The senior soccer game at Sports Pavilion Lawrence may be called “walking soccer,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not a workout. “We had about 5,000 steps in one hour,” says Paula, one of the more experienced soccer players in the group of about 12 seniors, as she checks the Fitbit on her wrist. She plays in the parks and rec outdoor soccer league, too, “but I’m 57, and I can’t compete against ...
As the City of Lawrence, the school district and their partners work to update their Safe Routes to School program for 2026, they're reporting lower levels of students walking or biking to most schools in fall 2025 than in past years. The city is currently in the process of updating the bike and pedestrian routes, along with Lawrence Public Schools and the city-county health department and planning ...
For years, Douglas County health officials have fought to save people from opioid overdoses and addiction. But all that time, they say, a legal opioid-like substance has been “ubiquitous” in smoke shops all over town. It’s kratom, and now its days on the shelf in Kansas are numbered. State legislation banning the sale or possession of kratom and a derivative of it called 7-OH will take effect Wednesday, ...
Recently, City of Lawrence workers mowed over parts of the remnant prairie at Prairie Park – but unlike when herbicide was sprayed on the prairie a few years ago, this wasn't an error. Rather, it was part of a strategy the city and Native Lands Restoration Collaborative are using to fight a hardy, invasive weed that is threatening the 5-acre remnant prairie. The weed is called Sericea lespedeza, and the city ...
From a styrofoam cup ban to an anti-idling ordinance to an “ecosystem personhood” protection for the wetlands, Lawrence’s sustainability board has dozens of ideas for environmental policies. Now, the problem will be choosing the best ones. The board at its meeting on Thursday had two batches of proposals to review, suggested by members Nancy Muma and Patrick Ross, for policies that it could recommend to ...
Lawrence’s summer shopping spectacular, A Midsummer Night on Mass, is always big for downtown merchants – but they have reason to believe this Friday’s edition could be bigger than normal. That’s because the specials at downtown businesses aren’t the only things happening that night. There’s also the Free State Festival, a free concert at the Granada, even the monthly Final Friday art walk. “This ...