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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2013
Page
1
A downtown classic department store demonstrates remarkable staying power, placing it in rare company among American retailers. The piece highlights its long history, community role, and resilience amid changing retail trends.
Opening weekend of the Christmas shopping season drew crowds to Weaver's department store in downtown Lawrence. The 16 year old business juxtaposes creaky stairs and a midcentury facade with upscale brands, highlighting its status as a retail relic adapting to modern trends.
Kansas University officials seek to raise KU visibility and reputation across central and western Kansas as enrollment declines for the fifth year and traditional student sources in northeast Kansas shrink. Tim Cabonn emphasizes statewide outreach as part of ongoing education on the road this fall.
In 1951 the Kansas River flood swept across Lawrence, swallowing fields and houses while the city reeled from losses. The piece recalls Suzie the Monkey and a long-gone Lawrence zoo as it hints at a possible future reflection on those days and local figures Will Green and C D Bunker linked to KU’s natural history museum.
Snowy Saturday cool air trimmed the annual holiday parade in downtown Lawrence, producing an unusually brief but still festive Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade as locals enjoyed the season in a concise downtown procession.
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