The City of Lawrence has hired a Johnson County chamber of commerce executive, Susie Carson, to serve as its next director of economic development. Carson's hiring was announced in a city news release on Tuesday. She has more than 15 years of economic development and chamber of commerce ...
A blacksmith, a drag performer and an organizer of Art in the Park are among the City of Lawrence's 2025 Phoenix Awards honorees. The Phoenix Awards are given out every two years to recognize people who make an impact on Lawrence's arts scene. They're nominated by members of the public and ...
City of Lawrence offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday and Friday, and other services and facilities will have some changes in their operations too, the city announced in a news release Monday. Here's how services will be affected this week: Trash and recycling: No ...
The community is invited to participate in a debate on the future of housing in Lawrence. The City of Lawrence will host the debate alongside the Kansas Leadership Center Journal, a civic issues magazine, to prompt discussion on housing from multiple viewpoints, according to a release from ...
A yearslong process to design historic markers for two young men who were killed in confrontations with police during a period of unrest in Lawrence in 1970 is now nearing the finish line. At its meeting Thursday evening, the city's Historic Resources Commission will consider recommending ...
At a brief Lawrence City Commission meeting on Tuesday, commissioners approved a slate of budget adjustments and procedural items — and heard from several public commenters who disagreed about whether one item was really procedural. The comments, around half a dozen of them, were about a ...