Inside the parking garage in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street, there's nothing to look at right now but a "dark gray space," in the words of Lawrence's parking manager. But this spring, a new mural will add a spot of sunshine — and a lot of local pride.
The mural will be painted by local artist Mona Cliff, who has plenty of experience with public art projects in Lawrence and the Kansas City area, and it ...
Haskell Indian Nations University and the City of Lawrence have entered a five-year agreement to offer educational activities and research programs at the Prairie Park Nature Center.
The nature center, a 100-acre preserve at 2730 Harper St., close to Haskell, provides Haskell staff and student interns the opportunity to give an Indigenous perspective and knowledge of the land, culture and methodologies through ...
Enhancing a city gateway and Lawrence's connection to the Kansas River. Improving railroad crossings. Evaluating future economic development. These topics will be key parts of the upcoming North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study.
The initial scope of the study will be presented to the Connected City Advisory Board on Wednesday just for informational purposes, but the city has budgeted $675,000 over the next ...
For the second time in under a year, Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday night to deny a west Lawrence apartment complex's request to remove a gate that separates the complex from an adjacent neighborhood.
The commissioners voted unanimously against the request from the owners of the Alvadora apartments at 5555 W. Sixth St. after hearing from public commenters both in support of and against the change. ...
The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an application for a federal grant that could result in around $22.9 million in sidewalk and other pedestrian improvements across the city.
The city is aiming to earn funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. If the city wins the grant, it would ...
Major highways across the state are beginning to reopen Monday after having closed over the weekend due to dangerous conditions from a massive winter storm, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
KDOT said in a news release Monday morning that the major state highways in northeast Kansas are now open. That includes all interstate highways in the Kansas City metro area. Previously, Interstate-70 ...
