Lawrence’s Community Building will remain free to use for a few more months, city leaders decided on Tuesday night. The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday for a three-month extension of the building’s free access trial program, which has been going on since the city started charging ...

There was “angst,” talk of “dogwhistles” and “inflammatory language,” and a tense roll-call vote at the Lawrence City Commission’s meeting on Tuesday on something that normally passes without any discussion at all – resolutions to issue debt to pay for a slate of building ...

City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday could take a step forward on nearly $184 million in debt to fund a variety of projects, including stormwater improvements and the Municipal Services and Operations campus. The commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution to offer the ...

The Community Building, which is currently the City of Lawrence's only free recreation center, has seen more than twice as many visits in the first two months of 2026 as in the same time period in 2025. That's according to statistics from Parks, Recreation and Culture staff that the Lawrence ...

“Currently, there is not a laid-out strategy that the city has adopted to reach those next goals.” Those words were spoken by the city-county sustainability director back in 2019 about Lawrence’s plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But they might as well have been said by the ...

Construction crews near the intersection of Eighth and Vermont streets are preparing to install a new metal bus shelter there, the city said Wednesday. In a social media post, the city said the bus stop at the northeast corner of Eighth and Vermont was being upgraded to include a “more ...