A downtown park where a boulder that's sacred to the Kaw Nation once stood now has new signs celebrating Indigenous history in Lawrence, and there's still talk of adding a more long-term monument there. Cori Wallace, a city spokesperson, said two educational panels were installed on Monday in ...
After a change that the City Commission made on Tuesday, Lawrence's new Land Development Code will be a bit more restrictive on how many unrelated people can live together in certain places — but not as restrictive as what planning leaders had advanced. At their meeting on Tuesday, city ...
City Commissioners will have a chance Tuesday night to review and approve the Parks, Recreation and Culture department’s master plan, which could serve as a roadmap for the next 10 years even as the department faces budget pressure. The master plan, crafted with the help of consultants over ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving financial incentives for an affordable housing complex in East Lawrence that's being spearheaded by a longtime local developer. Developer Tony Krsnich’s Flint Hills Holding Group sent in an application to the city for Industrial Revenue ...
Lawrence's Parks, Recreation and Culture department will have to scale back its programming if it doesn't raise its existing entry fees or implement new ones, the department's director warned the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday. Director Luis Ruiz told the advisory board those ...
A community group aiming to get historical preservation status for the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence’s Hobbs Park, with the hopes of helping revitalize the structure and park, earned support from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday night. The board voted 5-0 to support the ...