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Restaurant brings craft barbecue, beer and cocktails to North Lawrence
Fire Canyon Barbeque celebrated a “Grand(ish)” opening on Saturday, offering their style of barbecue brisket, chicken, sides and cocktails at the former Slow Ride Roadhouse in North Lawrence.
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What can you plant in Kansas? Most areas are now warmer on the USDA’s gardening and farming map
The USDA has access to thousands more weather stations now than in the past. That, combined with 30 years of new data, led to big changes in its hardiness map of cold winter temperatures in Kansas.
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Letter to the Times: Douglas County should encourage renewable energy
”Douglas County now has a draft Climate Action Plan, and kudos to the team that put it together! … However, there is one glaring omission: utility-scale renewable energy,” Joe Harrington writes in this letter to the Times.
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Obituary: Candace Reeve
Candace Reeve, 4/3/1948 – 11/24/2023
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Lawrence’s first Inclusive Holiday Market draws crowd to more than 100 vendors
Shoppers on Saturday turned out to support 107 diverse art and food vendors during the first Inclusive Holiday Market in Lawrence.
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Planning Commission to consider permit for massive solar farm north of Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Monday will consider whether to recommend approval of a permit for an approximately 604-acre commercial solar farm across three parcels of land north of Lawrence.
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Advocates for stray dog decry gaps in Lawrence’s animal control services
Shebah captured advocates’ hearts as she made her way to Lawrence Humane Society, and hopefully, toward a better life.
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Kansas school district that forced Native American boy to cut hair changes dress code policy
A Girard dress code policy that led to the forced cutting of an 8-year-old Native American boy’s hair has been rescinded.
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Hillcrest Elementary School, KU architecture students celebrate new shade structure at playground
Gray, rainy skies on Friday didn’t give a great preview of the capabilities of the new shade structure at Hillcrest Elementary School’s accessible playground, but its builders expect it to provide relief on hot, sunny days.
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Can you be charged with a felony for helping Kansas voters get registered? That’s back in court
The Kansas Supreme Court has revived a challenge to a state law that caused advocacy groups to cancel voter registration drives.
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GOP leaders reject Kansas governor’s proposal for Medicaid expansion
GOP leadership in the Legislature rejected Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest proposal for Medicaid expansion, questioning whether federal regulators would allow a work requirement and calling for alternate reforms without offering their own plan.
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Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award to accept submissions through Dec. 24
Local writers are encouraged to submit their work to an annual creative writing contest in honor of Langston Hughes. The submission deadline has been extended to offset a website error.
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Lawrence Community Shelter board will complete review of agreement with city on Monday
The Lawrence Community Shelter board on Thursday did not review a draft agreement that’s set to go to the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday. The shelter will likely seek around $2.1 million for operations in 2024.
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Lawrence poet, storyteller to lead Kwanzaa storytime; limited spots available
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan, a Lawrence poet and storyteller, will lead a community storytime that aims to honor the meaning of Kwanzaa this holiday season.
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Letter to the Times: Money and time could be better spent helping people
”Exactly where are the homeless supposed to go when the shelters are overflowing and their camps are disbanded? Many of our fellow neighbors and friends are just a paycheck or two away from joining them,” Diana Marcotte writes in this letter to the Times.
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Kansas governor unveils revenue neutral Medicaid expansion plan with work requirement
Gov. Laura Kelly unveiled Thursday her proposal for a Medicaid expansion package that includes a work requirement, revenue streams to offset the state’s cost, abortion restrictions, and other provisions to address concerns raised by opponents.
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Four people displaced after overnight house fire in Lawrence
Four people have been displaced after an overnight fire at a home near Eighth and Illinois streets in Lawrence.
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Fire destroys Cielito Lindo in downtown Lawrence
Cielito Lindo, a popular Mexican and Latin American restaurant in downtown Lawrence, was destroyed by a fire Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
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Douglas County Commission meeting room in historic courthouse to receive $1.36M preservation, renovation
The Douglas County Commission’s meeting room in the historic downtown courthouse will soon see an estimated $1.36 million in renovations to make room for two new commissioners coming to the dais.
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Cover Kansas navigators to offer help signing up for health insurance marketplace
Navigators with Cover Kansas will be available in the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health lobby Thursday to help people sign up for coverage through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
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Student musicians from Lawrence middle schools and KU to join together for ‘Brassmas’ concert
Lawrence middle school student musicians who play trombone, baritone and tuba will join with KU brass to perform the first “Brassmas” holiday concert, set for Thursday.
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EPA fines Lawrence landfill over methane violations
Owners of a dump near Lawrence will have to pay more than $34,000 in upgrades and penalties for violating clean air regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.
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Gym at Holcom Park rec center to close temporarily for maintenance
The city is closing the gym at Holcom Park Recreation Center for a week for refinishing and maintenance, but the rest of the facility will remain open.
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Letter to the Times: Lawrence is becoming unaffordable
”City utility rates have been escalating at an unsustainable rate over the last few years. … Rising utility rates impact all residents,” Rob Chestnut writes in this letter to the Times.