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These articles are free to read. Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Lock in your subscription rate and save! [LJWorld.com]( The articles below are free to read. Please consider signing up for a subscription to support local journalism. Special offer for newsletter recipients $89 per year [Subscribe Now]( [photo]( [HOMES: Local architect shares tips on what to think about when considering an old home]( For this year’s edition of the Journal-World’s Homes section, we caught up with Hernly to primarily ask him about thoughts to keep in mind regarding old homes, but we also delved into topics about new home trends and what can be done to make housing more affordable. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [Image]( [{NAME} City teen, a decorated member of Scouts BSA, has become a mentor en route to 3 top scouting awards]( As a kid, Savanah Hancock watched as her older brother, Dakota, participated in Cub Scouts and waited eagerly for her own chance. When that opportunity came in 2019 as Boy Scouts of America rebranded to Scouts BSA, reflecting a policy change that allowed girls to join gender-specific troops, Hancock was ready — so ready, in fact, that by the end of her first night with her new troop, she’d achieved her first rank. Five years later, Hancock has completed all 137 Scouts BSA merit badges, received more than 120 scouting awards and even graduated early from {NAME} High School [Read More]( [Image]( [Town Talk | Signs have emerged that construction work is beginning soon on Lawrence's Whataburger]( A big, yellow, trackhoe excavator has been demolishing the former Mi Ranchito restaurant building at 707 W. 23rd St. this week. That indeed is the announced location of a new Whataburger restaurant. [Read More]( [photo]( [Douglas County social service providers aim, with training, to develop shared supportive housing framework]( Dozens of staff members with local housing-related service providers gathered at the Douglas County Fairgrounds earlier this week with a common goal in mind: to develop a shared framework for supportive housing in Douglas County. [Read More]( [As state leaders receive annual report on Kansas higher education, here are three numbers to know]( Once a year the state’s higher education leaders receive a voluminous report full of numbers that anyone trying to predict future fortunes in a college town should know. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( This message was sent by the Lawrence Journal-World. You are receiving this because at some point in the past you shared your email address with LJWorld.com To opt-out of emails like this, click the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044