When patients come to LMH Health for care, the first face they see might not be a doctor or a nurse, but a volunteer who’s given nearly 5,000 hours of his time to the hospital over the past three decades. His name is Lew Nolan, and he’s been volunteering at LMH Health since 1993, spending ...
Before the kickoff whistle has even been blown, the Red Lyon bar is already at capacity, with dozens of people watching on a big-screen TV that has been moved outside onto the bar’s patio along Massachusetts Street. In the crowd, which has gathered to watch the U.S. vs. England game on ...
Lawrence resident Leland Perry is just a couple of months away from a milestone many folks don’t achieve — his 100th birthday. Perry is one of the last few surviving World War II veterans in the area, and still as sharp as he’s always been. His milestone birthday is on Jan. 31, 2023, and ...
Lawrence kicked off the holiday season on Friday with the annual tradition of turning on the downtown holiday lights and rescuing Santa from the roof of Weaver's with a ladder truck. The event had a new organizer this year — Lawrence Central Rotary Club — after many years of being hosted by ...
Two local affordable housing advocacy agencies have struck a new partnership with a Lawrence nonprofit specializing in conflict resolution, with hopes that they can work together to help prevent evictions before they happen. They’ll try to make that a reality through free mediation services ...
A drive-thru holiday light tour has returned for the second season, having doubled its offerings from its inaugural season last year. The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Sertoma Club of Lawrence and the Lawrence Board of Realtors Community Foundation, is ...