There’s a block party planned on Ninth Street later this month, as the stormwater construction winds down and more of the street opens back up. But for Rob Coleman, there’s not much left to celebrate. City staff came to his restaurant, Fork & Tumbler, last October, talked him and ...
The city’s residency policy is now at the center of Lawrence’s push to regain federal homelessness funding after their application was denied over concerns the rules could “exclude eligible individuals and families” out of services. The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, KHRC, ...
Unusual lane markings on some Lawrence streets this week were painted by a Kansas Department of Transportation crew by mistake, KDOT and the City of Lawrence say. The city and KDOT both said in statements this week that the work took place on Wednesday in North Lawrence and on Sixth Street. ...
Lawrence leaders next week could take a step toward a major commercial and residential development west of the South Lawrence Trafficway by annexing almost 300 acres into the city limits. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a comprehensive plan amendment, an ...
A strip of land near Oak Hill Cemetery and a traffic building that’s no longer needed – these city-owned sites could have a future as affordable housing, some of the city’s advisers think, and they’re in talks with city staff about a land donation. At its meeting on Thursday, the ...
A portion of the Bowersock Dam on the Kansas River has failed, but it is not creating any flooding concerns. Quite the opposite, actually. The dam, which sits on the stretch of the Kaw that runs alongside downtown Lawrence, isn’t a flood control dam but rather helps provide water for ...