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Redevelopment near Sixth and Mass, homeless count and more... Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Lock in your subscription rate and save! [LJWorld.com]( The articles below are free to read. Please consider signing up for a subscription to support local journalism. Special offer for newsletter recipients $89 per year [Subscribe Now]( [Image]( [From a food hall to an ice rink, new details emerge about proposed redevelopment near Sixth and Mass]( Developers are touting a proposed development near Sixth and Mass as a great gathering place, and are talking about attractions like an ice rink and food hall. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [Image]( [Lawrence school district to compensate for missed classes after weather-related cancellations, but the make-up formula is complex]( Snow days have quickly accumulated for the Lawrence school district, and that means the academic calendar will likely be extended by a yet-to-be determined number of hours. [Read More]( [photo]( [What’s it like to conduct the point-in-time homeless count? A look at the process — and why it’s an imperfect tool]( The federally mandated annual count of individuals experiencing homelessness in Lawrence and Douglas County took place Thursday, with volunteer teams having wrapped up the bulk of their survey work by midafternoon. [Read More]( [photo]( [‘A place to get everything out’ : In Lawrence boxing sessions, participants are learning much more than a sport]( During a training session at “Animal Kingdom Boxing” last week, Daniel Barajas told around a dozen participants that it’s imperative to “create opportunity” in the ring. He then demonstrated various moves and punching angles to gain an advantage on the opponent, adding that such lessons “also translate to the outside world.” [Read More]( [photo]( [Attorney blasts decision on turbine setbacks, saying it amounts to a ‘ban’ on wind energy if Douglas County approves it]( An attorney for a renewable energy company says plans for a large wind farm in southwest Douglas County will never advance if the Douglas County Commission approves a recent Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission decision that significantly lengthened the distance between wind turbines and property lines. [Read More]( [Subscribe Today]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( 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. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044