As anyone knows while balancing a budget, there are tradeoffs with any decision made. If you go to see that new movie, will you have to miss out on dinner with friends? Can you splurge on those new shoes you’ve been eyeing if you lower costs by packing a lunch to work more often?
When it comes to balancing municipal budgets, those same tradeoffs come at a scale of millions of dollars, and with more ...
UPDATE: The story has been updated to reflect a new projection for when the North Second Street and North Third Street closure will end.
Multiple construction projects that start this week in Lawrence will cause street closures in the area for at least a couple of months.
Street pavement maintenance on North Second Street and North Third Street in North Lawrence will reduce the street to two lanes from the ...
During a recent Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners had a muddled reaction to the idea of creating an open alcohol consumption area centered around Massachusetts Street.
The plan to create a common consumption area, or CCA, a designated area where people could walk around with drinks they purchased from bars or restaurants that opted in to the program, generated more questions than answers from ...
The executive director of local non-profit Family Promise of Lawrence resigned Friday due to unforeseen circumstances.
Monique Wahba, who joined the non-profit on May 20, resigned effective immediately. Wahba said in a statement that despite initial enthusiasm and optimism, “the role and its demands do not align” with her career goals. Despite the departure, Wahba said she believes the organization is ...
It’s the dog days of summer at Jefferson’s — hot dogs, that is.
Jefferson’s Restaurants are celebrating the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics with a special promotion today, July 26, offering free hot dogs to any guest who brings in an award — whether it’s a participation trophy, certificate, medal, anything.
Brandon Graham, the president of Jefferson’s, said as the eyes of the world ...
Although still two years away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence is hoping to capitalize on Cup fever set to descend upon Kansas City and to play host to a visiting national team.
Back in June, FIFA, the governing body that runs international soccer competitions, listed Lawrence in its first edition of its Team Base Camp Brochure, which includes 24 locations at which some of the 48 qualifying teams for the ...