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The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Jan. 10, 2023 (Sponsored post)
”Welcome to the first Raven bestseller list of 2023! … People are still gobbling up Fall 2022’s big books, as well as (continuing) support for iconic local books like ’Boogorama’ and the ’Paradise Café Cookbook,’” the Raven Book Store writes.
Applications open for Lawrence-Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Young entrepreneurs in Douglas County are invited to showcase their talents as part of a local business competition, and winners could earn between $500 and $1,250 in prize money.
eXplore Lawrence/Contributed Photo
Lawrence Restaurant Week to bring special menus, drinks and more
Local restaurants are planning exclusive menus and deals for Lawrence Restaurant Week, which is returning soon.
New Dogwatch series highlights cutest canines spotted around Lawrence
From Mutt Run Dog Park to Massachusetts Street, Lawrence Times TV is setting out to reveal the cutest dogs across town.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
‘Mother of Dragons’ and her reptiles create welcoming space for culinary arts students
Chef Camille Eichorn promotes an open-door policy in her culinary arts classroom at the Lawrence College and Career Center. That’s mostly in the figurative sense, though — the room is home to bearded dragons Da Vinci and Mucha, and they mustn’t leave without a proper escort.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
The Bump aims to fulfill maternity and postpartum needs in Lawrence
Fulfilling a desire for cute, affordable maternity clothing without a local store specializing in the products can be burdensome. That’s why Kisha Cranston has opened The Bump Store in Lawrence.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Ride Lawrence Transit for free this year
Lawrence Transit passengers can ride fare-free in 2023, starting Monday, Jan. 2.
Christina Craig / The Lawrence Times
2022 in review: 12 of our favorite feel-good stories this year
This may be the most difficult assignment we’ve taken on all year: We picked out 12 of our favorite feel-good stories, one from each month of 2022. (Some months were really hard to narrow down to one!)
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Lawrence activist’s New Year’s Eve Unhoused Project aims to offer ‘a little hope’
Kevin Elliott-Snow will celebrate the new year at the Winter Emergency Shelter as part of his New Year’s Eve Unhoused Project. On that night, he will distribute up to 200 goodie-like gift bags for anyone experiencing homelessness.
Carole Tomlinson/Contributed Photo
A view of Lawrence: Cold front northwest of town
Reader Carole Tomlinson snapped this photo of the edge of a cold front northwest of North Lawrence Thursday afternoon.
Ad Astra Running to host New Year’s Day community run
Community members are invited to start the year off active by joining together for a New Year’s Day run in downtown Lawrence.
Karrey Britt, Douglas County/Contributed Photo
Eudora machinist creates gear to fix Douglas County courthouse clock
Eudora machinist Wayne Neis wasted no time when it came to fixing the historic Douglas County courthouse clock.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023
Look closely and see some of the thousands of snow geese who flew west along the Kaw River Valley west of Topeka last week ahead of the snows and wind. Geese can read the weather pretty darn well.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Family matriarch quilts stories, relives civil rights history with needle and thread
Mary Rials, 85, has designed, cut, pieced and quilted about 200 quilts since she retired from KU in 2000. Her latest, Dare to Dream, is her first quilt to tell the story of the civil rights movement.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Closures, when downtown parking is free (or discounted), and more Lawrence holiday info
Here’s a quick glance at closures, service changes and more for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Lawrence.
Lawrence events center on spreading light to celebrate Hanukkah
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, hosted two events this week at the Lawrence Public Library to celebrate Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights.
Lawrence City Commission approves moratorium on downtown liquor sales rule
Lawrence city commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that will allow some downtown establishments to derive up to 90% of their sales from liquor for the next couple of years.
A tour of holiday lights in Lawrence
Lawrence Times TV took a drive to give you a glimpse at some of the most festive holiday homes — and neighborhoods — in town.
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