Wondering where the giant soccer photo collage on the side of City Hall went? Part of it came loose in this week's storms, but it will be going back up soon.
The collage of photos of soccer games in the streets of Goma, Congo, is by photographer Gary Mark Smith and is titled "Soka Kila Mahali," Swahili for "Soccer Everywhere." It's supposed to be on display until August as part of the city's Unmistakable Public ...
In their first visit to Lawrence, the four men vying to be the next city manager already see a lot to like – and a lot of challenges and opportunities.
The four finalists – Majed Al-Ghafry, Joe Fivas, Michael Kovacs and Joe Lessard – got to introduce themselves to the public at a meet-and-greet at the Carnegie Building on Wednesday, after a long day of meetings and tours around the city. A crowd of people ...
Lawrence city commissioners are interested in asking voters to renew an infrastructure sales tax that is due to sunset in 2029, and some want to fund fewer infrastructure projects with debt and more with cash.
These were among the things the commission discussed on Tuesday during its first look at the Capital Improvement Plan for 2027 through 2031. It’s a long-term list of infrastructure priorities the city ...
Lawrence city commissioners will give their initial thoughts on a five-year capital projects plan next week, including whether to ask voters to renew a 0.3% infrastructure sales tax.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will hear about the city's proposed Capital Improvement Plan, which is a long-term list of infrastructure priorities the city puts together each budget season. This one is for 2027 to ...
A new Aldi store proposed for northwest Lawrence has hit a setback with city planners – namely, that it’s set back too far from the street.
The grocery store project has been proposed for the northeast corner of Sixth Street and George Williams Way, and its developers had wanted the store to be farther away from the western edge of the property to alleviate problems caused by the sloping terrain. But that ...
Garage doors aren’t just good for keeping your car safe from the elements – Peaslee Tech CEO Kevin Kelley says the material they’re made of is durable enough to use for a whole house.
And, in fact, there are four such houses taking shape behind the technical training center right now.
“In addition to being insulated and all that, the paint is baked onto this,” he said, pointing to the hard outer ...
