Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for July 30, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Home sales fall nearly 30% in June; market enters second half of year slightly above 2023 totals]( The start of summer fizzled more than sizzled in the Lawrence real estate market. Home sales were down 28% in June, and year-to-date totals are now at risk of falling below last year’s already soft results. June home sales totaled just 85 ... [Home sales fall nearly 30% in June; market enters second half of year slightly above 2023 totals]( By: Chad Lawhorn The start of summer fizzled more than sizzled in the Lawrence real estate market. Home sales were down 28% in June, and year-to-date totals are now at risk of falling below last year’s already soft results. June home sales totaled just 85 ... July 29, 2024 @ 3:24pm [A look at how one decision in the summer of 2023 created the city's current budget hole]( By: Chad Lawhorn It was about this time in 2023 that the seeds of Lawrence City Hall’s 2025 budget problems were planted. They weren’t intentionally planted, but nonetheless, the summer of 2023 played a big role in the current city budget woes that have ... July 26, 2024 @ 1:43pm [New boba tea shop with drinks from throughout Asia opens in west Lawrence; new cafe coming to Ninth Street]( By: Chad Lawhorn Maybe a concoction that combines noodles and ice cream is the recipe that will bring the world together. The drink — which also has rose-flavored milk, basil seeds, jelly and other ingredients — is called falooda, and the owner of the ... July 25, 2024 @ 3:59pm [About 500 units of affordable housing may be added to proposed development at U.S. 59 and SLT]( By: Chad Lawhorn There’s a new idea for one of the most prominent intersections in Douglas County — about 500 units of affordable housing. Plans have been filed at Lawrence City Hall to change a portion of the 177-acre mixed-use development planned for the ... July 23, 2024 @ 4:59pm [City commissioners to consider 3.5 mill increase in property tax rate; that would be the largest hike in at least 50 years]( By: Chad Lawhorn Here’s a piece of Lawrence trivia for you: If city commissioners approve the 3.5 mill property tax increase that the city manager has recommended, it will be the largest such increase in Lawrence in at least 50 years. How trivial that is ... July 8, 2024 @ 6:10pm [Plans to convert old East Lawrence Quonset hut building into unique restaurant, entertainment venue stall]( By: Chad Lawhorn On Wednesday I gave you information about Lawrence developer Tony Krsnich and his plans to tear down a couple of downtown buildings on the old Allen Press property near 11th and New Hampshire streets. But Krsnich — developer of the Warehouse ... July 4, 2024 @ 12:00am 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