After the shock of mass firings at Haskell Indian Nations University last month, organizations across Lawrence are looking to find ways to support the workers who suddenly lost their jobs.
Evie Lazzarino, the vice president of external affairs for The Chamber, said that when the organization learned of the firings, which were first announced Feb. 14, it reached out to form an ad hoc group to help Haskell's ...
A local restaurant owner who has helped lead the Lawrence Restaurant Association will serve on the board for a national group that supports independent restaurants.
Codi Bates, the owner and operator of Bates Co., whose restaurant brands include The Burger Stand and Bon Bon!, was recently named to the Independent Restaurant Coalition’s Board of Directors. The IRC, which was founded in March 2020, has ...
Lawrence city commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the initial steps that will allow the city to issue around $98.6 million in debt to help fund infrastructure projects that are part of the city’s Capital Improvement Plan.
The city plans to issue just under $73 million of general obligation temporary notes and around $25.6 million of general obligation bonds to fund several projects, including ...
City commissioners will consider taking the first steps that would allow the City of Lawrence to issue around $98.6 million in debt to help fund infrastructure projects that are part of the city's Capital Improvement Plan.
The city plans to issue just under $73 million of general obligation temporary notes and around $25.6 million of general obligation bonds to fund several projects, including phase one ...
When you study eating disorders like KU professor Kelsie Forbush does, you know that dangerous problems can often “fly under the radar.”
You know these conditions may be completely invisible to other people. You know that people can suffer from one even without being underweight.
“You may not know someone is struggling,” Forbush said.
But when she first came to KU, Forbush had to think about ...
Lawrence city commissioners will receive a presentation Tuesday about the Douglas County Tenant Experiences Report, which could help inform future policy decisions about affordable housing.
The survey, which was led by KU’s Life Span Institute and the LiveWell Sexual Violence Prevention Work Group, was conducted from July to October of 2023 in part to find out more about renters in Douglas County at a time ...
