Sequestration sidelines tradition for second year
Lawrence City Band ends its summer concert season without the cannon salute for the second year due to sequestration cuts ordered by Congress in 2013. Kansas National Guard, which supplied the cannons, told the band it could not provide artillery for the performance. Conductor Robert Foster noted the change.
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Lawrence 8-year-old to attend White House luncheon
Jasmy Mavilla, an eight year old from Lawrence, is one of 54 winners in Michelle Obama’s Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. Her Tangy Veggy Springetty recipe, featuring noodles, shrimp, lemon juice, and vegetables, earned her a trip to Washington D C with her mother for a Friday luncheon as part of the Let’s Move initiative.
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Romance and money tied to Highway 59 shooting
A preliminary hearing disclosed messy romantic ties and debt among those linked to a Memorial Day shooting on Highway 59 that injured a Lawrence man. Brittany Nicole Smith, Skylar Workman, and Edward Joseph Please are connected, with Workman testifying against Smith and a co-defendant.
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South Lawrence retail project advances toward rezoning approval
A proposed development at the southeast corner of Iowa Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway moves forward, with city planning staff urging approval of rezoning and related items to bring Old Navy Academy Sports Designer Shoe Warehouse and other retailers to the site.
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