Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for August 21, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [New micro-grocery store in downtown Lawrence overcoming the challenges, enjoying the benefits of being small]( A bit has changed in the world of corner grocery stores. Finding one, of course, is the biggest change. A popular pastime for certain retiree groups is to try to recite all the locations that used to be a grocery store in Lawrence. Based on ... [New micro-grocery store in downtown Lawrence overcoming the challenges, enjoying the benefits of being small]( By: Chad Lawhorn A bit has changed in the world of corner grocery stores. Finding one, of course, is the biggest change. A popular pastime for certain retiree groups is to try to recite all the locations that used to be a grocery store in Lawrence. Based on ... August 20, 2024 @ 5:57pm [Three questions as the City of Lawrence considers 2025 budget and tax increases]( By: Chad Lawhorn When Lawrence city commissioners conduct the city’s 2025 budget hearing on Tuesday, most casual observers likely will have a single question: What’s it going to do to my taxes? Observers who are slightly more engaged might also have a ... August 19, 2024 @ 7:49pm [Home sales bounce back in July after big drop in June; total sales now up nearly 4% for the year]( By: Chad Lawhorn Even a small drop in mortgage interest rates helped fuel an increase in Lawrence home sales in July, according to the latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors. That may be a sign that the local home market may have a strong second ... August 16, 2024 @ 10:41am [Lawrence projects received more than $4M in tax breaks in 2023; a look at who received the most]( By: Chad Lawhorn The great thing about property taxes is they give you options to complain. One day you can complain that you are paying too much of them. Another day, you can complain someone else is paying too little of them. The complaint of too much ... August 14, 2024 @ 6:10pm [The city's 2023 financial scorecard is in: $22M in grants and a 400% increase in social service spending since 2019]( By: Chad Lawhorn Reading a government’s financial audit can be a bit like reading Tolstoy: It is thick, dense and sometimes leaves you wanting vodka. But, it also can provide a good look at the big picture. The City of Lawrence’s financial audit for 2023 ... August 12, 2024 @ 6:13pm [Work underway to create $3M to $5M venture capital fund for local startup businesses; group also holding 'Launchpad' event in October]( By: Chad Lawhorn About once a decade, I seem to write about an idea to create a locally based venture capital fund. Usually, some promising young company has just left the community to grow somewhere else. The question turns to: Why wouldn’t they stay in ... August 9, 2024 @ 3:20pm 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