Erin Socha and Maggie Wagner have lived in Lawrence for over a year, but it wasn't until the Black Lives Matter protests began in late May that they realized their back fence could become a platform for social change.
The fence, between Massachusetts Street and Vermont Street and visible from 23rd Street, is in a prominent location on a busy Lawrence thoroughfare. On June 18, that once-gray fence transformed ...
The Watkins Museum, after reopening on June 26, will close again until mid-July due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19.
The staff member who tested positive had last worked on site on June 26, a release from the museum stated.
Will Hickox, the museum's public engagement coordinator, said that the staff member was only present in the building on the morning of June 26, at which time only three ...
In Sarah Henning’s latest young adult fantasy, the Lawrence author inverts the trope of the damsel in distress. This time, it’s the princess rescuing her true love from the hands of captors. As her title indicates, “The Princess Will Save You.”
Henning’s novel is inspired by the 1973 novel “The Princess Bride” and the 1987 movie of the same name. Henning always loved the story (she even took the ...
In May, the number of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increased by 14, from 52 to 66. By the end of June, the number of cases had risen to 159. On Friday, the number stood at 251. It was a drastic uptick in cases that caused the county to delay moving into its fourth stage of reopening.
Douglas County is one of a number of counties across the country seeing an increase in cases as communities reopen. The ...
Douglas County will remain in Phase 3 of the state's Ad Astra reopening plan for an additional two weeks, according to a health order issued Thursday by Douglas County's health officer.
In addition to ordering bars closed for the next two weeks, health officer Dr. Thomas Marcellino's order also recommended that Douglas County remain in Phase 3 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Phase 3 prohibits ...
Updated at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday
Just before the Fourth of July holiday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has announced a health order to close bars and nightclubs for two weeks, beginning Friday, in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
The official order will be issued Thursday by Douglas County's health officer, Dr. Thomas Marcellino.
“We have seen a rise of cases among younger adults, and these cases are ...
