City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wasn’t exactly happy with Lawrence’s 2027 budget. He wasn’t happy that it would raise the property tax rate by about 1 1/2 mills.
But he also said that without his vote, and with the commission evenly split between yes and no, there would be no budget passed “unless I change my feelings about not wanting to raise the mill levy.”
“For me, this budget is about ...
He called his new book “Stay Calm,” but what David Booth would like to call his next one is an idea that’s just as important to him:
“Stay Invested.”
That refers to Booth’s advice to nervous investors – staying the course for the long term instead of panic-selling when the market dips. But it could just as well be about his relationship with Lawrence, a town where he sold popcorn and shoes as a ...
After months of discussions and a few recent changes, city leaders will soon take their final vote on a 2027 budget plan with a roughly 1-mill property tax rate increase.
The Lawrence City Commission will consider Tuesday whether to adopt the $397 million budget, which staff has tweaked a bit at the commission's direction. The changes would allow the city to raise property taxes by 1.059 mills instead of the ...
If you’ve never seen a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta like “The Pirates of Penzance,” director Jessica Franz-Martin thinks you probably picture something dry, stuffy and above all, British.
“Right?” she said. “Like, ‘In the 1880s, they were all stodgy and they listened to this and it was delightful.’”
But when Theatre Lawrence kicks off its 2026-27 season this weekend with “Pirates! The ...
What will take home the Lawrence Cocktail Trail’s trophy this year? A corn and tomato margarita, an “entry-level” bitter drink with a fruity twist, a pistachio and pisco concoction, or something even wilder?
It might be up to you. These three and about a dozen others will be facing off from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in a people’s choice contest, kicking off a week of local cocktail specials and ...
An economic development incentive request for a 341-unit market-rate apartment complex near KU Innovation Park won approval from the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday.
Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve a resolution expressing the city’s intent to issue $50 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for the development near 23rd and Iowa streets; Vice Mayor Mike Courtney was the lone dissenting vote. The ...
