After hearing more from the Lawrence Farmers Market on Tuesday about its search for a permanent location, a majority on the Lawrence City Commission said the market should keep exploring the idea of locating in South Park.
Emily Lysen, the director of development for the market, presented the findings of a recent feasibility study done by the market and the design firm Clark Huesemann. Lysen said the northwest ...
City commissioners are letting a public company that specializes in “smart home” technology change the location of its financial incentives request from a project at the former Journal-World printing facility to a site on Vermont Street instead.
Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday night to receive an amendment to the incentives request Alarm.com was seeking for incentives to redevelop a new office ...
Since Lawrence’s Limestone Community School was founded in 2022, its director, Madeline Herrera, said the school hosted a gala every year as part of its fundraising efforts.
Although she said it is a popular method for nonprofits or other organizations to raise money, Herrera said it never felt “very authentic to who we were” as a school that prides itself on being community-oriented.
While ...
Homeowners in Lawrence looking to rent out a spare room during the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer do need to have a short-term rental license, city officials clarified to the Journal-World on Monday.
As the Journal-World has reported, the city is making temporary changes to its short-term rental rules from May 25 to July 26 ahead of the influx of visitors for the six World Cup matches set to take place in ...
UPDATE 2 P.M. FEB. 9
While the FIFA 2026 World Cup is still months away, speculation on what teams could be visiting the greater Kansas City area has increased with the official base camps for national teams are expected to be announced soon.
Soccer powerhouses Argentina, England and the Netherlands — and their rabid fan bases — are expected to locate their base camps in the Kansas City area, there is ...
An international association that deals with the study of Brazil will move to be based at the University Of Kansas starting this summer.
KU announced in a press release Thursday that the university will host the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) starting in July 2026. It will host the association for six years.
Luciano Tosta, an associate professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and director ...
