A big new addition is under construction at Centennial Skate Park this week: a $50,000 vertical ramp dedicated to the memory of a beloved Kansas City-area skater.
As the Journal-World reported in March 2022, a group of local skaters and business owners launched a fundraising campaign to bring a public vert ramp to Lawrence in honor of their friend, Corey Lawrence, who died in 2021 after being injured in a fall ...
The draft version of Douglas County’s strategic plan for tackling housing and homelessness could be ready for final approval in a matter of months, and its overall objective is to achieve “functional zero” homelessness by 2028.
Assistant County Administrator Jill Jolicoeur presented the draft plan to Douglas County commissioners during a work session Wednesday. The plan lays out goals on a year-to-year ...
When about a dozen Haskell Indian Nations University students filed into Angeles Panaderia in eastern Lawrence earlier this week, they weren't there for delicious pastries.
Instead, those students came to share business ideas. The group makes up the membership of Haskell’s American Indigenous Business Leaders chapter, which nationally is dedicated to increasing representation for Native Americans in business ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday deferred their decision on whether an energy firm may conduct testing for a potential large-scale solar project, and they and some members of the public were skeptical about the company's claims that it didn't know it needed a permit.
The commission’s meeting room at the Douglas County Courthouse was packed full of residents on Wednesday night, many of whom came to ...
Lawrence students walked out of class late Tuesday morning in a show of protest against the anti-transgender bills currently working their way through the Kansas Legislature.
Students at both Free State High and Lawrence High took to the streets in support of transgender rights in their organized protest. On the west side of town, well over 100 students walked from Free State to the intersection of Champion ...
A Florida-based energy firm recently conducted construction activities without a permit in eastern Douglas County — geotechnical surveys a representative with the firm says are to prepare for a future application for a utility-scale solar project. Now, they’re seeking to continue those tests with the proper permissions.
That’s according to this week’s Douglas County Commission agenda, which includes ...
