Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for June 19, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [From shopping to dining to buskers, downtown Lawrence to host Midsummer Night event on Friday]( Fortunately, shopping isn’t like swimming. You don’t have to wait 30 minutes since you’ve last eaten. (I’m staying optimistic that day will come.) You can shop on an empty stomach. You can shop on a full stomach. You can even do both, ... [From shopping to dining to buskers, downtown Lawrence to host Midsummer Night event on Friday]( By: Chad Lawhorn Fortunately, shopping isn’t like swimming. You don’t have to wait 30 minutes since you’ve last eaten. (I’m staying optimistic that day will come.) You can shop on an empty stomach. You can shop on a full stomach. You can even do both, ... June 19, 2024 @ 11:04am [KU still hasn't found a hotel partner for its Gateway project; Girod confirms $100M-plus in debt will be needed]( By: Chad Lawhorn Seats are on track. Beds are not. That may be the simplest update for the University of Kansas’ approximately $450 million Gateway project by the university’s football stadium at 11th and Mississippi streets. Work to add new premium ... June 18, 2024 @ 2:02pm [Sushi restaurant with all-you-can-eat concept opens in downtown; small food market in the works near Ninth and Mass]( By: News and notes from around town: The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll — and now they are in one too. A new downtown Lawrence sushi restaurant has opened, and one of its more popular menu items is a sushi roll named after the Chiefs. As a ... June 14, 2024 @ 6:16pm [Frozen custard chain to undertake slight expansion on south Iowa; Q39 barbecue plans in downtown moving ahead]( By: News and notes from around town: — With heat indexes already at or near the century mark, I’m all for more ways to access frozen custard. (Don’t get me started on attempts to get my cow to produce frozen milk. She’s still upset.) ... June 13, 2024 @ 5:07pm [City's sales tax collections still falling well short of 5% goal, but rest of state struggling too]( By: Chad Lawhorn The halfway mark is in sight. What’s not is a realistic path for the city to meet one of its key budgetary goals. The city of Lawrence this year budgeted for a 5% increase in sales tax revenues over 2023 totals, but through May it has seen ... June 11, 2024 @ 4:30pm [Sen. Marci Francisco trying to get to the bottom of how someone filed for her to run as a No Labels candidate, against her wishes]( By: Chad Lawhorn Since 2005, Lawrence lawmaker Marci Francisco has been serving in the Kansas Legislature — always as a Democrat. So, it was a surprise when on Monday — the last day for candidates to file for upcoming November elections — the Kansas ... June 4, 2024 @ 6:33pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044