Lawrence Schools Foundation board member and Superintendent’s Advisory Board member Anne Costello has filed for election to the Lawrence school board.
Costello also served on the Futures Planning Committee, which recently provided a budget recommendation to the school board. Costello, who has a degree in social studies education but currently works as a buyer for Payless shoes, said she has long had an ...
The City of Lawrence is seeking feedback from parents on the construction of new sidewalks and the designation of school routes related to the closures of Pinckney and Broken Arrow elementary schools.
A plan for the Safe Routes to School program was approved in 2020, but now needs to be updated due to the upcoming closures of the two schools ahead of next school year. As the Journal-World reported, Pinckney ...
Commissioner Courtney Shipley has filed for reelection to the Lawrence City Commission.
Shipley, who formerly served as chair of the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods and as a member of the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Transient Guest Tax Grant Program Advisory Board, was elected to her first term on the commission in 2019. Shipley said she hoped to continue to move forward on various initiatives, ...
City leaders have voted to suspend regular meetings of the Community Police Review Board until a work group considering the city’s police complaint process and other policing matters can recommend changes.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0, with Commissioner Amber Sellers absent, to adopt a resolution to postpone review board meetings until the Community Police Oversight ...
Though at first glance the simple black forms of Studio 804’s latest project offer a sharp contrast to the surrounding trees and nearby homes, an extra moment of observation will reveal that they actually — and quite literally — reflect them.
Whether standing on the permeable driveway of the property, located at 432 Indiana St., or on its front or back patios, the Japanese-made Nichiha fiber cement ...
Lawrence school board leaders are interested in pursuing a pilot project for rooftop solar, with the potential for the solar array to be in place before the start of next school year.
As part of a work session ahead of the school board’s regular meeting on Monday, all seven board members indicated they were interested in the district further pursuing a pilot. Particulars about the potential solar ...
