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Cozart and co. fall to 0-2 with 55-23 loss to Memphis. Jayhawks haven’t won a game since Nov. 8, 2014.
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School safety could face city review By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon
With six more Lawrence schools readying for construction this fall, at least two city commissioners said this week that the city should reconsider its previous decision to exempt the district projects from the city’s standard SCHOOLS building inspection process. “Now that we have identified the fact that this work is being done in a way that is not safe for the public, we have to react,” said Commissioner Matthew Herbert, who is also a teacher at Lawrence High School. “We need to look into what we need to do Please see REVIEW, page 2A
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CHEF JAMES KOH, LEFT, AND EXECUTIVE CHEF JAY CHI prepare some sushi dishes for customers Saturday at Wa Japanese Restaurant, 740 Massachusetts St. Wa will be one of several participants in the second annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week, which kicks off today.
WHO’S HUNGRY? By Joanna Hlavacek Twitter: @HlavacekJoanna
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tart loosening those belt buckles, foodies. Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week, formerly known as simply Lawrence Restaurant Week, is back. Nineteen eateries are participating in this year’s event, which kicks off today and runs through Saturday. As with 2014’s inaugural
What’s on your plate Here are the 19 eateries participating in this year’s Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week. For more information, including each restaurant’s menu for the week, visit lawrencerestaurantweek.com.
Restaurant Week, many of the locations are offering a prix-fixe menu, which entails a multi-course meal for a set price. Some are serving up permanent menu items in a packaged deal, while others have created wholly original dishes for the week. “It’s a great lineup,” says Sally Zogry, director of Downtown Lawrence Inc.,
l 715 l The Burger Stand l Drasko’s l Free State
Brewing Co.
l Fuzzy’s Taco
Shop
l Genovese l Global Café l Ingredient l Limestone Pizza
+ Kitchen + Bar
l The Mad Greek
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By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
l Merchants
After Douglas County prosecutors entered into a diversion agreement with a 20-year-old former Kansas University student accused of raping a woman in his campus dorm room, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said he stands by his Branson office’s decision. The man was originally arrested on suspicion of rape, but later charged with sexual battery, a misdemeanor that encompasses all sexually motivated “touching of a victim” who does not consent.
Pub and Plate l The Purple Carrot l Ramen Bowls l The Roost l Ted’s Taphouse l Terrebonne Café l TEN and the Jayhawker bar (at The Eldridge Hotel) l Wa Japanese Restaurant
lawrencerestaurantweek.com Arts&Entertainment 1D-8D Horoscope Classified 1E-8E Movies Deaths 2A Opinion Events listings 6A, 2C Puzzles
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