Amid the throngs of soccer jerseys at this summer's FIFA World Cup festivities, you might notice a few in pink, navy or green with iconic Lawrence names on the back — Langston Hughes, Lynette Woodard, James Naismith and more. They're from the "Lawrence United F.C." project by local designers ...
Throughout his more than 30 years of working in government, one thing Porter Arneill has observed about public employees is their humility. “Most of my peers are very humble people, and they don’t like the limelight,” said Arneill, Lawrence's assistant director of Parks, Recreation, ...
A grocery store at one end, a food truck park and apartments at the other – this is one way North Lawrence could grow in the future, according to the consultants the city has hired to study it. At the Union Pacific Depot on Wednesday, the Kansas City-based consulting firm HNTB Corporation ...
As the City of Lawrence welcomed the Algerian men's national team this week for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it also got an Algerian keepsake to remember the moment by – an ornate piece of pottery. The plate was on display for part of the City Commission’s meeting on Tuesday night, where Mayor ...
Alarm.com, a smart home tech firm, will be getting some help from the City of Lawrence to redevelop a downtown building into its new office space. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 to approve incentives for the company’s project at 714 Vermont St.: a ...
In response to concerns from the public, Lawrence city leaders are interested in exploring a moratorium on data center development, and they could consider one as early as next month. Near the end of its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission asked city staff to bring back such a ...