If you want to nominate a local artist for the City of Lawrence's 2026 Phoenix Awards — or if you want to create the physical awards themselves — applications and nominations are now open. Five Phoenix Awards are given out by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission each year to recognize ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider selling a public parking lot near Seventh and New Hampshire streets to a developer for an affordable housing project. The commission will decide on Tuesday whether to sell the 0.71-acre surface parking lot at 711 New Hampshire St. to Cohen-Esrey ...
Lawrence needs more new housing – hundreds of units a year – but it might also want to try rehabilitating some older properties to preserve its existing affordable housing stock. That’s what Justin Carney, of consulting firm Development Strategies, told the Lawrence City Commission on ...
Lawrence has made an offer to a city manager candidate, Mayor Brad Finkeldei told the Journal-World on Wednesday, but negotiations on the contract are still in progress. It's now been almost two weeks since the City Commission voted to enter into negotiations on the city manager hire, and ...
When the City of Lawrence’s recommended 2027 budget officially arrives, look for a two-mill property tax rate increase, a 2.5% raise for staff, and too many fine details to list here. That’s what city leaders signaled on Tuesday about the upcoming budget proposal, which Acting City Manager ...
Lawrence city commissioners have approved purchasing the former Journal-World printing plant building, and they’re interested in using it for more than just extra space for city offices. At its meeting on Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to approve the $2.1 million purchase of the ...