A colorful mural inspired by Kansas and Jewish themes will adorn the new facility that will house KU’s Chabad Center. City Commissioners approved a request Tuesday night from the Chabad Center to allow the mural on its new two-story facility at 1203 W. 19th St. near the University of Kansas ...
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to approve updated agreements between the city and Kansas Department of Transportation for federal funds for a road redesign of Massachusetts Street and other sidewalk projects. The commissioners approved — as part of their consent agenda, which is ...
At midday Wednesday at Burcham Park, not even being by the Kansas River provided relief. With the sun beating down and the heat index around 100 degrees, it would have been a wise idea to stay inside. But that’s not an option everyone in Lawrence has. Many people are still living outside ...
A local business has opened a boba tea shop at Lawrence’s Central Station. Boba & Beyond opened this week on a “soft launch” schedule, according to a news release from the city. The menu offers boba tea — a cold, tea-based drink that contains milk, tapioca pearls and a variety of ...
For years, multimodal transportation advocate Bill Steele says, Lawrence has lagged behind some of its peers on bike infrastructure. It's spent more money on projects for cars, he said, and its streets are "overbuilt." But he and other members of the Sustainability Action Network think they ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission unanimously voted to find a proposed $300 million development project around KU’s football stadium meets the city’s goals for development. The commissioners voted Monday that the second phase of KU’s Gateway project, which would add a ...