All that Snuff
Something about jazz-it never feels quite at home in the wrong environment. Like a hearing some Coleman Hawkins performed in his hometown performing arts center-posh-with a bunch of wannabe rich, white-haired white people filling out the seats (all reclining, all with armrests). So what?
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Dan Luckey
TOWNIE GUIDE TO: A Rainy Day
Has been in Chicago the past eight months but is visiting Lawrence, where she lived from fourth grade onward.
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Anthony Brothers
Style Scout: Kerry Carnahan
Kerry Carnahan
Style Scout: Kendra Oberzan and Chris Millspaugh
Kendra Oberzan and Chris Millspaugh
Style Scout: Ken Baker and Leilei Woolfolk
Ken Baker and Leilei Woolfolk
Style Scout: Kevin Saunders and Liz Wilson
Kevin Saunders and Liz Wilson
Style Scout: Audri Brantley and Cameron Case
Audri Brantley and Cameron Case
Mud Man
Lawrence hobbyist returns to pioneer aesthetic with natural building materials
Michael Crouch's home in North Lawrence reveals a man who loves to play in the mud.
Style Scout: Alex Ashmore and Bridget Franklin
Alex Ashmore and Bridget Franklin
Style Scout: Rob Pope and Jennifer Lea
Rob Pope and Jennifer Lea
Style Scout: Rachel Zavarse and James Colbert
Rachel Zavarse and James Colbert
Style Scout: Grant Noble and Dana Parsons
Grant Noble and Dana Parsons
Style Scout: Jill Cavender and Justin Mosel
Jill Cavender and Justin Mosel
Style Scout: Emily Elmore and Brent Carter
Emily Elmore and Brent Carter
Practice holding still
Lawrence artist Paul Flinders opens anticipated second show
Only a kid from Utah could describe northeast Kansas as noisy and crowded. Lawrence artist Paul Flinders grew up on an orchard at the base of Utah's Manti Mountain and moved to small-town Kansas as a kid. He regretfully compares the landscapes.
Style Scout: Zack Love and Courtney Crouch
Zack Love and Courtney Crouch
Style Scout: James Holt and Thao Nguyen
James Holt and Thao Nguyen
Style Scout: Michaela Ayers and Sam Doores
Michaela Ayers and Sam Doores
Style Scout: Sarah Schirmer and Rod Smith
Sarah Schirmer and Rod Smith
Style Scout: Ian Huebert and Emily Kurtz
Ian Huebert and Emily Kurtz
De-classified
FBI documents shed light on domestic surveillance in Lawrence
Mysterious men watching houses from parked cars. Secret government infiltration of activist groups. Classified FBI files on seemingly innocuous citizens. It's the stuff that conspiracy theories are made of. And it all happened in Lawrence during the political upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
Style Scout: Harold Fätzer and Tiffanie Chambers
Harold Fätzer and Tiffanie Chambers
Homemade for the holidays
It's the thought that counts
The homemade gift is personal, from the heart, fun to make and to give. We've heard all that. But there are plenty of other reasons to buy a glue gun this holiday season. Among them: cluttered junk drawers, mass consumerism and the cost of natural gas.
God, science and the kooky Kansans who love them both!
Our findings will shock, outrage, titillate!
Turns out, Paul Mirecki might be a prophet. Or, Mirecki - the Kansas University professor who caught considerable hell for smack-talking religious fundamentalists - might at least be a spot-on social analyst.
FreeStateFamily.com - neither precious nor painfully trendy
Our weekly reminder that people aren't all bastards
Becoming a parent does not necessitate becoming lame, as well. People with kids still like to, you know, do stuff. But it's not always easy to find children-friendly activities amid a social scene geared toward young, single boozehounds.
Crafting is the cause
A local art group is heavy on D.I.Y. but happens to lack the Y chromosome
There's no feminist motivation behind Ladies of Lawrence Artwork, says co-founder Kylie Grater.
Denied!
Not scoring with your athletic love? Check the team schedule.
The pre-game ritual: Hydration. Lots of carbs. Plenty of rest. No sex.
Covert Artist
For Andiy Sullivan, all's fair in multi-media art and coffee-house bathrooms
The dreadlocked girl behind the counter at Henry's coffee shop is sweet as a double-shot vanilla latte with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. Andiy Sullivan also happens to be an artist.
It's good to be used
In a world where high-end jeans come pre-ripped and frayed, Lawrence's evolving second-hand scene blurs socioeconomic lines
Children of the '80s may be the last to remember a time when second-hand clothing was less than rad.
Authority v. Minority
On eve of new law against racial profiling, Lawrencians share their stories
Sweet, blessed Massachusetts Street. Bastion of local business, historic buildings, buzzing nightlife and ... racial profiling?
