Lawrence's Parks, Recreation and Culture department will have to scale back its programming if it doesn't raise its existing entry fees or implement new ones, the department's director warned the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday. Director Luis Ruiz told the advisory board those ...

A community group aiming to get historical preservation status for the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence’s Hobbs Park, with the hopes of helping revitalize the structure and park, earned support from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday night. The board voted 5-0 to support the ...

Updated at 3:35 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025. Lawrence City Commissioner Bart Littlejohn will seek re-election. Littlejohn, who completed a one-year term as Lawrence’s mayor in 2024, filed paperwork with county election officials to seek a second term on the Lawrence City ...

Twice a month, bus riders in Lawrence who stop at Central Station can pick up their groceries while they're there, thanks to a partnership with food banks Just Food and Harvesters that's served more than 200 households so far. The program, called "Thriving Thursdays," has been distributing ...

Several community groups are hoping to get the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence's Hobbs Park listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the hope that it can then qualify for tax credits and grants to “revitalize” the facility. That’s according to a presentation set to be ...

A federal judge has summarily tossed the case of a frequent public commenter who sued the City of Lawrence, claiming that officials had violated his constitutional rights. No one at the city violated the rights of Justin Spiehs, Judge Julie Robinson ruled Thursday in a 14-page order. Spiehs, ...