With recent changes in top positions and more in store, Lawrence Community Shelter leaders say the organization is ready for a new direction.
The shelter’s new board president, Isabel Johnson, said efforts have begun to strengthen the shelter’s relationship with city and county governments and reassess the shelter’s role in addressing homelessness in the community. As the shelter prepares to restart its ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider suspending certain building and fire codes to enable the city to use two recreation centers to provide overnight shelter during the winter for up to 150 people experiencing homelessness.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider a resolution to temporarily suspend enforcement of certain provisions of the city’s land development code, ...
Seeking better wages and working conditions, City of Lawrence utilities and public works employees have voted to unionize under the Teamsters.
Teamsters Local Union No. 696 filed a petition Oct. 1 with the city to conduct an election for employees in the city’s Municipal Services and Operations Department, and employees voted in the election on Wednesday and Thursday.
Workers in the employee group voted ...
A community Día de los Muertos celebration will include Mexican folkloric dancing, stories, food and an ofrenda where attendees can offer a remembrance of their deceased loved ones.
The University of Kansas Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host the free event Monday from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at South Park. In addition to the festivities, Amanda Hill, outreach, events and office manager for the ...
County leaders have voted to pursue a repair project for the historic Douglas County Courthouse that includes work to stop significant amounts of water from getting into the basement.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to authorize county staff to begin the process to select a professional design firm for a project to waterproof the courthouse’s limestone ...
The collective past-due balance owed by Lawrence residents on their utility bills has now reached nearly $1.8 million.
The City of Lawrence provides water, sewer, and trash and recycling collection services citywide. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the city stopped charging late fees and disconnecting service for nonpayment in March 2020. About 3,500 Lawrence households, or about 10% of customers, ...
