excess free time, there’s bound to be an event for you. For the music lovers: Hey Juggalos, The Insane Clown Posse [...]
Summertime can mean sunshine, hanging out at the pool, wandering around downtown and enjoying the freedom of no classes. But summer can also be a time to get in shape and explore ways to stay active in Lawrence. Various gyms and fitness centers offer workout classes during the summer. Aqua Zumba, offered at the Lawrence [...]
1145 Indiana Street is getting a makeover so it, too, can be listed among the other properties that are nationally recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Tim Keller and fellow investor Ernie Eck will soon be renovating the house to restore it to its former glory. “It was originally built as a boarding [...]
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. I sit in my chair and close my eyes behind my sunglasses. All around me I could hear the shuffle of hundreds of feet, the shutter of hundreds of cameras, yet all I feel is an inner calm. I slowly let go of every thought in my [...]
Sometimes when Brian Devine looks in his rearview mirror, he realizes, “Oh yeah, I’m driving my house.” He and Maria Scarpello, nomadic University alumni, have visited 288 craft breweries since ditching their townhouse, buying a recreational vehicle and heading west in August 2010. The first week of classes her freshman year, Scarpello, then a Delta [...]
The limestone of Lawrence has more significance than just “Rock Chalk.” “Rattlesnakes in the Rock Chalk” is Professor Chester Sullivan’s latest novel, the second in the Kaw Trilogy. It brings to life an epic story of history, mystery and romance — all happening in Lawrence. The Kaw Trilogy dives into the history of Kansas through [...]
Chas Strobel collects records not only for listening, but also for decoration. Strobel, a transfer student from Orono, Minn., grew up listening to his parents’ vinyls. From his mom’s Donny Osmond album to recordings of his dad’s teenage band, Strobel said the look and feel of a shiny black vinyl takes him back to his [...]
In the early hours of a recent Tuesday, Bailey Fee, a freshman from Kansas City, Kan., arrived at the Jubilee Café at the First United Methodist Church with a smile and a willing spirit to spend several hours serving breakfast to the homeless. For Fee, working with the homeless hits close to home. In October [...]
