Story updated at 9:29 p.m. Saturday Multiple fire crews responded to an early-morning fire at a bar in downtown Lawrence Saturday. Firefighters were called to Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts St., at 6:12 a.m. after a caller reported seeing black smoke coming from the alley behind the bar, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Division Chief Tom Fagan said in a press release. Upon arrival, crews found fire ...
One of Lawrence’s ongoing road projects could be complete as soon as next week, and most of the rest are on track to finish around the start of University of Kansas classes in late August, the city says. Crews were finishing work Friday on a new asphalt surface for 23rd Street between Louisiana Street and Learnard Avenue, according to Josh Carson, a spokesperson for the city's municipal services and ...
Lawrence’s Raven Book Store got a taste of “Christmas in July” this week when a bestselling author encouraged fans to spend their money at the shop's website instead of with online retail giant Amazon.com. Monday marked the beginning of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event, which offered Black Friday-type discounts and inspired protests by workers at the company’s fulfillment centers who were ...
Members of the Haskell Indian Nations University community march through downtown Lawrence, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, on the same day that an Indigenous Peoples March had been planned in Washington, D.C., to bring awareness to "the injustices affecting indigenous peoples," according to organizers of the national event. As Lawrence marchers made their way up Massachusetts Street early Friday afternoon, they chanted ...