The tiny houses that are providing shelter for the homeless in Lawrence aren’t growing any bigger, but they are set to grow in number.
As we’ve reported, the Lawrence Community Shelter has been discussing the idea of placing some of the small structures behind its homeless shelter in eastern Lawrence. Now, the organization has filed plans with City Hall to do so.
The Lawrence Community Shelter is seeking ...
It was a bad month at a bad time for Lawrence sales tax collections.
Sales tax collections in Lawrence were down 5.3% from a year ago, according to the August report recently released by the state. That decline was significantly higher than the statewide average, which checked in at a decline of 2.1% for the August reporting period.
But the more troubling number is Lawrence’s year-to-date sales tax ...
We’ve reported several times how the proposed 3.6 mill property tax rate increase at Lawrence City Hall would be the largest for the city in at least 50 years. But if you are into history — or counting dollars — there is another part of that story you should know too.
It is happening just a few blocks south of City Hall at the Douglas County Courthouse. The County Commission is proposing a big tax rate ...
From a chatbot to an angel investor, the University of Kansas has won a $500,000 state grant to kickstart some outside-the-box programs aimed at spurring the creation of new businesses.
The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded a FORGE grant to the university that is intended to “bridge the gap between academia and industry,” the university announced on Friday.
Think of that bridge building in a ...
On many a basketball game day in Lawrence, the building at the southwest corner of 19th Street and Naismith Drive has been recognized as a great parking spot for busy Allen Fieldhouse, just a couple of blocks away.
But it is not always recognized for what it is — the Islamic Center of Lawrence. After all, the building is a fairly standard red brick structure that doesn’t have many hints of an Islamic ...
Story updated at 5:12 p.m. Aug. 21:
The University of Kansas has won a $26 million federal grant — one of its largest in history — to help develop new technologies that will make everything from air conditioners to refrigerators more environmentally friendly.
The National Science Foundation has awarded KU $26 million to develop an Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub. The cutting edge ...
