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Construction has begun on three new retail buildings at The Crossing at KU, soon to bring three dining options to the development: CAVA, Playa Bowls and Jersey Mike’s.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The Mass Street business landscape is shifting as a mansion becomes an event venue, a beloved deli announces its return, a pizza shop suddenly closes and more.
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Lawrence loosened its short-term rental rules ahead of the World Cup in hopes of catching a wave of visitor demand. A couple of local hosts say it was more bust than boom.
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Two free workshops coming up at the Lawrence Public Library will help residents navigate from renting to buying housing.
Jacob Rice/Lawrence Times
Algerian community members will host a free, all-ages thank-you celebration for Lawrence this weekend to honor the connections built between Algeria and Lawrence this summer.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence school district is shifting to a stricter personal electronic device policy that will require students to keep cell phones out of sight and inaccessible during the school day, bringing the district into compliance with a new state law.
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A federal judge has ordered Lawrence Public Schools to pay more than $113,000 in attorney fees and costs after finding the district violated the Kansas Open Records Act in bad faith in a case tied to use of student-monitoring software.
A new large-scale mural is taking shape this week, inviting Lawrence residents to pick up a brush and help bring the project to life.
Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board members will meet Monday to hear a back-to-school update from Superintendent Jeanice Swift as the district prepares for the 2026-27 school year.
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Young artists of Van Go unveiled 20 custom-designed benches Friday evening, showcasing weeks of work in the nonprofit’s summer JAMS employment program.
