With winter weather approaching in Lawrence, organizers and volunteers working with the Extreme Weather Emergency Shelter Plan are confident that they will be able to provide enough shelter for those who need it this season.
As the Journal-World has reported, the City of Lawrence and Douglas County outlined a plan earlier this year that would provide additional shelter during extreme weather events. The plan ...
The Lawrence Community Shelter has served more people this year than it did last year, and its executive director is hoping that the positive changes undertaken during that time will allow for more options and opportunities to support the unhoused population.
James Chiselom, the executive director of the LCS, said that as of Tuesday the shelter has assisted a total of 607 different people in 2024, and he said ...
The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved a new free speech policy that aims to ensure activities ranging from protests to panhandling won't “interfere with study and enjoyment” of the library’s users.
The board approved the new free speech policy along with updating its public event policies and reservable room policies to better align them with the new policy.
James ...
If there is one thing Lawrencians can agree on, it’s that Lawrence needs more housing.
Housing costs are increasing in the city while not enough homes are being built. The city is on pace to hit a record low in single-family homes this year, as the Journal-World reported, with only 44 permits being given, much lower than the 79 single-family building permits approved in 2022 — a number that was the lowest ...
Visitor spending in Douglas County in 2023 reached its highest level ever recorded, signaling that tourism in the Lawrence area is back above pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent report.
Spending by visitors in the county totaled $296.3 million in 2023, a 6% increase from the previous year, according to a report by Tourism Economics.
The report used a data gathering model that tracked visitor-related ...
The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees will vote Monday on a new free speech policy aimed at preventing disruptive protests and other behaviors that "interfere with study and enjoyment" of the library's users.
James Pavisian, the secretary and treasurer for the board of trustees, said the new policy would highlight that the library is a limited public forum, and that restrictions could be imposed on ...
