To solve its space crunch at City Hall, the City of Lawrence is now planning to purchase the former Journal-World printing facility just across the street.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider authorizing Acting City Manager Casey Toomay to purchase the building at 609 New Hampshire and 603 Massachusetts streets for use as a City Hall annex. According to the commission's meeting ...
Sustainability advocate Michael Almon says that “when all you have is a mower, every problem looks like a weed.” But that includes many native plants that grow above the height currently permitted in landscaping by Lawrence's city code.
That's why Almon and Lawrence's Sustainability Advisory Board are interested in exploring changes to the city's weed control rules to promote native, “natural” ...
Noelle Fisher’s flight plan through life hasn’t looked like a typical pilot’s story.
“Most people in the aviation world have family that does it,” said Fisher, who graduated from Lawrence High School last week. “Or they have some kind of moment where they’re like, ‘Oh, I want to do this!’
“But I’ve never really had that moment. I just always liked planes, and then I started to get serious ...
Though the City of Lawrence isn't expected to take over the former Riverfront Mall building until next year, staff is already talking with advisory boards and even with the Lawrence Farmers Market about what might go there in the future.
As the Journal-World has reported, the city will be taking over the building next to City Hall as part of a lawsuit settlement that it recently reached with the building’s ...
On the best days, downtown patrol officers Eric Dawson and Taylor Zook have a simple job: “Just wander around and say hello to people,” Zook says.
How common are those best days?
“Maybe once every couple weeks?” Zook estimates. “Does that sound right?”
“Maybe,” Dawson replies.
Friday, May 15, is certainly not one of those days. It starts with a report of someone burning clothes in a park ...
If Lawrence Transit's finances were a bus, it would be approaching a few important stops right now.
First up is 2027, when its Biden-era infrastructure funding gets off, and a new and likely scaled-back Trump-era plan gets on. Next is 2029, when its contract with its current service provider will get off, too.
And, depending on what happens in the next two years, there could be one more departure at that stop: ...
