The City of Lawrence has hired a University of Kansas alumna as its new director of human resources, it announced on Friday. In a news release, the city said new HR Director Shakeva Christian has more than 30 years of HR experience and most recently served as deputy HR director for the Unified ...
With the eyes of the world turned to the United States during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Lawrence Public Library hopes to turn local eyes onto the world with a series of events that explores the cultures and people who will make up the tournament. The library’s series of events — called ...
One of the many painstaking parts of the historic Douglas County Courthouse’s recent renovation was DOUGLAS COUNTY COURT HOUSE itself. The decorative lettering near the courthouse’s front entrance was among the features of the more than 100-year-old building that were in bad shape, said ...
The Lawrence Farmers Market is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and its opening day is next Saturday. The Lawrence Farmers Market had its first season in 1976, according to a press release from the organization, and what started as three farmers selling produce on the backs of ...
Lawrence residents can have city staff fill their trucks or trailers with compost or wood chips on Saturday in the city's first loading event of the season, the city announced on Tuesday. The loading event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the city compost facility, 1420 E. 11th St. ...
This April, Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center is planning a trivia night, an art auction and more to help fund its education and support programs – and it’s bringing back a downtown vigil and march where survivors can speak out. STACC’s slate of programming for Sexual ...