City leaders have approved a plan to tear down a shopping center on 23rd Street and replace it with a multistory apartment and retail building.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a plan to redevelop a 5.2-acre site at 1401 W. 23rd St., which stretches south one block to the entrance of Naismith Valley Park.
Mayor Lisa Larsen said she thought it was a good project ...
City leaders approved a dam and riverbank maintenance project that could also lead to the addition of public access points, a terraced plaza and whitewater features to the Kansas River.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve a $1.24 million contract for the project, which will be located near the dam and the north entrance to downtown Lawrence. The project ...
Kansas Army National Guard officer and planning commissioner Rob Sands has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Sands, a native of Kansas City, Kan., graduated from the University of Kansas and has lived in Lawrence for more than 18 years. Sands, 37, has served on the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission since 2015 and said that he wanted to do more toward his civic ...
Though some neighbors voiced concerns, city leaders have approved a plan to convert a building near downtown into a drop-in center for the homeless.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve a special use permit for the homeless center, which will be located at 944 Kentucky St., a location that formerly housed the Lawrence Community Shelter. Neighbors filed a ...
The city board in charge of historic conservation thinks the East Lawrence neighborhood — home to modest shotgun houses, bungalows and limestone cottages and just steps from downtown Lawrence — could be in trouble.
The city’s Historic Resources Commission recently sent a letter to the Lawrence City Commission stating that it has seen an increase in development projects in East Lawrence over the past few ...
City leaders will soon consider a plan to tear down a shopping center on 23rd Street and replace it with a multistory apartment and retail building.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a plan to redevelop a 5.2 acre site at 1401 W. 23rd St., which stretches south one block to the entrance of Naismith Valley Park. The project would use a part of the city’s zoning code ...
