Firefighters Respond To Happy Hour Cafe Fire 1954
Archives image recalls December 27 1954 fire at Happy Hour Cafe above 706 Massachusetts Street. Ladder truck blocks access as the Pink Elephant site, Dusty Bookshelf, and Nickel Building offices occupy the block today. The photo mirrors a Wednesday view of Massachusetts Street chosen by Mike Yoder.
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Nickel Building
Rudy's Pizzeria
Bloom Bath and Body
Massachusetts Street
The
Journal-World
Mike Yoder
Lawrence
Citizen Advisory Committee approves Ninth Street plan draft
The East Ninth Project advisory panel of 15 neighborhood, city and business representatives approved the draft work plan for renovating Ninth Street from Delaware to Massachusetts. The draft outlines schedule, design process, and artist participation with amendments to refine artist selection and extend review time for artist submissions.
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East Ninth
Delaware
Massachusetts
Dave Loewenstein
Engine flaw blamed in 2012 Wichita plane crash
Records from the 2012 fatal crash near Wichita show a part breaking inside the engine likely caused the Cessna Caravan to go down. The National Transportation Safety Board posted the probable cause statement. Pilot Brian P. Quinn of Lawrence died after losing engine power and attempting to return to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
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Wichita Eagle
National Transportation Safety Board
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Lawrence
Wichita Mid-Continent
KU Furlough Plan Could Affect Up To Ten Percent Of KU Staff
Kansas University warns that up to 10 percent of its 13 751 employees could be furloughed if the state Legislature does not pass a balanced budget and funding plan by Friday. Notifications will go out by noon Friday, with nonessential staff at risk as of Sunday when a new two week pay period begins and July 1 pay checks would be issued after the period.
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Toppeka
Kansas University
Bernadette Gray-Little
Kansas
Alvamar to Add Homes Banquet Facility and retirement Complex
A development group led by Lawrence businessman Thomas Fritzel seeks to redevelop the Alvamar Golf and Country Club area with hundreds of new apartment or condo residences around the course. Plans include a 15,000 square foot banquet facility with 24 guest rooms and a large retirement community on the southern portion of the site. The group has filed detailed plans at City Hall and signed a contract to purchase the West Lawrence property.
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Town Talk Country Club Sale Contingent on Course Redesign
A proposed purchase hinges on the buyer’s ability to rearrange 36 holes at the ALVAMAR complex and develop vacant areas surrounding the course. Details appear on page 4A.
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Alberding
Judirealestate.com
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