As the city prepares to roll out more Narcan vending machines, Misty Bosch-Hastings wants Lawrence to see them and think not of stereotypes, but of real people. People like her father, Randy Bosch, who died of an overdose 20 years ago. His name and a list of many others will soon be on the ...
When the City of Lawrence implements fees for its recreation centers in 2026, they will no longer serve as warming or cooling sites, and one of them, the Community Building, will no longer be open for free play gym hours, either. The city in a news release on Wednesday announced these changes, ...
Volunteers can sign up now to help shovel sidewalks this winter for elderly and disabled residents in Lawrence. The City of Lawrence and the Senior Resource Center for Douglas County are accepting signups for their annual Safe Winter Walkways program, which matches volunteers with people who ...
Lawrence's Homeless Response Team has been recognized with an award from a health care consulting organization for its approach to serving unsheltered people, reducing health disparities and promoting equity. KFMC Health Improvement Partners presented the City of Lawrence’s Homeless ...
Lawrence City Commission candidates will discuss housing – how it impacts everyone and how it is directly related to the risk of sexual violence. The candidate forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Dreher Family 4H Building at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 ...
In a marathon meeting that included more than an hour of public comments, planning commissioners on Wednesday took a step requested by the developers of the New Boston Crossing project — but made it clear that there's still much to be figured out about the proposed development south of the ...