Lawrence’s Historic Resources Commission deadlocked on Thursday on plans for 15 new row houses in a vacant parking lot in downtown Lawrence, even after the project tweaked its design to match the surrounding area.
The commission voted 2-2 Thursday night on the proposal for a three-story block of row houses in a vacant parking lot at 700 New Hampshire St., which means that it won't be recommending that the ...
An American Indian-led performing arts group is partnering with the Haskell Foundation and Haskell Indian Nations University students for a day of events on Saturday that includes a reading of a play and a stomp dance.
The Haskell Foundation and Caesar’s Ford Theatre, a nonprofit based in Ohio with the goal of improving American Indian historical drama and pushing for better depictions and understanding of ...
A portion of the property that was home to a former call center — and at one point was considered as a location for Lawrence’s City Hall — could potentially be rezoned for residential redevelopment.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will consider a request to rezone approximately 2.86 acres at 2000 Bluffs Drive from a mixed-use district to a residential district.
As the Journal-World ...
Lawrence’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department is currently developing a plan to add entry fees to its recreation centers, and staff expects to present a plan to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in June.
As part of a budget update on Monday, Luis Ruiz, the PRC director, told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that he had directed staff to create a plan for entry fees at the city’s ...
Any college student can give a ready excuse for not showing up at a lecture hall. Maybe they missed an alarm for their 8 a.m. class. Maybe some particularly nice weather beckoned them outdoors instead. But what if the lecture was held in a beer hall?
That idea was first brewed 15 years ago, said Chuck Magerl, the proprietor of Free State Brewing. Magerl was serving on the board of directors for the University ...
City leaders expressed appreciation Tuesday for the work being done to improve relationships between Lawrence police and the community, including efforts to handle mental health calls differently and to give people a chance to interact with officers outside of their normal duties.
At the Lawrence City Commission's meeting, LPD Chief Rich Lockhart presented an update about two workshops held last summer that ...
