Hundreds of community members rallied in Watson Park Friday night to kickstart a movement calling on city officials to make Lawrence a sanctuary city. At the rally, which was organized by a local coalition of Latino activists, more than 300 people signed a petition urging Lawrence leaders to pass ordinances aimed at protecting immigrants, including measures that would restrict the Lawrence Police Department ...
Saturday marked the first concert of this year's Live on Mass concert series, in which the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street closes for a free show. The event is organized by Mike Logan, owner of the Granada. For more information about Live on Mass, including a full schedule of concerts, visit the Granada's website.
When he went on the the Netflix game show “Awake: The Million Dollar Game” last August, Lawrence native Ben Thomas was put in a windowless room with nothing to do but count quarters for a full 24 hours. His mind began to wander as he became exhausted from the repetitive task of putting coins in a wheelbarrow. At one point, he even started hallucinating. But he didn't stop counting. And he eventually took ...
The Lawrence Journal-World asked attendees and performers at the Lawrence Go Fourth celebration at Burcham Park what the national holiday meant to them. Ian Sotomeyer, 43, performed his DJ set to open up the event early in the evening. He said the holiday represents a time for his family to come together and appreciate all that they have, and of course, set off fireworks. “My brother and my father and I, ...
At a community conversation on food security and health issues Thursday evening, area nonprofit leaders said health equity issues were a chief concern — and one of the organizers even used the location of the meeting itself to make his point. “We have significant gaps,” Douglas County Community Foundation Executive Director Chip Blaser said during the meeting at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. “The fact ...
In his 24 years ministering at Plymouth Congregational Church, senior pastor Peter Luckey has always viewed politics as part of his job. While several states across the U.S. adopted constitutional amendments against gay marriage, Luckey and his congregation adopted an “Open and Affirming” policy toward LGBT people. When then-Gov. Sam Brownback's administration closed a state welfare office in Lawrence in ...