Representatives from Dillons, KU Endowment, the City of Lawrence and the Lawrence chamber of commerce on Friday celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Dillons grocery store for the University of Kansas’ mixed-use west campus project at the intersection of 21st and Iowa streets.
The Journal-World reported in May about the plans for the new store, which will anchor a major new commercial development on the KU ...
The Lawrence City Commission will seemingly have a cheaper option to choose from for the final design of the Outdoor Aquatic Center renovation and is set to discuss it at its meeting on Tuesday.
Although the City Commission approved a $6.1 million design to renovate the pool back in August, it included a motion seeking additional information before approving a final design, including finding out how much it ...
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A park in northwest Lawrence has been largely closed since the start of the month because of budget reductions in the city’s Parks and Recreation department.
The city earlier this month ceased maintenance and blocked off the lone parking lot and main entrance to Martin Park, a 19-acre property at East 1130 Township Road, in part because of a reduction in staffing for park ...
Lawrence city commissioners have voted to rezone about 6 acres of land in west Lawrence that could help pave the way for affordable housing developments by the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.
At its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to rezone two adjacent sites — 5015 Legends Drive and 1311 Research Park Drive — from the “Industrial Business Park” category to “Multi-Dwelling ...
Roadwork projects on a couple main arteries in Lawrence are closing in on completion later this fall, with Municipal and Service Operations staff saying work on North Second/Third Street and Sixth Street will be finished in November.
Aaron Parker, a senior project manager with the MSO working on the project, said the majority of curb and gutter maintenance on North Second/Third Street is complete, and the ...
City commissioners will consider an application from a local group to redevelop a parking lot in Downtown Lawrence into a mixed-use project that would feature a grocery store, hotel, apartments and parking garage.
The proposed development would be a 400,000-square-foot, seven-story structure on 826 Vermont St., just west of Massachusetts Street. According to the proposed designs, the first floor would feature a ...
