The Lawrence Humane Society's 2026 Clear the Shelter event is scheduled for the last weekend in August. The weekend-long event at 1805 E. 19th St. is an annual occurrence at which pet adoption fees are waived. It is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 28, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 and noon to 6 ...
The Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation will celebrate its new mural Friday with a potluck dinner and other activities. The vividly colored 10-by-50-foot mural on the LJCC's north wall at 917 Highland Drive was designed by local muralist Dave Loewenstein. It depicts an elder tree and is ...
The Watkins Museum of History is partnering with a national arts nonprofit to bring a major work of 19th-century American painting to Lawrence. Edward Hicks’ "Washington Passing the Delaware," on loan from the Art Bridges Collection, will anchor "Sharing Heritage Through Art," a yearlong ...
Updated at 5:42 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver's license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under a controversial anti-trans law known as SB 244. "We're pleased ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...
Updated at 5:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A dull and dingy wall in downtown Lawrence is now colorful and inviting, thanks to local Girl Scouts who spent a good part of the past year planning and painting a mural at the site. Troop 2856 gathered Sunday to officially unveil their contribution ...