Secret menus: Local restaurants hide traditional dishes in plain sight
Want a special dining experience for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day? Try treating him or her to a "hidden" menu.
Hipster Puppies
Daily Dose
Puppies in ironic glasses and hoodies that have better taste in music than you do.
Review: Mass Effect 2 (360)
ME 2 was the first game in a long time that I just couldn’t put down. Unlike any game I’ve ever played before, the suicide mission made me sweat at the thought of losing a character I had built up for over 50 hours and two full games...
Dulce de OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU.
The Flying Fork
Easy Valentine's Day dessert. This will knock your lover naked.
Ad Nauseam: KU journalism staff names winners and losers among big game’s commercials
Each year, students and faculty from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas University get together for a review of the Super Bowl commercials...
Mansion
One thing the boys from Mansion know how to do is chill. And they chill hard. Real hard. On this special two-part "hang sesh" of The Turnpike, the up and coming Lawrence band guides us through two weeks in the life of their band, complete with the sights, the sounds, and the smells of a hard-working rock band in Lawrence. And we got that. But we got more, a lot more. But hey, enough of my yakkin.' Whaddaya say, let's boogie!
Super Bowl Ad wars — What commercials stood out to you?
Culture Crumbs
The game was great — but were the ads?
LOST Meals
The Flying Fork
A full belly of satisfying food is a prerequisite for successful LOST viewing.
Big Brothers/Sisters seeks bowling teams
Big Brothers Big Sisters is recruiting teams for its annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraising event.
Under her wing: Parent writes book on developmental disabilities
Lawrence resident Denise Gossage didn’t initially set out to write a book. Her recently published “Winging It” (available in local bookstores) evolved from years of keeping notes of meetings with doctors, teachers and therapists, and writing a personal journal about rearing a child on the autism spectrum.
Traveling on the cheap: You don’t have to spend a fortune to have fun
Leaner times have caused many Americans to tighten their financial belts, and one of the first areas of discretionary spending to be squeezed is recreational travel.
Power steering: Couples share how they divide driving duties over a lifetime
Candi Best’s view of the road has gone from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat to the back seat. Yes, whenever the Baldwin City mother slides into the car these days, it’s usually into the back, right next to her toddler son.
Love bonds
Ken Flanders is a big believer in love at first sight. It happened to him in 1946 when, while pitching a ballgame in Highland, he caught a glimpse of his future wife in the stands.
Playing with purpose: Lawrence parents pursue unique therapy for their children
Six-year-old Max blows up balloons, draws pictures, topples blocks and makes molds with Play-Doh. Occasionally Max reveals his deepest, darkest feelings. Max is in therapy, but he hardly knows it..
Fashion’s leaders turn attention to relief efforts for Haiti
A global response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti has been both great and necessary. Humanitarians across the globe have come together to assist the estimated 3 million people affected by the massive, terrifying quake and its aftershocks.
Turquoise makes splash with trendsetters
Blue-green necklaces, bracelets and raw stones glint underneath the glass shelving at Blackbird Trading Post. Most are handmade and chock full of turquoise — the stone.
Sexy foods: Guest Tom King joins Jayni Carey to prepare a special Valentine’s menu
Recipes include: Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce, Oysters On the Half Shell with Champagne Sauce, Molten Chocolate Cakes with Raspberry Sauce...
Turkey Cheese Fries
Daily Dose
A video of a dog singing about turkey cheese fries. Happy Puppy Bowl!
Writers' block: County inmates work through emotions in poetry class
They file into the classroom wearing uniforms of orange, blue and white. It's 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, time for the men's poetry class, one of the most popular programs at Douglas County Jail...
Review: Mass Effect 2 (360)
ME 2 was the first game in a long time that I just couldn’t put down. Unlike any game I’ve ever played before, the suicide mission made me sweat at the thought of losing a character I had built up for over 50 hours and two full games...
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Caption Contest: Dog Sled
A woman and her dog share a sled down a snowy slope.
School of Hard Knocks: 'College Fight Nights' bring amateur boxing to Lawrence
At 5' 6" and 140 pounds, Wes Smith doesn't exactly look like a championship boxer. In fact, the first time the skinny vegan from Lawrence got in the ring, he had never even been in a fight, much less strapped on boxing gloves. Three knockdowns and a seemingly endless string of blows to the head later, Smith could finally call himself a fighter.
Hipster Puppies
Daily Dose
Puppies in ironic glasses and hoodies that have better taste in music than you do.
Writers' block: County inmates work through emotions in poetry class
They file into the classroom wearing uniforms of orange, blue and white. It's 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon, time for the men's poetry class, one of the most popular programs at Douglas County Jail...
Bigg's Barbeque 785-856-2550
2429 S. Iowa, Lawrence
Bigg's now delivers! (Orders over $10 before 9 p.m.)
The Flying Fork
LOST Meals
A full belly of satisfying food is a prerequisite for successful LOST viewing.
The Batman Comic Generator
Daily Dose
Don't curse the heavens for smothering your hopes and dreams with another pillow of white death! Play with the Batman Comic Generator and channel your rage into slapping the crap out of Robin!
Steak 'n Shake 785-865-0100
3111 Nieder Road, Lawrence
First, let's start with the important stuff: Steak 'n Shake is open 24 hours-a-day. That means no matter how tired, how drunk or how wired you are, you can count on some hash browns, a bowl of chili and a ...
Culture Crumbs
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" — Who's your pick?
What's Lawrence's best candidate for the popular Food Network show lovingly known as "DDD"?
Culture Crumbs
Super Bowl Ad wars — What commercials stood out to you?
The game was great — but were the ads?
Save the best for ‘Lost’
Lawrence fans of the cult TV show ‘Lost’ anticipate the series finale
For those on the outside looking in, what exactly inspires the "Lost" cult following can be a bit mystifying...
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Caption Contest: Parallel Porking
The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile crashes into an unsuspecting garage.
Scene Stealers
Top 10 Movies of the Decade
Looking back at the best films from 2000 - 2009, there are plenty of films that creatively combined genre elements to reach a higher cinematic truth. It was extremely hard to pick just 10. Impossible, even. That’s why I have 20 runners-up.
Gumby's Pizza 785-841-5000
1445 W. 23rd Street, Lawrence
Cheap pizza and quick delivery at all hours (open til 3:30 a.m. Th. through Sat.) make Gumby's the KU student's late-night choice for satisfying the munchies. Like toast, Gumby's is not extravagant, but does the job when called to duty. ...
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Anger Manginoment
The KU football coach and his temper under fire by the Athletics Dept...
