Musicians and revelers in colorful costumes made their way through downtown Lawrence for the annual Mardi Gras parade on Tuesday, stopping at some restaurants and the Lawrence Public Library along the way.

Lawrence's Night to Shine prom for community members with special needs was on Friday — this time with an actual dance and sit-down dinner for the first time in its three-year run. The event, which is held at River City Church, had to be held in a drive-thru format in its first two years ...

The Community Christmas Dinner returned this year at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. In addition to the onsite meal, more than 800 meals were delivered around the community.

A crowd gathered on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Chanukah by lighting the community menorah at the Lawrence Public Library. Chanukah began on Dec. 18 and continues through Dec. 26. The menorah-lighting event was organized by the KU Chabad Center for Jewish Life.

Horses, carriages, plenty of people and even a donkey and a Grinch filled the street and sidewalks downtown on Saturday for the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade

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 ...