The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission is set to make some key decisions on Douglas County’s revised wind regulations and Family Promise’s planned shelter for homeless families next week.
The Planning Commission meets on Monday and Wednesday, with the first of those meetings dedicated entirely to discussing the wind regulations. As the Journal-World has reported, the group is in the process of ...
Though “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” first premiered in 2007, its themes about how modern technology can unite and isolate people are no less relevant today.
The fact that they may actually resonate even more in 2024 could be exactly what playwright Sarah Ruhl was predicting. As Theatre Lawrence prepares for the play to open this weekend nearly two decades later, director Piet Knetsch thinks Ruhl might have ...
A new venue is set to play host to three nominees for the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence’s 2024 Youth of the Year ceremony, also kicking off the 50th anniversary of the club’s run in Lawrence.
Free State High School senior La’Ron Williams, Free State High School sophomore Alex Johnson and Free State High School freshman Abby Benally are vying for this year’s title and will take the stage at the Lied ...
How will the City of Lawrence and Douglas County finance the more than $100 million investment their collaborative plan to end homelessness calls for in the next five years?
That was one of a number of questions that city and county leaders had for the key figures behind the “A Place for Everyone” plan, which has been in the works for nearly three years, during a joint session of the Lawrence City ...
LMH Health’s blood supplier has announced a blood emergency, citing recent winter weather extremes and a spike in seasonal illnesses.
The Community Blood Center announced the blood emergency in a news release Tuesday. The Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City provides the vast majority of blood used by more than 60 area hospitals, including LMH Health.
According to the release, there was low donor ...
The City of Lawrence is opening another winter emergency shelter near the University of Kansas campus, in partnership with the Red Cross.
Homeless Programs Coordinator Misty Bosch-Hastings told the Journal-World Tuesday afternoon that the overnight shelter at University Community of Christ, 1900 University Drive, will open at 6 p.m. this evening. The shelter will have space for another 25 individuals to stay ...
