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The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 23, 2021 (Sponsored post)
“This one was no contest — Nikole Hannah-Jones’ monumental ‘The 1619 Project’ sold twice as many books as any other on the list.”
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Save the date: First in-person Paper Plains Literary Festival coming in April 2022
Lovers of the written word, mark your calendars — the Paper Plains Literary Festival has set dates for 2022 events, which will be in person and livestreamed.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 22-28, 2021
This greenish-tinged limestone is full of fossils, including a short seven-segment section of a crinoid stalk, a plant that was quite prolific in oceans where Kansas is now some 250 million years ago.
Lucie Krisman / The Lawrence Times
Jingle House pop-up combines plants and holiday cheer
Jungle House owners Jhami and Rachel Guffey hope that when customers walk into their new pop-up shop in downtown Lawrence, they experience “over-the-top holiday magic.”
Elwood Schaad / The Lawrence Times
Review: Lawrence’s Flip’d by IHOP shows us why pancakes are served on plates
“What happens when a new concept for serving pancakes falls as flat as … well, a pancake? That’s the problem with Lawrence’s latest breakfast place, Flip’d,” Elwood Schaad writes in this review.
Tom Harper / Contributed Photo
A moment in Lawrence: Community celebrates new mural at Cottin’s Hardware
A crowd gathered Sunday to celebrate the completion of a new mural at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence.
Lucie Krisman / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence-based sculptor wins design title in nationwide metalworking competition
Lori Norwood took inspiration from Lawrence’s Pooch Plunge tradition to create a steel sculpture. Her piece was recently selected for a metalworking award.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 15-21, 2021
Nov. 17 is the peak day for deer-car accidents, with some 700 of the 10,000 annual collisions in Kansas occurring on that day. Drive carefully, especially around dawn and dusk.
Danny Caine / Contributed Photo
Raven Book Store cat retires after a decade of service
Ngaio, the 13-year-old resident bookstore cat at the Raven, greeted and accompanied customers for 10 years. She has now retired to a quieter life at a bookseller’s home.
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Missed ‘La Yarda’ screenings? Here’s a chance to watch on your own time
Good news for those who have missed out so far: the popular short documentary “Searching for La Yarda” is set for a virtual screening, and it will be available online for a while.
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Author to discuss media influence, parallels between 1918 pandemic and today (Sponsored post)
In her new book, “Constructing the Outbreak: Epidemics in Media and Collective Memory,” Dr. Katherine A. Foss uses 1918 Lawrence as a case study in the role of media and how popular narratives form around major diseases.
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Pumpkin seeds, picture book make math engaging for students of homegrown Lawrence teacher
Second graders at Schwegler Elementary learned a fun fact during their recent math unit: A pumpkin’s size doesn’t determine the number of seeds inside the fall fruit.
Randy Schwering, Oxbow Studios/Contributed Photo
Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is back and better than ever (Sponsored post)
After taking a year off due to COVID-19, the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is back and looks to be bigger and better than ever. Even its route has been extended by two extra blocks.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Nov. 9, 2021 (Sponsored post)
“We’ve never seen anything quite like how many people want to read ‘Dune’ right now.”
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 8-14, 2021
If you are a daytime person, find a sweet gum tree like this one and watch the star-shaped leaves falling to the ground this week.
Emmanuel Ramírez/Contributed Photo
A moment in Lawrence: Remembering those who died in conditions of homelessness
Local groups Somos Lawrence and the DARE (Drop-In And Rest) Center organized a Día de los Muertos remembrance on Monday to honor unhoused people who have died in Lawrence.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for Nov. 1-7, 2021
With recent rains, puffball mushrooms have been popping up. These join a surprising variety of other fall mushrooms including chanterelles, pleurotis, lion’s mane and hen of the woods.
Jordan Winter/The Lawrence Times
Pastor Verdell Taylor leaves 26-year legacy at Lawrence’s historic St. Luke AME Church
Since 1995, Verdell Taylor has been the pastor at St. Luke AME Church, an East Lawrence entity with a deep history intertwined with the civil rights movement. After his recent retirement, he is “turning the page for the next chapter.”
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