Lawrence has an official goal to be the “most business-friendly community in the region,” but a new survey found that less than half of the city’s business community currently finds the city friendly.
City commissioners at their meeting Tuesday evening received the results of the community’s first business satisfaction survey, which included responses from 308 business representatives in the community. ...
A Douglas County plan to build a southward extension of Wakarusa Drive doesn’t have the city of Lawrence’s support, but the county may get nearly $4 million of city funds nonetheless.
After hearing from more than 20 area residents who strongly opposed the roadway extension, city commissioners agreed to provide $3.6 million of city money that once was set aside to help fund the Wakarusa Drive extension. But ...
The Big First — the nickname for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District — has a big divide, and it was on full display at the Lawrence Public Library Monday morning.
U.S. Congressman Tracey Mann, R-Salina, was in town for his first public listening session since Lawrence, a Democratic stronghold, became part of the sprawling western Kansas district, which is one of the more conservative in the country.
The ...
First, I get word that a store that helps people attract more birds is coming to Lawrence. Next, I get a tip that a “cat cafe” is close to finalizing a deal to locate in downtown Lawrence. Yes, now I really am worried that a group of devious cats run the world.
No, I really don’t have evidence of a cat mastermind that is licking her paws at the thought of more birds, but let me pass along what I do know. ...
The latest numbers show 2022 was the slowest year for single-family home construction in Lawrence since at least 1956.
The city issued building permits for just 79 single-family homes, a fact that is likely to put pressure on the Lawrence public school district, which last decade saw its enrollment decline. As a result, the district has been having near continuous conversations about closing several ...
I know that retail has bounced back in Lawrence since the pandemic. City Hall has two years of growing sales tax collections that lend evidence to the idea. (Plus, there’s been enough activity on my credit card that Visa has offered to provide me a personal trainer so that I remain healthy and able to sign checks for years to come.)
But do you know who hasn’t gotten the memo? New retailers. The community ...
