Two organizations helping the Lawrence Public Library hope to streamline their efforts by becoming one organization. The Lawrence Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library are planning to merge by 2020 to simplify both of their operations. Kathleen Morgan, executive director for the foundation, said the membership of the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library and the board of the ...
Lawrence residents will soon have a new outdoor gathering place on the southwest side of town. The three Lawrence Rotary clubs along with the Lawrence Home Builders Association and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department on Monday began building a new gathering shelter in the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum, 5100 W. 27th St. David Ambler, of the Lawrence Rotary Club, said the new structure would offer an ...
A leading voice on socio-economics and class will soon come to Lawrence to share some knowledge of growing up poor in Kansas. Sarah Smarsh, a freelance journalist who has reported for several media outlets, has experienced a meteoric rise recently, becoming a proud voice for America’s working class on social media platforms. Smarsh, a Kansas native, grew up poor on a farm in south central Kansas. Her book ...
Autumn weather in the Lawrence area is on its way. With an overnight cold front and a possible thunderstorm, temperatures in the area are expected to drop from the low 90s to the mid-70s on Friday, said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka. “The greatest potential for strong to severe storms is across north-central Kansas,” Cohen said on Thursday. “However, when the ...
Cheyenne Hansen-Marlow did not know what to say Thursday morning. Superintendent Anthony Lewis and other Lawrence school district administrators surprised the school psychologist for Schwegler Elementary by showing up during the school day to announce that she had been chosen as the elementary-level Horizon Award winner. “I didn’t expect this at all,” she said. The school district annually presents ...
Construction on 23rd Street will affect traffic beginning this fall. The Lawrence City Commission at its Tuesday meeting approved a $2 million project for the busy street. David Cronin, city engineer, said the first phase of the project — mill and overlay from Ousdahl Road to Louisiana Street — would begin in the next month. The city is working with contractors to establish the phasing of the project, he ...