Can't miss stories for Friday, May 24

Things to do this weekend, new downtown restaurant, woman out of Kansas River and more.. [View in your browser]( Subscribe today for just 99¢ [LJWorld.com]( Subscribe to LJWorld.com for just 33¢ per day. [subscribe now]( [Kansas River]( [Woman safely out of water after being swept down Kansas River near downtown Lawrence]( A woman is safe after escaping the turbulent and rain-swollen Kansas River near downtown Lawrence and being swept to the opposite bank nearly a mile downriver Thursday morning. [Read More]( [ Subscribe Today]( [Busker Fest]( [Go, See, Do: Lawrence Busker Festival, Art Tougeau parade and more →]( Acrobats, sword swallowers, magicians and comedians will fill downtown Lawrence on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the 12th annual Lawrence Busker Festival — and, for the first time in the event’s history, all the performers will be female. [Read More]( [Jimmy's Egg]( [Town Talk | Downtown breakfast, lunch spot opening soon in west Lawrence; a bloody Mary with a beef jerky twist also set to arrive →]( A second Jimmy’s Egg location is set to open in Lawrence next week, and the local franchise owner of the two restaurants says he's applied for a liquor license for both spots. [Read More]( [Lawrence Community Shelter]( [Lawrence Community Shelter’s interim director to resign; search begins for replacement →]( Charles Frager, who has served in the role since January, is planning to move out of state, the president of the shelter's board said. The shelter has had 4 permanent executive directors and various interim directors since 2014. [Read More]( [Downtown Lawrence]( [City seeking resident input on issues facing downtown as part of expanded master plan process →]( The new plan will cover downtown development for the next 15 to 20 years and address issues such as land use, development, building heights, parking, transportation, infrastructure and streetscapes. [Read More]( [23rd Street construction]( [City asks judge to dismiss homeowner’s lawsuit related to 23rd Street construction project →]( The City of Lawrence is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to the ongoing project to widen a portion of 23rd Street, in which a homeowner is disputing the city’s determination of a property line and payment for an easement. [Read More]( [ Subscribe Today]( 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. Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Click here to manage your email subscriptions.]( | [View in your browser](