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Celebration to honor Wakarusa Wetlands, connections to community and nature
An upcoming community celebration will honor the Wakarusa Wetlands, home to Haskell history and a variety of plants and animal species.
Kansas governor announces new state park, other laws on insurance, fishing permits and donations
Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law a bill establishing Lehigh Portland Trails as a state park, adding the Allen County nature area to the list of 27 other state parks.
Lawrence Historic Resources Commission to consider marker in honor of Margaret ‘Sis’ Vinegar
A city board on Thursday will consider a plan to place a historical marker in honor of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a young Black woman who, at age 14 in 1882, survived a sexual assault by a white man but died in prison at age 20 after being wrongly convicted of the man’s murder.
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Reminder: First public meeting to discuss draft housing and homelessness strategic plan is Thursday
Community members can share their feedback on the draft Lawrence-Douglas County Housing and Homelessness 5-Year Strategic Plan during multiple upcoming public meetings, with the first set for noon Thursday.
Lawrence Tenants to host ‘From Imagination to Reality’ planning session
The Lawrence Tenants group invites all local renters to an action meeting Thursday evening to work toward better conditions, more rights and more freedoms.
Lawrence City Commission approves contract for design of permanent traffic devices in Old West Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract for a final design of permanent traffic installations intended to slow and reduce traffic through Old West Lawrence neighborhood streets.
Free State’s Eastside Brewery to host Trails that Connect Us event
All are invited to get to know Lawrence’s trails, Free State’s Eastside Brewery, and each other during Thursday evening’s Trails that Connect Us event.
Earth Day Fair to bring educational events, music and more to South Park
The Earth Day Fair will bring crafts, live music, presentations and educational activities to South Park on Saturday.
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Applebee’s has closed permanently
The window of Applebee’s was plastered with a note announcing its closure on Monday night.
Author Jacqueline Woodson to speak at free event Thursday in Lawrence
Jacqueline Woodson, an award-winning author and MacArthur fellow, will speak at Liberty Hall on Thursday as the Lawrence Public Library’s 2023 Ross and Marianna Beach Author.
Van Go to host May Day Hey Day fundraiser with Lawrence Loop activities followed by a celebration
Van Go will host a fundraiser event — a morning through the Lawrence Loop followed by a party — at the beginning of May in support of the youth-based arts organization’s wellness programs and resources.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for April 18, 2023 (Sponsored post)
”Tessa Gratton, our good friend and local author, has not only (again!) landed on our list but is also on the New York Times list this week!” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestsellers.
‘Pushing, shoving, hitting’: Post-pandemic student behavior at Kansas schools worries educators
Kansas public school officials report more fights between students and more violent attacks on teachers. Many blame the rise on the COVID pandemic, saying students are still adjusting to life back in the classroom.
Lawrence Times wins Best Coverage of Diversity, Best Website and numerous other honors from Kansas Press Association
The Lawrence Times news team has been recognized with 17 awards in the Kansas Press Association’s 2023 Awards of Excellence, including three first-place awards judged alongside all contest divisions.
Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Director of DARE Center, serving unsheltered people in Lawrence, to retire in August
Loring Henderson, director of the DARE (Drop-in And Rest) Center in Lawrence that serves people experiencing homelessness, is retiring in August, the center’s advisory board announced Monday.
Lawrence City Commission to consider contract for permanent design of Old West Lawrence traffic devices
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider an agreement for the final design of devices intended to slow and reduce traffic in Old West Lawrence.
City moving forward on markers to memorialize Tiger Dowdell and Nick Rice, killed by Lawrence police in 1970
Since the Lawrence City Commission in August 2020 approved creating historical markers to memorialize the 1970 police killings of two teenagers, the process to bring those markers to fruition has been slow, but it is moving forward.
Gov. Laura Kelly signs sexual abuse reform bill adopted unanimously by House, Senate
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill unanimously passed by the Kansas Legislature to remove the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution and extend opportunity to file lawsuits related to allegations of childhood abuse.
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for April 17-23, 2023
Beautiful luna moths, who in the caterpillar stage feed on but don’t harm walnuts and hickories, probably gain protection from toxic juglone present in the sap of the tree.
KU architecture students are finalists in international competition to build zero-energy home
KU architecture students this weekend unveiled Haven Studio, a house powered by renewable energy that they designed and built from the ground up.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Runners, loved ones gather to celebrate life of former Lawrence woman slain with family members in Iowa
Friends and loved ones gathered Sunday morning to celebrate the life of a former Lawrencian, Sarah Schmidt, and to dedicate a bench in her honor near the Kansas River Trails.
Systemic issues highlighted in Lawrence community health assessment; health department seeks feedback
A recent assessment shows that inadequate wages, incarceration, lack of affordable housing, access to health care and more are top issues affecting public health in Lawrence and Douglas County. Health department staff members want to hear from the community to help shape the next health plan.
Learn about Lawrence’s new housing discrimination protections at upcoming meetings
Landlords, tenants and anyone who’s interested can learn more about Lawrence’s new protections for people using housing vouchers during three upcoming meetings.
When a Kansas county wants people to plant milkweed but a city makes them rip it out
Across the Midwest, some city codes threaten people with fines for having milkweed on their property. But experts say many places have dropped those rules to support monarchs with urban and suburban butterfly gardens.
