Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for August 6, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Concerns mount over homeless shelter's decision to use local hotels as COVID quarantine sites]( UPDATED 8:25 P.M. AUG. 5, 2021 There’s a new question hotel travelers may want to ask themselves: Is the hotel serving as a quarantine site for people waiting out COVID-19? A recent situation in Lawrence suggests that hotel guests likely ... [Concerns mount over homeless shelter's decision to use local hotels as COVID quarantine sites]( By: Chad Lawhorn UPDATED 8:25 P.M. AUG. 5, 2021 There’s a new question hotel travelers may want to ask themselves: Is the hotel serving as a quarantine site for people waiting out COVID-19? A recent situation in Lawrence suggests that hotel guests likely ... August 5, 2021 @ 4:30pm [Remind yourself who is on Tuesday's City Commission ballot, plus see how much they've received in campaign donations]( By: Chad Lawhorn Four candidates vying for three seats on the Lawrence City Commission all have raised more than $5,000 during this primary campaign season, while the rest of the field has collected far less in contributions. Tuesday is the last chance for ... August 2, 2021 @ 6:50pm [Local sales tax collections are way up; how the city and the county are planning for them are way different]( By: Chad Lawhorn As one local government is poised to raise its property tax rate and another is set to pass a budget that requires dipping into $8 million of reserve and relief funds, here’s a piece of good news from a source that doesn’t always deliver ... July 31, 2021 @ 11:00pm [Mural honoring front-line workers planned for one of downtown's largest buildings]( By: Chad Lawhorn I suspect there are times when waiters and waitresses serving me wished they were 8 feet tall. It would allow them to stand back farther when putting another basket of chips and salsa in front of me. Well, soon, there may be 8-foot-tall servers ... July 30, 2021 @ 4:09pm [Plans filed to locate a 'wine academy' in Warehouse Arts District in East Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn You probably could make a pretty interesting list of what you could learn by attending music festivals in Italy for 14 years. For Michael Kirkendoll, wine is near the top of that list, and he’s opening a new “wine academy” in East Lawrence ... July 27, 2021 @ 11:48am [New street taco chain coming to downtown Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn I’m rusty at a few things, but eating tacos is certainly not one of them. (Despite watching about three hours of instruction on the Olympic channel this weekend, my sand volleyball skills are pretty rusty, as my game never progressed beyond ... July 26, 2021 @ 10:00am 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