One of the five finalists for Lawrence's city manager has removed himself from consideration for the job, the city announced on Tuesday. The finalist no longer seeking the position is David Vela, who most recently served as city manager for the west Texas oil town of Odessa. The city's news ...

Five men – four of them with ties to Texas communities – have been named as finalists for Lawrence’s city manager position. All five are scheduled to be in Lawrence next week for onsite interviews, which will include a community meet-and-greet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at the ...

Lawrence city commissioners will give their initial thoughts on a five-year capital projects plan next week, including whether to ask voters to renew a 0.3% infrastructure sales tax. At its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will hear about the city's proposed Capital Improvement Plan, ...

A new Aldi store proposed for northwest Lawrence has hit a setback with city planners – namely, that it’s set back too far from the street. The grocery store project has been proposed for the northeast corner of Sixth Street and George Williams Way, and its developers had wanted the store ...

For city leaders, settling a lawsuit over the former Riverfront Mall building isn’t just about ending a legal fight – it’s also a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to do something new in downtown Lawrence. That’s what Vice Mayor Mike Courtney said Tuesday before city commissioners ...

Soon, Lawrence city commissioners will have new rules for how they hear from the public – and, Mayor Brad Finkeldei hopes, new standards for “how we want to interact with each other.” At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a new meeting order that, ...