WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Lawrence's mayor says he's glad to see public works campus moving ahead; 2 new agreements approved for construction, engineering

Lawrence city commissioners approved two agreements on Tuesday night for construction and engineering work on the city’s new public works campus, and the mayor said he was glad to see the project making headway. The two agreements will cover different parts of the construction work on the Municipal Services and Operations campus, which will be located at VenturePark in eastern Lawrence on the site of the ...

Lawrence staff outlines financial tools that could generate new revenues during Parks & Rec Master Plan presentation

Fee options, a greater piece of the tax pie and a foundation to accept donations were just a few recommendations for creating revenue that Lawrence staff and consultants outlined Monday for the Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan. The city presented parts of its plan to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Cultural Arts Commission on Monday night — the first public presentation of portions from ...

101 hours nonstop, hundreds of miles of plowing and 'all hands on deck': How Lawrence's road crews battled the winter blast

The calendar had barely flipped from 2024 to 2025, but Mike Lawless was already bracing for what might be his department's biggest operation of the year. A serious storm was coming, and for his snow removal team with Lawrence's Municipal Services and Operations division, that was going to mean days of nonstop work — an operation that would span more than a week, sometimes with people working 12-hour shifts ...

Lawrence City Commission to consider new agreements for construction, engineering of Municipal Services and Operations campus

Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving construction and engineering agreements with two firms for work on the city's new Municipal Services and Operations campus. The agreements would cover different parts of the construction work on the campus, which would be located at VenturePark in eastern Lawrence on the site of the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant. One would be a $17,983,565 ...

New mural by local artist will bring some sunshine to a 'dark gray space' in a downtown Lawrence parking garage

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 ...

City of Lawrence, Haskell University enter 5-year agreement for educational activities, research programs at Prairie Park Nature Center

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 ...