As old city burial records have been reviewed, the list of names has gotten longer.
And though no grand monuments mark the sloping lawn of the potter’s field at Oak Hill Cemetery, one project holds that the hundreds of people buried there are no less worthy of remembrance.
Though publicly accessible records list fewer than 400 people, researchers involved in the Oak Hill Cemetery Potter’s Field Community ...
Lawrence school board leaders will soon consider their list of legislative priorities, including issues related to inflation, local control and the issuance of school bonds.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider approving its 2023 legislative priorities, which create the basis for the district’s advocacy efforts and inform legislators about the greatest needs in the district, ...
Local organizers, in conjunction with Women’s March D.C., will participate in a rally on Sunday at South Park in downtown Lawrence.
The event, which is scheduled about a month ahead of the midterm elections, will include speakers, informational tables and voter registration information. The rally will be followed by a march on Massachusetts Street.
Lead organizer Jessica Greeve said the rally aims to go ...
A committee tasked with coming up with budget recommendations for the Lawrence school district has begun its work, which includes sketching out some financial goals for the district.
The Futures Planning Committee met for the third time Wednesday evening at district offices, and one task as part of the consultant-led meeting was drafting financial goals ahead of the district’s budget process for next school ...
Going against much-touted goals regarding infill and density, two Lawrence city leaders thwarted a request to increase the density of a 3.4-acre parcel of land to allow for duplexes to be built there instead of single-family homes.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 3-2, with Mayor Courtney Shipley and Commissioner Amber Sellers opposed, in favor of a request to rezone ...
A much debated traffic control effort in Old West Lawrence continues, with the third and final configuration of the pilot program set to be installed soon.
The revised configuration of traffic calming devices results in fewer turn restrictions and adds other new features, such as planters that take up a portion of the driving lane. The new configuration will be installed next week, weather permitting, ...
