Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for November 30, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Habitat for Humanity ReStore opens in new location along south Iowa Street, expands inventory of furniture, other large items]( It almost is a truism in a college town: When you get a place with more space, get more couches. (The two hardest parts about moving my college-age son were the number of couches, and getting people off of them.) The situation is not quite the ... [Habitat for Humanity ReStore opens in new location along south Iowa Street, expands inventory of furniture, other large items]( By: Chad Lawhorn It almost is a truism in a college town: When you get a place with more space, get more couches. (The two hardest parts about moving my college-age son were the number of couches, and getting people off of them.) The situation is not quite the ... November 29, 2022 @ 3:37pm [Just how high was inflation this fall? Lawrence sales tax collections were up 30% from a year ago; state posted similar numbers]( By: Chad Lawhorn As the calendar turned to fall, inflation was soaring in Lawrence and across the state, the latest Kansas sales tax figures suggest. But they also suggest something else: Consumers never blinked. The latest numbers from the state show sales ... November 28, 2022 @ 4:19pm [Journal-World opens online gift card store focusing on offerings from local businesses]( By: Chad Lawhorn The day after KU won the NCAA National Championship, the Journal-World set up a folding card table outside our office door to sell copies of the newspaper. We sold so many that I joked if I had gotten an MBA, I would have thought to set up two ... November 25, 2022 @ 12:52pm [Whataburger deal on 23rd Street still moving forward but not yet final; signs of a new seafood restaurant emerge]( By: Chad Lawhorn Obviously the pilgrims chose turkey for the first Thanksgiving because the drive-thru burger joint was closed for the holiday. Maybe the history books differ on that contention, but it is a fact that I’ve got hamburgers on my mind. ... November 23, 2022 @ 11:49am [Maternity clothing store that will sell both new and used items set to open on 23rd Street]( By: Chad Lawhorn Maybe the online buying trend has gone a step too far. (I’m not saying that because Amazon has asked whether my home has a loading dock.) One new Lawrence entrepreneur believes online shopping has taken hold in an area that doesn’t make much ... November 22, 2022 @ 4:17pm [A look at how much incomes in Douglas County trailed the state and other counties in 2021]( By: Chad Lawhorn Last year wasn’t a great year to earn money in Douglas County. But — brace yourself for a phrase we don’t often say when it comes to money — at least we weren’t Johnson County. The federal government has released statistics showing ... November 17, 2022 @ 6:01pm 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