A road work project in East Lawrence that fully closed a key intersection since the summer should reopen Friday after a design issue delayed the project.
In August, city workers closed 11th Street to through traffic between Connecticut Street and Delaware Street and shut down 11th Street at New York Street to complete storm sewer work in the area. At the time, city staff predicted the road would reopen on Sept. ...
Although Lawrence’s 2025 budget was only approved a couple of months ago, the city is seeking community members to be a part of a special committee to help make budgeting decisions for 2026, a year for which the city manager says Lawrence will face tough choices.
The city announced Friday that it is creating a Community Budget Committee for help in crafting the 2026 budget. The committee will meet ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider hiring a firm to design an expanded police headquarters parking lot — a project that could cost over a million dollars to build and would include solar panels and charging equipment for the city’s electric vehicles.
At its meeting Tuesday, the commission will vote on the $157,838 agreement with the consultant team Olsson for the design of the proposed expansion ...
Entering the parking lot for Uplift Coffee on North Second Street in North Lawrence, you'll have to navigate through orange traffic cones.
As you walk up to the counter to place your order, you'll also encounter some orange traffic cones there. They are spongy, miniature cones styled after a stress ball, but they represent the minor hurdle that Kelli Huslig, owner of Uplift Coffee, has faced for her business. ...
Step into what looks like an ordinary alleyway in the shadow of downtown Lawrence's taller buildings, and you'll catch a glimpse of colorful sunflowers, coneflowers, bees and monarch butterflies.
They're not real ones, of course; they're in a new mural that welcomes guests to the Social Service League's thrift store. The league is one of Lawrence's oldest nonprofit organizations, and it collaborated with ...
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 ...
