The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has unveiled its management plan for the damaged prairie remnant behind Prairie Park Nature Center through the rest of this year.
At Monday’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, board members learned more about the plan, which calls for a number of actions this summer — such as designing and installing educational signs about the prairie and removing ...
Applications are now open for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for 2024, the City of Lawrence announced Wednesday, and there could be much more money than usual on the table this time around.
The affordable housing trust is funded by a special affordable housing sales tax approved by voters in 2017 and is intended to support projects providing and improving the quality, availability and affordability of ...
Folks who are still looking to learn more about the candidates in the race for three open seats on the Lawrence City Commission ahead of the Aug. 1 primary election will get another opportunity this weekend.
The Douglas County Democratic Party is hosting a candidate forum Saturday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. The event will start with a networking opportunity at 9:30 a.m., and the forum ...
Lawrence city leaders on Tuesday gave their OK to an agreement that will help a local nonprofit secure a $1.2 million land purchase, but not without first hearing some concern about the process for how that land will eventually be developed.
As the Journal-World reported, the Lawrence school district finalized the sale of its former alternative high school building and surrounding 8.78-acre property at 2600 W. ...
There’s still work yet to be done in the process of approving the City of Lawrence’s 2024 budget, but early feedback from city leaders on Tuesday seemed to indicate that they’re pleased with where things stand early on.
As the Journal-World reported, City Manager Craig Owens’ recommended 2024 budget earmarks $7.5 million for additional employee compensation and benefits and $2 million for the creation ...
LMH Health’s supplier for blood donations recently reported that the greater Kansas City area it serves continues to experience a chronic blood shortage, but folks in Lawrence will have a pair of opportunities to help in just a few days.
LMH Health is hosting mobile drives for the Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City Thursday and Friday. The Thursday drive will take place at the hospital’s West ...
