City leaders will soon weigh in on whether the Community Building should stay open to the public for free — and whether two other city rec centers should stop charging fees in 2027. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will hear an update from Parks, Recreation and Culture ...
From his experience working in sales, Vice Mayor Mike Courtney knows there are no sure things. And that gave him pause this past week as he looked at an economic development application – one he worried could turn long-awaited projects in west Lawrence into less-sure things. “I remember ...
Amid the throngs of soccer jerseys at this summer's FIFA World Cup festivities, you might notice a few in pink, navy or green with iconic Lawrence names on the back — Langston Hughes, Lynette Woodard, James Naismith and more. They're from the "Lawrence United F.C." project by local designers ...
Throughout his more than 30 years of working in government, one thing Porter Arneill has observed about public employees is their humility. “Most of my peers are very humble people, and they don’t like the limelight,” said Arneill, Lawrence's assistant director of Parks, Recreation, ...
A grocery store at one end, a food truck park and apartments at the other – this is one way North Lawrence could grow in the future, according to the consultants the city has hired to study it. At the Union Pacific Depot on Wednesday, the Kansas City-based consulting firm HNTB Corporation ...
As the City of Lawrence welcomed the Algerian men's national team this week for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it also got an Algerian keepsake to remember the moment by – an ornate piece of pottery. The plate was on display for part of the City Commission’s meeting on Tuesday night, where Mayor ...