When the visitors from Hiratsuka, Japan, stopped by the Lawrence Public Library on Tuesday, there was someone special whom Karen Allen wanted to meet. Allen, who works in administration at the library, asked which one of them was Daisuke’s mom. It was Mieko Sasaki, who came up to her and, ...

What’s the worst thing that can happen? That’s what a group seeking a STAR bond district for an arena, a flight school and other developments on the edges of Lawrence asked the City Commission on Tuesday night. That’s what Commissioner Kristine Polian wanted to know, too – what’s the ...

Voters in Lawrence will decide this year whether to increase the sales tax that funds the city’s bus system, something transit staff says is necessary to avoid major cuts in the future. The transit sales tax is currently 0.2%, and it was last approved in 2017 with about 70% of the vote. It ...

Tuesday's Lawrence City Commission meeting could be a pivotal one for developer Phil Bundy's 1059 and Beacon Landing STAR bond projects – and for the city's future finances. No, the commission won't be voting yet on whether to establish that incentive district, which could help the Wichita ...

When city leaders approved Lawrence’s new bicycle infrastructure plan on Tuesday, they also had questions about some roads that weren’t prioritized in it – Kentucky and Tennessee streets. The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0 to adopt the updated Lawrence Bikes Plan, which will serve as ...

The local health department had plenty of tobacco stats for city commissioners on Tuesday night. Stats like of 89 licensed retailers in the city, eight are within 0.5 miles of New York Elementary School alone. But there was one that Vice Mayor Mike Courtney just had to double-check: ...