The City of Lawrence’s efforts to protect the environment have something in common with the environment itself: lots of parts that all depend on each other. There’s a clean energy ordinance that could change soon. There’s the city’s strategic plan, which will soon get an update. There ...
FRIDAY, MARCH 27 75th Anniversary Fee-Waived Pet Adoptions, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m., Lawrence Humane Society, 1805 E. 19th St. See lawrencehumane.org/adopt for more information. Final Friday Art Walk includes: • Celia Smith and Gil Ortiz, 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 ...
In his decades of living in East Lawrence, Tony Peterson says, a lot has changed, but “the Yart Sale has always been one of the constants.” “I’m not even sure how long ago it started,” he says. It’s one of those ad-hoc, organic neighborhood things, part garage sale, part gallery, ...
A car went into the Kansas River just off the Eighth Street boat ramp on Wednesday after the driver took a wrong turn, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, and it's now been removed from the water. According to a social media post from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the ...
The Douglas County Commission meeting room erupted in cheers on Wednesday night after commissioners approved a tenant eviction defense pilot program. A majority of those cheers came from local advocacy group Lawrence Tenants – which has been urging county commissioners to develop a tenants ...
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a $300,000 funding request from HeadQuarters Kansas to help keep the organization financially stable through 2026. Over the past two years, HeadQuarters’ expenses have significantly outpaced its revenues by about $1.3 million, and it ...