Just off Lawrence Avenue, in an area north of Holcom Sports Complex, one building stands out from the mostly residential neighborhood — a two-story limestone barn that was built before Kansas was even a state.
The Grover Barn at 2819 Stone Barn Terrace was built in 1858 by Joel and Emily Grover, abolitionists who moved to Kansas from New England in hope of helping Kansas enter the U.S. as a free state. It is ...
The Planning Commission split its votes, 4-4, on a rezoning request for a piece of land near LMH Health, paving the way for a decision by the Lawrence City Commission on a proposed 24-unit apartment complex.
The Planning Commission neither approved nor denied a request to rezone the site on the southwest corner of West Third Street and Michigan Street to a zoning level that would allow for the development of ...
The LMH Health Board of Trustees voted Wednesday morning to approve the issuance of $20 million in bonds to accelerate the hospital's long-term facilities goals.
The board voted unanimously to move forward on the financing plan that would help the hospital fund key revenue-generating projects like the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the completion of the cancer center and the heart center.
Rob Chestnut, ...
As construction crews work to expand the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway, the city is working with the construction firm on aesthetic improvements near the Iowa Street interchange, including the addition of a new pedestrian bridge.
The $170 million project to expand the west leg of the trafficway — which is also Kansas Highway 10 — from two lanes to four is led by the Kansas Department of ...
Lawrence's Historic Resources Commission is interested in changes to the design of a project that would build 15 row houses in a vacant parking lot in downtown Lawrence to ensure that it matches the style of the surrounding area.
The developer of the project was seeking approval from the HRC to construct a three-story structure in a vacant parking lot at 700 New Hampshire St. The building would include 15 ...
A University of Kansas student earned the title of Miss Wheelchair Kansas 2025 this month during the organization’s 20th anniversary celebration.
Autumn Bertels, who is originally from Nortonville, was crowned on March 16. The other contestants, Magda Carlos-Trevino of Olathe and Jessica Soderlund of Beloit, were also recognized during the ceremony.
The Miss Wheelchair Kansas organization, which aims to ...
