A Weekend Road Trip: Kansas
One of my very favorite things about moving to the Midwest is all the new states I have around me to explore. The Midwest has so much history, and I am like a sponge trying to soak it all in. Over Memorial Day weekend, Josh and I took a road trip to Kansas. Kansas is Read More …
(Next) Best Paddling Towns: Lawrence, Kan.
One of only three public-access rivers in Kansas, the 173-mile Kansas River National Water Trail’s abundant paddler amenities compensate for the lack of on-water recreation opportunities elsewhere in the state. Taking the trophy for the largest prairie-based river in the world, this shallow river weaves through braided sandbars and accessible recreation communities on its way Read More …
Lawrence library includes gnome-themed scavenger hunt as part of summer reading activities
This year, libraries across the country partner for summer programs with the theme of “building a better world.” The Lawrence Library is no exception — but it has added its own quirky twist to the concept. “Game of Gnomes: A fitness adventure into the great ungnome” is an interactive scavenger hunt where patrons will trek Read More …
A Chef’s Choice tour at Bon Bon! and a healthy dose of ‘buns’
For this month’s edition of Chef’s Choice, T.K. Peterson, owner/chef of Merchants Pub and Plate decided that traveling to the “Far East” was a must for eating Katsu Buns. Happy to oblige, I booked my travel, packed my bags and journeyed to far East Lawrence, to eat my “Buns” off at Bon Bon!, 804 E. Read More …
‘The Music Man’ comes to town
For Charlie Goolsby, Friday’s opening of “The Music Man” at Theatre Lawrence will be his third time directing the musical, which he says brings him back to his childhood watching the American classics on late-night television. “Growing up, CBS didn’t have any nighttime programming past 10:30, so they would run old musicals on TV at Read More …
Chef’s Choice: A Chicago dog with Chef Rick Martin
For the first installment of Chef’s Choice, I met with chef-owner Rick Martin of Limestone Pizza, 814 Massachusetts St., and invited him to a lunch at any restaurant in town other than his own. His choice: the Chicago dog at Leeway Franks. Martin explained that for him, the old American standard hot dog and its Read More …
A look at the century-old Reuter Organ Company
Since its founding on April 17, 1917, the Reuter Organ Company has produced exactly 2,243 pipe organs within its 100-year existence. That may seem like quite a few instruments, but it pales in comparison to the amount of hours worked by the many employees who shape, sand, cut, solder, plane and mold the thousands of Read More …
The Jamaican Beef Patty Extends Its Reach
Its delicate crust is flaky and golden, its ground beef punctuated with kicks of Scotch bonnet, black pepper, onion and garlic. While it may not yet have achieved the popularity of the taco or the pizza, the Jamaican beef patty is expanding its reach. It has made its way out of Jamaican kitchens and bakeries, Read More …
American Pie: From deep dish to Neapolitan, this is the best pizza in the country
Whether you’re ordering in for a night on the couch or going out to dig into a brick-oven pie covered in seasonal toppings, pizza is one of those foods that’s right for any mood, all year long. As self-proclaimed pizza freaks here at Tasting Table, we took it upon ourselves to seek out the best Read More …
All kinds of asparagus can be found at Pendleton’s market in Lawrence
It’s a very busy time of year at Pendleton’s Kaw Valley Country Market in Lawrence. It’s asparagus season, and as they’ve been doing for more than 25 years, Karen and John Pendleton are selling thousands of pounds of the best asparagus I’ve ever had. I made the short trek to Pendleton’s recently to pick up Read More …
Lawrence is getting a KC restaurant with Food Network fame
The artist known as Stretch is bringing his Grinders concept to Lawrence. Jeff “Stretch” Rumaner has taken a space at 733 New Hampshire, as well as spaces on each side, for a 6,000-square-foot Grinders. He has been remodeling the site for a scheduled July opening. Read more>
In Lawrence, RND Corner Grille Pours Some Unexpected Glasses
Renowned among throngs of Jayhawk-adorned students, polite Midwestern academics and eccentric lifelong locals, Massachusetts Street is the commercial backbone of Lawrence, Kansas. College bars, affordable boutiques and cheap eateries line the sidewalks beckoning penny-pinching undergrads through their humble doors. Like hundreds of other establishments across the country, RND Corner Grille rode the cocktail bar wave Read More …
Snapshots from a Week Long Roadtrip in Kansas
I just got back from a trip to the midwest. We landed in Kansas City Missouri, and made our way into Kansas for a week long roadtrip through the state. Read more>
The 10 Best College Basketball Schools in the Country
Kansas has dominated the Big 12 for too many years to count, and the Jayhawks just clinched their 10th straight regular season conference championship. Head coach Bill Self is in his 12th season in Lawrence and has not once failed to take his team to the tournament, while also winning a championship in 2008. Read more>
The 10 Hardest Places to Play College Basketball
The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, coached in Lawrence, Kan. If you knew nothing else, that would be enough to understand what basketball means to the Kansas Jayhawks and their fans. The Jayhawks are one of the blue bloods of the sport, and when the faithful pack into Allen Fieldhouse, there is rarely a better place to watch a game than in Read More …
21 super cool US cities, ranked
When it comes to cool, we already know that the major cities have it on lock. NYC, LA, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco—we recognize your cool cred. America’s small and mid-size cities are stepping up, giving the big metropolises a run for their trend-setting money. The cities on this list landed on our radar for interesting Read More …
States of Beauty
The first day of spring isn’t technically until March 20, but if you’re living in the Midwest, it feels like spring has already sprung. With the beautiful weather, you’ll want to go outside and enjoy all the beauty that the world has to offer. These are our state park picks for each state in the Read More …
16 Best Things to Do in Lawrence
Lawrence has many exciting things to see and do, including art galleries, entertainment, a famous main street, many restaurants, great shopping, breweries and coffee shops. It is also known for its many live music venues. Lawrence is home to two universities and is an outdoor activity-focused city with more than 50 public parks. Read more>
Three Kansas chefs make semifinals for James Beard Foundation Award
Yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced its Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for this year’s prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards, and three Kansas chefs were on the list. Read more>
The Best Cities for Singles (Who Like Being Single)
The marriage rate has declined over the past several decades and the median age of first marriages for women and men has climbed steadily in the past 50 years. While many people are postponing marriage or avoiding it altogether, walking down the aisle is still part of the American Dream. What’s more, being single by Read More …
The 10 Best Restaurants in Kansas
From fine-dining restaurants to nationally historic haunts, Kansas boasts a wealth of bars, restaurants and gastro pubs to suit everybody’s tastes. Spanning Kansas City to Wichita, and everything in between, this foodie’s guide takes you through unmissable spots in Kansas’ culinary repertoire. Read more>
Midwest Traveler: Lawrence is Kansas’ cultural oasis
Compared with its surroundings, Lawrence, Kan., is one idiosyncratic city. Kansas is rural; Lawrence is a cosmopolitan college town. Kansas is flat; Lawrence, set in the Flint Hills, rises and falls like the South Dakotan High Plains. But come here, and it all makes sense. Residents have taken the bounty of this tuck of the Read More …
The Best College Bars in America
This colorful pre-and post-game spot has plenty of character and charm, and students always find their way to the Wagon Wheel for top-notch pizza and cold beer while they cheer on their Jayhawks. Read more>
Mass St. Fish House & Raw Bar Makes a Splash in Downtown Lawrence
A new seafood restaurant has opened in a downtown Lawrence spot that’s long been associated with serving more turf than surf. Mass St. Fish House & Raw Bar has opened at 719 Massachusetts in the space formerly home to Bigg’s BBQ and Buffalo Bob’s Smokehouse, which operated in that location for almost 40 years. Read more>
Top 100 Stadium Experiences of 2016
It’s always been our goal to provide readers with information so that they could make the most out of any trip to see a live sporting event. Our ratings and rankings are really a secondary byproduct of our quest to gather data and recommendations. We hope that this information is useful to you when you Read More …
The best places to travel alone in the USA
Traveling alone isn’t just empowering – it’s also, say many, more enriching. Without the buffer of a travel companion, there’s a heightened immediacy to experiencing new lands and cultures. In the US, take your pick of the solo adventures: you can trek through wilderness, eat your way around the world at gourmet international restaurants, and Read More …
The United States of Pizza: The Best Pizza From Each of the 50 States
From white clam pizza in Connecticut, to idiosyncratic taco pies in Iowa, here is the pizza worth exploring across the country. Read more>
Bon Bon proves it is worth a trip to Lawrence
Bon Bon’s eclectic, it’s-a-small-world-after-all menu–its items ranging from takoyaki (Japanese-style fried octopus fritters) to Nashville-hot chicken sandwiches, queso dip and squash korma–doesn’t seem like it should work. On paper, it sounds random, borderline chaotic. In person, however, the Lawrence bistro (804 Pennsylvania, in ever-hip east Lawrence) makes a strong case for its excesses. Read more>
25 Best Things to Do in Kansas
From big city lights to wide open prairies, Kansas has it all. Although it is a largely agricultural state with a plethora of outdoor activities, the cities certainly do not disappoint either. Many private and public zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks offer some fantastic opportunities to view wildlife from up-close. Small towns abound in their Read More …
What’s the most Instagrammed place in every state?
From the White House to the Grand Canyon, the United States has a lot of iconic places to photograph. Did you really visit if you didn’t post it on Instagram? As the year comes to a close, we took a look at some of the photo-sharing app’s most popular things, courtesy of Instagram’s 500 million active users. Read More …
GIRLFRIENDS GETAWAY – LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Spring time is almost here and for most that means “Spring break” is almost upon us. So why should all the kiddos have all the fun this coming Spring and Summer, right? I love to travel and plan to expand my travels soon. But for now, I enjoyed discovering local cities within a three to Read More …
Haunted Kansas Road Trip: 13 Spooky Locations to Make Your Blood Run Cold
When October comes around, witches, goblins, and ghosts start to run rampant in our minds. To experience some real hauntings, head to the stunning state of Kansas. With plenty of terrifying places to explore, you can get into the Halloween spirit while maybe even encountering a real apparition for yourself. Read more>
A booster paid $4.3 million for Naismith’s rules, then KU built this palace for them
After KU alumnus David Booth purchased James Naismith’s original rules of basketball for a total of $4.3 million in 2010, the DeBruce Center was built adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse to house the historic two-page document. Narration by KU alumnus and television journalist Bill Kurtis. Read more>
The Levee Café Brings Light, Healthy Eats to Lawrence
Situated right across from the Kansas River, The Levee Café opened at the end of August, ready to welcome diners in North Lawrence with healthy fare. Seeing as it’s only a few steps away from the hiking and biking levee trail, Mary Holt and her husband, Evan, expected active residents to stop in for grab-and-go Read More …
To Mass Street and beyond: 11 reasons to visit Lawrence this fall
On a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon, workers unrolled spools of bright green sod over the bare earth in front of the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence. The stately limestone structure, which opened in 1978 at 1301 Mississippi St. on the University of Kansas campus, holds more than 40,000 ancient and contemporary objects from all Read More …
Hundreds of hotel rooms booked as plans move forward for Junior Olympics
Ten months before runners take their marks, hundreds of hotel rooms in Lawrence have already been booked in anticipation of the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships. With about 40,000 people due to converge on the city for the event, competitors aren’t the only ones planning ahead. USA Track & Field staff are visiting Read More …
Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
What makes a city a great place for entrepreneurs? To be way too broad: A lot of things. And a lot of different things than we normally look at when deciding our top 10s and top 100s. We know that you can never totally separate a place into where you live and work, but usually Read More …
Five essential gourmet burgers in the Kansas City area
I’m not always in the mood for a fancy hamburger. In fact, most of the time I like my burgers basic, and I’ll break down my top five local examples in a separate post (feel free to lobby for your favorite, as long as it’s cheap and comes on a squishy bun). But every now Read More …
21 libraries every book lover should visit in their lifetime
If you love books, libraries are some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. To celebrate these monumentally important buildings, we’ve compiled a list of the most magnificent libraries on the planet. From a library hidden in the forests of Beijing to one in Egypt that was designed like a sundial, these are the libraries Read More …
The 15 Most Picturesque College Fountains
On many college campuses, outdoor fountains serve as backdrops for photo-worthy memories: checking out the school with Mom and Dad before you’ve enrolled, skipping class with your dormmates or — finally! — getting that diploma. Lovely flowers and landscaping encircle this intricately designed, English-inspiredlimestone fountain, located in front of the Chi Omega sorority house. The Read More …
Lawrence brothers chase their passions at 1900 Barker
When you walk into 1900 Barker, you’ll smell freshly baked bread and hear a coffee grinder. 1900 Barker is a bakery café created by Taylor and Reagan Pretrehn. The two opened the café in 2015. Taylor, 24, works in the bakery and Reagan, 22, works in the café. Read more.
Free State Brewing Company’s Chuck Magerl On Family History And Brewing Beer
Chuck Magerl grew up surrounded by family history. During Prohibition, his grandfather was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary for distributing alcohol. One great-great grandfather was the sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri — in 1869, the governor of Missouri sent a letter, authorizing him to capture Frank and Jesse James, dead or alive. Read more.
Best of Lawrence 2016 winners announced
As Lee Meisel and his wife, K, celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary next week, he says now they’ll have “an even better excuse to celebrate.” Their business, Leeway Franks at 935 Iowa St., was voted Best New Restaurant in 2016’s Best of Lawrence — a victory he said was very unexpected. “It’s an amazing feeling Read More …
Fiesta to celebrate Mexican culture, food this weekend
In some ways, St. John’s Mexican Fiesta isn’t unlike La Yarda, says fiesta publicity chair and longtime St. John parishioner Jacinta Hoyt. The community of Mexican railroad workers that sprang up 90 years ago in East Lawrence is long gone (the patch of small, brick homes was washed away in the flood of 1951), but Read More …
Coffee & Bread With Soul At 1900 Barker In Lawrence, Kansas
Nestled in a former laundromat in a southeastern neighborhood of Lawrence, Kansas, the bakery and cafe 1900 Barker is quite unassuming. It would be easy to enter the roundabout where the shop is and spin right on past and down the road. But you’d be missing out. Read more.
Public Enemy closes Free State Festival to packed New Hampshire block
The Free State Festival came to a close in downtown Lawrence Saturday night as thousands packed outside of the Lawrence Arts Center to see Public Enemy. Around 10:30 pm, Flavor Flave and the rest of Public Enemy took the stage. It was a little later than expected, but fans thought they were worth the wait. Read More …
Free State Festival proves popular again; next year’s fest to focus on global-local connections
Anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000 people flocked to Lawrence’s Free State Festival events, according to estimates from festival organizers, putting this year’s numbers roughly in the same range as 2015 figures. Read more.
Which Kansas restaurants made the list of 35 local favorites?
The Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association did an online survey asking Kansans a question: “What is your favorite Kansas-based restaurant that isn’t a chain?” About 500 people responded and the association released the results in “Top 35 Non-Chain Restaurants in Kansas.” Lawrence’s Free State Brewing Co. took second place, followed by The Burger Stand, also Read More …
New Explore Lawrence director finds truth in “unmistakably Lawrence” logo, hopes to broaden its use
In the two months he’s been on the job, new Explore Lawrence Director Michael Davidson has determined a few things about the city. Mostly, he said, it has soul. “These are the jobs I live for; I like to go to a destination that, first of all, is authentic,” Davidson said. “I like destinations that Read More …
Ephemeral art, ‘Sound Shapes’ among those on display in Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
If you’ve been wondering what kind of business, exactly, that giant, yellow-orange taco with feet has in downtown Lawrence, we have some answers for you. The “taco,” sadly, is not actually a taco, but rather one of seven pieces — plus one site-specific installation that gives a whole new meaning to the old “one man’s Read More …
Kris Kristofferson to perform on his 80th birthday at Liberty Hall
Living legend Kris Kristofferson will be appearing at Liberty Hall as part of this year’s loaded-for-bear Free State Festival (Public Enemy, Jad Abumrad from Radiolab and Maria Bamford are also appearing on separate days). Kristofferson will perform on Wednesday, June 22, at Liberty Hall, which also happens to be his 80th birthday. Read more.
Barry Crimmins tapes his first-ever stand-up special in Lawrence
Despite being a regular on the stand-up circuit since the 1980s, comic Barry Crimmins didn’t get broad national attention until last year. After decades of work as a comedian’s comedian, he was the subject of a documentary, Call Me Lucky, which revealed an astonishing life story. Stand-up comedy is just one part of the Bobcat Read More …
Lawrence ranked one of the best cities in America for single people
The financial website SmartAsset has ranked Lawrence as the eighth best city in America for being single. The website looked at a variety of Census numbers to come to its conclusion. Read more.
Lawrence visitors bureau receives state, international awards
eXplore Lawrence, the city’s convention and visitors bureau, announced Thursday it has received state and international awards this fall for its recent rebranding initiatives. Read more.
Editorial: Big opportunity
Lawrence must work hard to put its best foot forward as it prepares to host a Junior Olympic event at Rock Chalk Park. Read more.
Lawrence picked to host 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics
Lawrence has been selected to host the 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships. The city was one of two finalists for the bid and was officially selected as the host Saturday. At its convention in Houston, USA Track & Field youth chairs selected Lawrence over Des Moines, Iowa. Read more.
USA Track and Field officials evaluate Lawrence for 2017 Junior Olympic Championship
“We’ve always been disqualified because we didn’t have a certified track, but now with Rock Chalk Park, it opens up so many opportunities,” said Bob Sanner, eXlpore Lawrence. Lawrence is bidding to host the 2017 USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Championship. Read More
Lawrence one of two finalists to host 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics
Lawrence is now one of two finalist cities vying for an opportunity to host the 2017 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics, said Bob Sanner of eXplore Lawrence. Read More
7th Annual Tour of Lawrence
Channel 6 TV New’s Amina Smith covers the upcoming 7th annual Tour of Lawrence and interviews Bob Sanner, eXplore Lawrence and director of Tour of Lawrence.Channel 6 coverage Lawrencehits.com features an interview with Bob Sanner and Michael Dieker.
Travel+Leisure Names Lawrence One of the Quirkiest Cities
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Group Tour Magazine Lists Lawrence Itineraries
Group Tour Magazine Lists Lawrence Itineraries on pg 34 http://www.grouptourmagazine.com/issue/2801-Western-Group-Tour-Magazine-Winter-2015.html#.VNKHi2TF_B4
Take a Twitter tour of Lawrence
Take a Twitter tour of Lawrence – Cogswell Travel Pulse http://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/take-a-twitter-tour-of-lawrence-kansas.html
10 Best Dynamite Day Trips – USA Today
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The Greatest College Coffee Shops in America
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Top 20 Coolist Towns
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