City of Lawrence leaders will soon consider a request to expand the city’s boundaries to encompass about 60 acres in northwest Lawrence for the purposes of a residential development.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a request submitted by BG Consultants Inc. on behalf of Williams Management LLC to annex three parcels east of 1760 East 1100 Road, according to a city ...
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Calling it a major step toward reducing plastic waste, the City of Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board has voted to recommend a ban on single-use plastic bags.
The board voted unanimously as part of a special meeting on Thursday to recommend an ordinance that would ban single-use plastic bags provided by grocery stores and other businesses. Thursday’s vote was the ...
An inclusive Lawrence comedy troupe wants to make space on stage for more diverse comedians, and will soon begin hosting regular comedy nights.
Tragic Comedy — whose leaders think it may be the first queer/femme/(Person of Color)-led comedy group in Lawrence — was formed in late 2021 and recently began doing live performances. Now its members want to make sure other diverse comedians have the space to do ...
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A $340,000 art installation for the city’s police headquarters was recently installed.
The artwork, "Through Other Eyes," was paid for by the city’s longstanding Percent for Art program. The program allows city leaders to set aside up to 2% of a capital project’s budget for public art. The funding was approved as part of project budget for the $19.9 million police ...
To the disappointment of advocates, city leaders have agreed to strike certain protections for immigrants from the city’s books out of concern they run afoul of a new state law banning sanctuary cities.
The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Mayor Courtney Shipley opposed, to strike several provisions from city ordinance that generally prohibit police from cooperating with federal immigration agencies ...
Voicing concerns about the burden on families, Lawrence school district leaders pushed back against a proposal that would eliminate school fee waivers for some low-income families and instead charge them up to $90 per student.
The proposal was among several fee changes recommended by district staff that the Lawrence school board discussed during its meeting Monday. The recommended changes included an increase ...
