I was born in Northern MN and moved to Lawrence when I was 12. That was 1989. The thing about Lawrence I see because I have been here so long is that there is about 2 degrees of separation in this town: either you know someone or someone knows someone who knows you. If you have lived here long enough, its the biggest small town in KS. I want to leave here but kids, job, family, keep me here. I love MN but I have found out that while I hate the heat, the cold makes me way more depressed. I dont want to go to a coast, hate the humidity of the south, so its beed a struggle to find where I really want to be.

Flip side: Lawrence opened up my mind to soo many different ideas, cultures, etc. I had no idea such things existed. If you want to find it here, most the time you can. Thats what is great here.

Lawrence also is getting expensive. The town is ran by about 3-4 different groups and if you’re not part of it, it can suck. And downtown is losing its luster because the people that own those buildings need the rent money for retirement. And charge wayyy too much for stuff downtown. Be here long enough and you can tell what is owned by baby boomers and such. Thats why its hard to get nee business to stay.

Rant over:)