City Commissioners will have a chance Tuesday night to review and approve the Parks, Recreation and Culture department’s master plan, which could serve as a roadmap for the next 10 years even as the department faces budget pressure. The master plan, crafted with the help of consultants over ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving financial incentives for an affordable housing complex in East Lawrence that's being spearheaded by a longtime local developer. Developer Tony Krsnich’s Flint Hills Holding Group sent in an application to the city for Industrial Revenue ...
Lawrence's Parks, Recreation and Culture department will have to scale back its programming if it doesn't raise its existing entry fees or implement new ones, the department's director warned the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday. Director Luis Ruiz told the advisory board those ...
A community group aiming to get historical preservation status for the Municipal Stadium in East Lawrence’s Hobbs Park, with the hopes of helping revitalize the structure and park, earned support from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday night. The board voted 5-0 to support the ...
Updated at 3:35 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025. Lawrence City Commissioner Bart Littlejohn will seek re-election. Littlejohn, who completed a one-year term as Lawrence’s mayor in 2024, filed paperwork with county election officials to seek a second term on the Lawrence City ...
Twice a month, bus riders in Lawrence who stop at Central Station can pick up their groceries while they're there, thanks to a partnership with food banks Just Food and Harvesters that's served more than 200 households so far. The program, called "Thriving Thursdays," has been distributing ...