Ahead of Thursday night's menorah lighting to celebrate Hanukkah, the Lawrence rabbi helping to lead the celebration said the event — symbolizing the idea of light over darkness — was symbolic for a number of reasons.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, said Thursday's was the 18th Community Menorah Lighting in Lawrence, and 18 has a special significance in Jewish ...
Lawrence's new Land Development Code has a lot to say about what can be built and where, but for Mike Delaney, the more urgent question is how easy it will be to tear things down.
Delaney is the president of the Lawrence Preservation Alliance, and he and other advocates worry about what will happen when the new rules take effect in April 2025. If the code incentivizes development in older neighborhoods, they ...
Lawrence Arts Center leaders say they're facing an "unprecedented financial challenge” from such factors as inflation and lingering effects of the COVID pandemic, and a fundraising email the center sent to its supporters this week claims that its very future “is at risk.”
The letter requesting donations was sent out to subscribers Tuesday evening and was signed by Ryann Galloway Tacha, the Arts Center's ...
Updated at 3:03 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20
Lawrence has entered a new Snow Plowing Era.
One lucky snow plow that will clear Treacherous roadways into Blank Spaces for drivers will be graced with the name Taylor Drift, after the city announced Friday that name was selected by the judging panel as the winner of the city’s 2024 Snow Plow Naming Contest.
The city said in a press release that this year’s naming ...
A Kansas nonprofit will assist Lawrence’s Homeless Response Team after receiving funding from the city by providing better access for substance use treatment, and it believes its peer mentors can help better engage people for recovery.
Mirror Inc., a nonprofit organization with multiple locations across Kansas that provides a range of substance use treatment options, received $220,000 this month from the City ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday selected city parking lot No. 14 in the 700 block of Vermont Street as the location for the city’s new downtown transit station.
The commission voted 4-1 in favor of the site near the current bus transfer area. They chose it over city parking lot No. 9, which is on the west side of the 900 block of Vermont Street. Commissioner Amber Sellers was the lone no vote. ...
