FOOD & DRINK

Here’s a little more joy from Lawrence PRIDE’s Saturday celebrations. The block party featured community organizations, drag artists, families, friends, lots of love, and even an engagement. Although Lawrence PRIDE’s biggest events are over for this month, there are plenty more celebrations coming up. The organization compiled...

Topeka, Manhattan, Emporia, and Lawrence are partnering up to create a virtual trail connecting 14 local breweries, distilleries and winery locations.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute are digitizing records of African plants in herbaria and museums across the U.S. University of Kansas said over the past few decades, herbaria and museums worldwide have created digital data records documenting millions of specimens in their holdings. The benefits of digitizing the contents of natural history museums and research institutions flow to the public and researchers worldwide.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A tour to highlight the region’s unique craft alcoholic beverage scene has been launched to include 14 stops in Manhattan, Emporia, Topeka and Lawrence. The Greater Topeka Partnership announced on Tuesday, June 6, that Visit Manhattan, Visit Emporia, Visit Topeka and Explore Lawrence have teamed...

Join us as we take a look back at a very special day from last year; KPR's annual Live Day concert, featuring a special 70th Anniversary celebration for the station. The evening was highlighted with an unforgettable concert featuring Evening Classical host Destiny Ann Mermagen, along with pianist Tatiana Tessman and cellist Michael Mermagen. Join us as we take a look back at the big day.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - The University of Kansas has invited the community to tour its Native Medicinal Plant Garden for the summer semiannual tour at 6:30 p.m. on June 21 - the summer solstice. Officials noted that the garden is situated just east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport and includes...

Four guided tours and interactive workshops this month will aim to educate participants about the Sacred Red Rock before it is returned to the Kaw Nation, and to foster ideas for the future of the park where it’s currently on display. The 28-ton red Siouxan quartzite boulder has been...

On this edition of Conversations, Jamie Ulmer talks with host Dan Skinner about the Theatre Lawrence production of "Something Rotten." The musical comedy is about competitors of Shakespeare creating the first musical in theatre history and is filled with fun references to musical theatre. The musical opens on June 9th and runs through the 25th. Ulmer is directing this production. He is also the new Executive Director of Theatre Lawrence.

A survey is available to help design De Soto's transportation and mobility, which will update the city's Strategic Plan. The survey is important for collecting data to improve the city's design.

Matt Baysinger has a handle on what to do with his newly acquired space at 722 Massachusetts St., which formerly housed Signs of Life. Baysinger is honing plans to open an ax-throwing venue, Blade & Timber Lawrence, at that location this fall. And he plans to add Sinkers Lounge, with mini golf and cocktails, in the shared space sometime next year.

There’s a new cookie shop coming to Lawrence, and it aims to do more than sate your sweet tooth. Dirty Dough aims to fight against a stigma that founder Bennett Maxwell attributed to social media: the need for everything to be perfect and look perfect. “Our product is all...

As students across Lawrence wrapped up their final projects of the school year, first graders in Jessica Brown’s class at Sunflower Elementary put a bow on their service learning project to benefit rescued animals. On May 23, Brown’s class presented a “big check” for $2,000 to Shy 38, the...

LAWRENCE — Artist Stan Herd can flip back through the pages of time to recall chance meetings with politician Bob Dole. But Herd cherished a chat with Dole at a Lawrence hotel in which the two men reminisced about their connections to World War II. They reflected on Dole’s life-changing combat in the mountains of Italy as well as the military service of Herd’s father in the Pacific theater.

Linda Lin and Jun Zhang had hoped to keep serving stir-fried green beans, General Tso’s chicken and baked mussels at King Buffet for another decade, but they are closing their Chinese buffet after losing their lease at the location on West 23rd Street. University Storage, which occupies the bulk...

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The Lawrence City Band summer concerts will be held every Wednesday from May 31 to July 19 at South Park. The concerts are sponsored by the City of Lawrence and the Rice Foundation.

It’s summertime again, and Wednesday’s kickoff show for the Lawrence City Band’s weekly concert series will celebrate that. The free concerts are open to the public, and all are welcome to bring their lawn chairs, picnic blankets, friends and family to the park to enjoy the long-running Lawrence tradition.

Jesse Snyder and Trigg, the smoker, prepare to serve lunch at the Presto gas station located in Grantville. In today’s fast paced world convenience is everything, so why not let dinner come to you?. What began as a friendly-family competition has led Jesse Snyder, McLouth, and wife, Barb, to...

Did you know Lawrence is filled with hidden treasure? If you want to go find some, it’s time to plan a geocaching adventure. This outdoor recreational activity involves using GPS to track down containers, hundreds of which are placed all across Lawrence, hidden at specific locations. All you need...

If you’ve lived in Lawrence more than a few years, you’ve probably crossed paths with Bob Silipigni. Since 2001, he’s traversed the streets of his hometown and raised almost a million dollars in the fight to end cancer. Soft-spoken and friendly, Silipigni (pronounced Sill-uh-pee-nee) wears a full...