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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
For some Lawrence housing professionals, the fight against chronic homelessness must be trauma-informed
Some housing professionals, like Angie Bauer with Tenants to Homeowners, say that trauma-informed property management can be critical to keep folks who have experienced chronic homelessness housed.
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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
9th Street businesses ask people to keep shopping local as long-term road closure looms
The city will close a block of 9th Street for the Jayhawk Watershed project for several months starting Monday, and an impacted business is asking folks to make the slightly longer trek to their front doors to shop local this season.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘Our lives are not disposable’: Lawrence mourns, builds community power at vigil for transgender lives lost to violence
Lawrence community members read the names and stories of all the known transgender people lost to transphobic violence in the U.S. this year. As they detailed the hobbies, friends, professions and passions, partners and pets of those who died, no one was allowed to fade away as a statistic.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
North Lawrence residents share hopes for city transparency, community-directed plans for corridor
Many of the roughly 200 people gathered Monday to discuss their priorities for the North Lawrence Corridor Study expressed a mix of enthusiasm to strengthen their community’s resources and trepidation about industrial development and the city’s approach.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man accused in hit-and-run charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident
The district attorney’s office has charged a Lawrence driver suspected of striking and killing a 20-year-old KU student with leaving the scene of a fatality accident.
Sheriff’s office makes arrest in fatal hit-and-run north of Lawrence
Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have made an arrest in a hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Elsa McGrain, a premed student at KU.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
‘It’s going to kill all of us’: Lawrence business owners say construction on 9th Street poses devastating financial impacts
Business owners along Ninth Street near downtown Lawrence are concerned they could face devastating losses and possibly even closures as city construction work will soon close the arterial street that’s key to their livelihoods for several months.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city manager to step down
Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens has announced his resignation, to take effect in May 2026.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
What to know about Lawrence rec center access fees
Fees to access City of Lawrence recreation centers will go into effect in January. The city on Wednesday released more information about the fees and announced upcoming info sessions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Newcomers win Lawrence City Commission race; incumbents hold 2 school board seats
Newcomers Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian won the race for Lawrence City Commission, and incumbents Shannon Kimball and Kelly Jones held strong to their Lawrence school board seats Tuesday night. The third school board seat was too close to call.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners voted to implement rec center fees. Some believe they broke a promise.
A lot of people recall a promise from the city that when Sports Pavilion Lawrence opened, it would forever be free to use. But a dozen years later, there appears to be no solid proof that such a pledge was made, and fees are set to go into effect in January.
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