Author Ann Frame Hertzog & Steven Hertzog

Since Lawrence is the largest city and the county seat, a lot of focus is on Lawrence. We frequently talk about businesses in other areas of the county, as they fit into different issue themes. But for this issue, we decided to shift the focus and take a closer look at the businesses and economy outside of Lawrence.

How do we keep Lawrence special? How do we preserve our past and honor our heritage while keeping our community vibrant, contemporary, and moving forward?

When we chose East Lawrence as the focal point for our Q2 (June) issue, we certainly were not expecting Covid-19 to close down our city. For a moment, we discussed postponing. But even though it was going to be a challenge for our writers to get their interviews and to make sure we would be able to get the impactful visuals to go with those articles, [MORE]