A University of Kansas student organization focused on promoting a day of service that helps the Lawrence community won one of the first ever awards handed out by the national organization.
The Big Event at KU was awarded the “Big Event of the Year” during the 2026 One Big Thanks Conference at the University of Florida, according to a KU press release Thursday. The KU student group earned one of the five ...
As ramps along K-10 are scheduled to close next week due to work on the South Lawrence Trafficway expansion project, Kansas Department of Transportation officials say the project is still on track to be completed on time.
Kate Craft, a public information officer with KDOT, told the Journal-World in an email response the project is still “on track” to finish in late 2028.
As the Journal-World reported, in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
