A giant sunflower and the points of a new compass rose were taking shape on Saturday afternoon at Lawrence Regional Airport north of town. Volunteers drew the geometry of the compass rose on Friday, and painting began on Saturday.
The formula that Lawrence and Douglas County use to split their fire and EMS expenses could get a major update soon – one that the department says will make the split more stable as staffing grows and changes. But, in the near term, don't expect it to yield a much different split than this year. Last year, the City of Lawrence and Douglas County agreed to split the costs of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire ...
Out on the tarmac of Lawrence Regional Airport, a beautiful sunflower is about to bloom – beautiful, and also useful. It’s a compass rose, to help pilots calibrate or “swing” their compasses. On Friday, a few volunteers were out drawing the geometry for the design, and on Saturday they’ll be painting it in bright blue and gold. “This is just a really wonderful focus point for the airport,” said ...
Many so-called “book festivals” aren’t really that festive at all, says Maureen Carroll of the Kansas Authors Club. Often, they’re focused on publishers and are more like industry conventions. But the club’s Free State Book Festival this weekend, she said, will really be a festival – with live performances, food, beer and the chance to meet dozens of authors from northeast Kansas. “You can bring ...
“A dragnet of cameras,” “a new level of surveillance,” “Big Brother.” These are all things members of the community said on Wednesday night at a listening session about Lawrence police’s camera registry and aggregation program, and Chief Rich Lockhart is adamant that none of them is true. He spent more than an hour at the Lawrence Public Library, trying to allay people’s concerns about the ...
Parts of two Lawrence neighborhoods are scheduled for sidewalk repairs in 2026 as part of the city's ongoing effort to bring its infrastructure into compliance with ADA accessibility standards. The city's ADA Right of Way Transition Program will be targeting areas in the Sunset Hill and Pinkney neighborhoods, and ADA Compliance Administrator Evan Korynta recently briefed Lawrence's Connected City Advisory Board ...