Leaders from the city and the Lawrence Public Library say they are working to assist the homeless people who have been camping outside the library in recent months.
Since the library closed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, homeless people have regularly been using the seating area and lawn next to the library as a place to sleep overnight and gather during the day. The library has since reopened ...
If Lawrence doesn't attract more kinds of businesses, it could become a bedroom community that's not affordable for people who don't commute elsewhere, according to an economic analysis that city leaders recently commissioned.
In June, the city hired the economic consulting firm Ernst & Young to help create the city’s first economic development strategic plan. The consultants and the city recently ...
The city’s annual count of the number of available residential lots in Lawrence has decreased slightly compared to the previous year, which some say does not bode well for the city’s effort to create more affordable housing.
According to the city’s 2019 residential lot inventory, there was a 19.5% decrease in residential lot supply and a 15% decrease in demand for residential lots. Factoring in both of ...
A $325,000 public art project for the city’s new police headquarters is moving forward, and the selected artist says he sees the project as an opportunity to build an interactive piece that helps build connections within the community.
Lawrence City Commissioners approved an agreement with the artist as part of its meeting this week, and the first public meeting to develop the concept design for the project ...
Though the community will not gather to watch firefighters rescue Santa Claus from the roof of Weaver’s Department Store or count down for the illumination of the downtown holiday lights, city leaders say visiting downtown for the holidays is more important than ever this year.
Mayor Jennifer Ananda made a proclamation as part of the City Commission meeting Tuesday encouraging the community to support small ...
Lawrence leaders have voted to increase some of the fees the city charges a natural gas provider to use city property, and more discussions about both fees and environmental sustainability goals will occur in the next year.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to adopt fee changes in the city’s franchise agreement with Black Hills Energy. The changes bring the ...
