The Lawrence chamber of commerce has officially endorsed a proposal on the November ballot that would change the city’s government structure to one with a directly elected mayor and some city commissioners elected by districts.
The Chamber announced in a statement Friday afternoon that it would endorse the proposal. In the statement, Chamber President and CEO Bonnie Lowe said the chamber voted to endorse the ...
A plan to add two dozen Pallet shelters behind the Lawrence Community Shelter, increasing the number of people the site can house nightly by nearly 50, has received another key approval.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on Wednesday night unanimously approved a special use permit that would allow the addition of 24 Pallet shelters, the last step before the plan goes to the Lawrence City ...
Four projects that offer resources to address addiction and opioid abuse in Lawrence, provide homelessness services and support local first responders will be implemented thanks to $254,000 in opioid settlement funds.
Earlier in the year, members of the Homeless Solutions Division, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical and the Lawrence Police Department met to decide which projects would receive the funding ...
A Lawrence nonprofit formed by a group of downtown business leaders urges residents to vote “no” on the referendum question asking for an increase in the city’s affordable housing sales tax that would help fund services to help people experiencing homelessness.
The group Lawrence Cares, which was formed in February to focus on addressing homelessness issues, wrote in a letter Friday that it has ...
Just in terms of geography, it is easy to feel the looming presence of the University of Kansas from University Place.
The little neighborhood tucks in between the southeast corner of KU’s campus to its north and 19th Street to the south, with its west and east borders at Naismith Drive and Louisiana Street, respectively. It was originally platted as part of the city of Lawrence in 1887 and had its ...
A Douglas County fall staple started with something as simple as another fall staple: leaves turning colors.
When professors at Baker University noticed the maple leaves in Baldwin City began to change colors around the October weekend every year, they teamed up with some local businessmen to start the Maple Leaf Festival, first held in 1957. The following year, a professional women’s group began selling ...
