Just in terms of geography, it is easy to feel the looming presence of the University of Kansas from University Place.
The little neighborhood tucks in between the southeast corner of KU’s campus to its north and 19th Street to the south, with its west and east borders at Naismith Drive and Louisiana Street, respectively. It was originally platted as part of the city of Lawrence in 1887 and had its ...
A Douglas County fall staple started with something as simple as another fall staple: leaves turning colors.
When professors at Baker University noticed the maple leaves in Baldwin City began to change colors around the October weekend every year, they teamed up with some local businessmen to start the Maple Leaf Festival, first held in 1957. The following year, a professional women’s group began selling ...
The idea of creating an open alcohol consumption area on Massachusetts Street has been shelved due to a lack of interest, but it’s still something Lawrence leaders could consider.
City Manager Craig Owens told commissioners as part of the city manager’s report Tuesday night that while city staff did due diligence and considered the idea, there was not a “strong movement to initiate” any part of the ...
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Employees at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center are looking to unionize.
The workers, organizing to create Community Mental Health Workers United, have the goals of improving the quality of mental health care and addressing workplace issues, according to a press release from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 304.
The Bert Nash workers ...
After a flood of public comments, including a petition asking the city to change its mind on a redesign of Lawrence’s Outdoor Aquatic Center, city commissioners have voiced support for a plan that would repair the pool’s current configuration and cost the city less money.
Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday directed city staff to further develop an option that would repair structural issues with the ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted to cancel a purchase agreement for a building that was proposed as a future location for City Hall after a crowd of public speakers spoke against moving city government out of the downtown area.
The commission voted 3-2 to cancel the agreement to buy a former call center building at 2000 Bluffs Drive. Commissioner Lisa Larsen put forward a motion to cancel instead of ...
