On Tuesday, Lawrence city commissioners will consider two big items related to stormwater improvements near downtown: one involving the calendar, and another involving a crack. The one involving the calendar is a recommendation from city staff about the Ninth Street reconstruction project’s ...
City commissioners will take a first step toward replacing outgoing City Manager Craig Owens when they receive three proposals from executive search firms at their meeting next week. Owens announced last month that he would be leaving his role in May 2026, and city staff has received proposals ...
It was called a debate, but there were no panelists or winners or losers – just a big circle of citizens at the school district offices, taking turns with the mic and answering this question: Is Lawrence doing enough to be a place where there is housing for all? For Trina Tinsley, the ...
The City of Lawrence has set the next public engagement event for a study that could help guide future development in North Lawrence. The city will hold an open house event about the North Lawrence Corridor Study next Wednesday Dec. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Venue 1235, 1235 N. Third St. The ...
“You can tell I’m excited about what next year brings,” Brad Finkeldei said Tuesday as he began his second stint as Lawrence’s mayor. How could you tell? He’d just gone through a whole list of upcoming projects he’s looking forward to – from KU’s Gateway development to the ...
The City of Lawrence will begin a major reconstruction on a stretch of Bob Billings Parkway in West Lawrence starting next week, which will cause lane reductions on the route as the city estimates the construction will go on for about one year. The city shared in a press release Monday that ...