A day care center in northern Lawrence will close its doors Saturday due to "unforeseen" financial issues, likely creating an unexpected child care challenge for the parents of more than 60 children.
The Princeton Children’s Center, located at 3340 Peterson Road, sent out an announcement to its families saying the center would close permanently on Saturday. The announcement was posted on its website. ...
A downtown park where a boulder that's sacred to the Kaw Nation once stood now has new signs celebrating Indigenous history in Lawrence, and there's still talk of adding a more long-term monument there.
Cori Wallace, a city spokesperson, said two educational panels were installed on Monday in Robinson Park, which is across the street from City Hall, next to the Kansas River bridge. The Lawrence City Commission ...
After a change that the City Commission made on Tuesday, Lawrence's new Land Development Code will be a bit more restrictive on how many unrelated people can live together in certain places — but not as restrictive as what planning leaders had advanced.
At their meeting on Tuesday, city commissioners voted 4-1 to change the code's maximum occupancy in R-1 and R-2 zoning districts — the least-dense ...
City Commissioners will have a chance Tuesday night to review and approve the Parks, Recreation and Culture department’s master plan, which could serve as a roadmap for the next 10 years even as the department faces budget pressure.
The master plan, crafted with the help of consultants over two years, was approved by the department’s two advisory boards in February, as the Journal-World reported. The plan ...
Growing up, Carrie Greenwood never saw her disability as a bad thing — but she also didn't see many other wheelchair users like her in her everyday life.
She was born with a condition called arthrogryposis, which means her muscles are weaker and that she's missing some muscles and contractures in her bones and joints, and she has used a wheelchair her whole life.
So after she discovered the website for Miss ...
Downtown Lawrence should soon have a new mural from artists with the local nonprofit Van Go.
The Cultural Arts Commission unanimously approved Wednesday night the designs for a mural that will be installed adjacent to the entrance for the offices of local engineering consulting firm GPW & Associates, located at 1001 New Hampshire St.
Although the City Commission will still need to provide final ...
