Good Neighbor program expands at KU neighborhood
The Good Neighbor initiative in the Dread Neighborhood enters its second year with student leaders from KU and local officials promoting neighborly behavior. Volunteers handed out city codes and services packets while fraternities and the KU Student Senate took active roles. Organizers aim to foster real community ties and change attitudes among students and long-time residents alike.
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Kansas University
Pantaleon Florez
Busker Festival electrifies downtown Lawrence crowd
Friday night fans packed Eighth Street for the sixth annual Busker Festival. Linsey Lindberg known as Mama Lou Strong Woman divided attention by tearing phone books and folding frying pans. Peter Champan of Brooklyn played five gallon bucket drums at Eighth and Massachusetts streets.
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John Young
Journal-World Photo
T. Texas
Terry
Seventh
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Eighth Street
Linsey Lindberg
Mama Lou Strong
Peter Champan
Brooklyn
N.Y
Peter Rabbit
Eighth
Know Your Rights In Tenant Landlord Disputes
Lawrence renters and landlords face ongoing tensions as leases and repairs create conflicts. A KU graduate researched Kansas rental laws and used Legal Services for Students guidance, noting a 14 day/30 day notice rule for unresolved repairs and urging tenants to know rights and talk to landlords first.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Jenna Jakowatz
Jakowarz
Jakowatz
Lawrence man wins Air Guitar World Championship
Lawrence resident Eric Mean Melin won the World Air Guitar Championship in Oulu Finland after a late entry from a Dark Horse round He beat 16 competitors from Europe to Japan in a dramatic finals performance Melin credits heart and soul and online support for the victory
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Eric “Mean Melin
Melin
Finland
Lawrence
Los
Angeles
Oulu
Hope
Lawrence.com
San Diego
Jason
Lt. Facemelter
Farnan
U.S
Dark Horse
Europe
Japan
Sunny humid day in city features social posts
The notice invites readers to join LJWorld on Facebook and Twitter for updates and community information, highlighting a warm, muggy spell and social media engagement opportunities.
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Ljworld
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Lawrence district teachers ratify contract with pay rise and new evaluation
Teachers in the Lawrence district formally approved a new labor contract this week. It includes pay and benefit increases and a new evaluation system linking teacher performance to student achievement.
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Lawrence
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