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City of Lawrence accepting applications for event grants
The City of Lawrence is accepting applications for grant funding for events that put this town on the map and spotlight the people who live here.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence is accepting applications for grant funding for events that put this town on the map and spotlight the people who live here.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
The student-focused coffee shop at Community Connections at Pinckney is soon to open. Lawrence school board members expressed their excitement Tuesday after hearing an update from staff behind the project.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board members on Tuesday will hear updates on the student-focused coffee shop at Community Connections at Pinckney.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan that will shape bicycle safety and infrastructure priorities for the next five years.
The director of the Lawrence-Douglas County health department says the answer to the age-old question — why are there so many vape shops here? — is simple. It’s easy to open one.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to allow the city to sell revenue bonds to fund about $26.5 million of water and sewage system projects.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving an updated bikes plan and vote on whether to authorize the city to issue bonds to fund about $26.5 million in sewer projects.
Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board members heard about 10 major capital projects costing $8.5 million, and the superintendent shared that there are no preschool spots open, but there is a waitlist available for people who are interested.
Here’s a calculator for Lawrence residents to see how much they should expect to pay in property taxes in 2027.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
After nearly a year missing, open public comment has returned to the Lawrence school board’s meeting agenda for Monday.
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