Downtown Lawrence is pictured in this aerial photo from December 2017.
I’m not at all complaining or psychoanalyzing that I got an ear hair trimmer for Christmas. That said, there is some evidence of Grinchlike behavior in Lawrence this holiday shopping season. Sales tax numbers for the key holiday shopping period were down in Lawrence and more so than they were statewide.
Lawrence City Hall recently received its February sales tax check from the state of Kansas. Because of normal reporting delays, the figures largely represent sales made in December. Lawrence’s sales tax collections were down 2.1% for the month, compared with the same month a year ago.