Though the fields are covered in snow for now, come the fall, Lawrence’s Youth Sports Complex should have new turf ready for the fall soccer season.
Upgrades to the complex, located at 4911 W. 27th St., will include four new turf fields, outdoor lights and additional parking and another entrance and exit on the west side, said Mark Hecker, an assistant director with the Parks, Recreation and Culture ...
A proposed student fee package at KU that would have included an 80% decrease in funding to the University Daily Kansan, the KU student newspaper, was voted down on Wednesday night.
The University of Kansas Student Senate Finance Council voted 17-6, with one abstaining, against the proposed student fee increase for next year, according to a report from the Kansan.
The proposed plan would have increased ...
The University Daily Kansan, KU's student newspaper, got two big news flashes about itself and its place on campus this week.
The first one came from Student Senate on Monday, and the Kansan's leaders might sum it up like this: You don't matter.
The newspaper's paid staff positions are funded by the university's student fees, which each student pays to subsidize various organizations, amenities and activities ...
Federal funds could help improve Lawrence's sidewalks and transit infrastructure. They provide child care for Douglas County's low-income families. And, of course, they fuel many important research projects at the University of Kansas.
But a flurry of moves from the Trump administration regarding federal funding — including a proposed funding freeze and many other executive orders — are creating ...
Developers working to open a Q39 barbecue restaurant in downtown Lawrence say the project is on hold after city commissioners voted Tuesday night to defer an initial step toward an economic incentive package.
As the Journal-World has reported, the restaurant has paused its construction while seeking financial incentives from the city, including a sales tax exemption on construction materials through industrial ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider preliminary approval for an economic incentive package Tuesday night to help continue the development of Q39 barbecue in downtown Lawrence.
If ultimately approved, the incentives package would create a new taxing district that would add 2% to the sales tax rate for all food and beverages purchased at the Q39 restaurant, and also would allow the development to save about ...
