A steering committee tasked with providing input on the draft downtown Lawrence master plan has called for changes related to historic preservation, equity and inclusion and some of the plan’s redevelopment recommendations.
As part of its meeting Thursday, the Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee voted 10-0, with several members absent, to recommend that the City Commission approve the draft plan once the ...
Douglas County residents will soon be required to use a key card to enter the city’s four recreation centers and the nature center, and out-of-county residents will be required to pay an annual fee as part of the program.
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has begun issuing key cards for entry to the Prairie Park Nature Center and the city’s four recreation centers: the Community Building, East ...
This year’s Lawrence City Commission candidates might be the most diverse group to ever run for the city’s governing body, potentially beginning to turn the tide on decades of underrepresentation of people of color.
Of the eight candidates actively running for the three open commission seats, four are people of color. Candidate Ma’Ko’Quah Jones is a citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and ...
The annual Free State Festival is returning this summer with a variety of events, including outdoor film screenings that will begin next week.
As the Journal-World reported in March, after being disrupted by the pandemic last year, the Free State Festival, which is put on by the Lawrence Arts Center, announced a two-part plan to return this summer, beginning with its "Cinema al Fresco" events. Part One will ...
The nonprofit organization Tenants to Homeowners will soon unveil its first affordable home that uses solar power. Additionally, it's the first small home to take advantage of the city’s affordable housing density bonus.
An open house for the project, Solar Prairie, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at 1443 Prairie Ave. The two-bedroom, 925-square-foot home is Tenants to Homeowners’ third small home, ...
After last year’s fireworks show was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, several community partners are joining together this year to host a July 4 celebration that will include live music, food and a fireworks display over central Lawrence.
The City of Lawrence, Douglas County, the Lied Center, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, and LMH Health have partnered for the event. The Lawrence ...
