These rippling blue-and-white designs on the side of the Vermont Street parking garage aren't just a new piece of public art — they're an invitation to see things differently. That's what their creator, local artist Alicia Kelly, told the Journal-World. She imagines them as being from an ...
Lawrence residents with various parking and traffic tickets can once again have their fines reduced if they donate new school supplies to area children. In a press release Wednesday, Lawrence Municipal Court announced that its “School Supplies for Fines” program has opened and will run ...
After winning a grant to help it find a new permanent home, the Lawrence Farmers Market is hoping to gather feedback from the public soon and select a location as quickly as possible — ideally by 2026. That was what Emily Lysen, the market's director of development, told the Journal-World ...
A portion of 19th Street right near a couple Lawrence schools will be fully closed Wednesday to finish a water main replacement project. The City of Lawrence announced that 19th Street will be fully closed starting Wednesday, July 23, between Massachusetts Street and Kentucky Street to ...
The Lawrence City Commission race is the only one in Lawrence that requires a primary election this year, but it includes a crowded field of candidates with varied backgrounds and priorities. Two four-year terms on the commission are on the ballot this year. The Journal-World reached out to ...
City Commission elections often are focused on topics like zoning, streets, sidewalks and economic development, but each commissioner, as an elected official, swears an oath to support and defend the U.S. and Kansas constitutions. With that in mind, the Journal-World asked each candidate about ...