One potential site is standing out to the Lawrence Farmers Market as it studies the possibilities for a permanent home: South Park. At its meeting Monday night, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board heard that the park just south of 11th Street got the most positive feedback in a recent ...
Here’s how affordable housing grants currently work in Lawrence, in a nutshell: In the fall, developers say what projects they want to build. The city picks some it wants to fund. And it gives them sales tax money in the form of a grant. It’s a familiar process for the city and its ...
Lawrence city commissioners next week will consider a $3.15 million funding agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter to provide emergency sheltering and other services for the homeless. The agreement the commission will vote on Tuesday is similar to the one from 2025, though it's smaller ...
Four potential sites have risen to the top of the Lawrence Farmers Market list of sites that could host a permanent location downtown. The Lawrence Farmers Market will present the results from a feasibility study to city staff on Monday about its search for a permanent downtown location. The ...
On the timeline for a Costco store in northwest Lawrence, city planning staff says the ball is mostly in the developers' court right now. The Journal-World asked the Planning and Development Services department about what approvals were still needed before Costco could start construction on ...
Story updated at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7: The consultant who will assist in Lawrence's city manager search will soon hold his first meetings with city leaders, and he's coming straight from a search in a college community that some people here may recognize. He's Doug Thomas, the ...