Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for March 16, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [When you add up all our taxes, new report finds Kansas has 5th highest tax rate in the U.S.]( When it comes to rankings, KU basketball fans already may be a bit testy. (To review, March has brought the following: A No. 1 national ranking, NCAA heartbreak, and a large supply of giant No. 1 foam fingers that almost certainly are going to ... [When you add up all our taxes, new report finds Kansas has 5th highest tax rate in the U.S.]( By: Chad Lawhorn When it comes to rankings, KU basketball fans already may be a bit testy. (To review, March has brought the following: A No. 1 national ranking, NCAA heartbreak, and a large supply of giant No. 1 foam fingers that almost certainly are going to ... March 16, 2020 @ 12:00am [Nonprofit agency strikes deal to move its offices into part of the historic Castle Tea Room]( By: Chad Lawhorn If a castle is your office, perhaps you could get away with wearing your bathrobe to work if you pair it with a nice scepter and crown. The theory likely won’t be tested, but Lawrence’s historic Castle Tea Room is going to serve as a ... March 10, 2020 @ 1:22pm [Speculation growing that part of Lawrence's Kmart Distribution Center will remain open, serve e-commerce firms]( By: Chad Lawhorn There are signs that parts of Lawrence’s Kmart Distribution Center may remain open. As we reported in late January, the company filed a federal form warning employees and the community that it was planning to close its facility at 2400 ... March 9, 2020 @ 4:25pm [Another one-hour eyeglass center opens in the city; Lawrence deemed very smart in new ranking]( By: Chad Lawhorn After years without a one-hour eyeglass business, Lawrence residents now have two. We reported in October about a plan for a local startup to open a one-hour eyeglass business in North Lawrence. Now there is word of a bigger player setting up ... March 5, 2020 @ 12:11pm [Longtime appliance store chain set to close local location; other updates on south Lawrence projects]( By: Chad Lawhorn The thought of going directly to the factory to replace an appliance always appealed to me, especially when the nuclear reactor on my industrial-sized deep-fat fryer went out. That maybe isn’t an in-stock item at Lawrence’s Factory Direct ... March 4, 2020 @ 4:45pm [Latest sales tax numbers suggest holiday shopping season was mild for Lawrence merchants]( By: Chad Lawhorn Instead of a mighty “ho, ho, ho,” it was more of a ho-hum holiday shopping season for local merchants, the latest Lawrence sales tax numbers suggest. The city recently received its February sales tax check from the state of Kansas. Because ... March 3, 2020 @ 12:08pm 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