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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.
From toy drums to rock camp, Bishop Seabury student Kostas Jackson shines with drumsticks in hand
When Bishop Seabury seventh grader Kostas Jackson was 4 years old, his parents found an “American Idol” children’s drum set in their neighborhood trash. Since then, his life has been marked by snares, kicks, and cymbals.
Kansas governor vetoes ‘born-alive’ bill, K-12 NRA gun safety training program
Gov. Laura Kelly overruled a “born-alive” bill and an NRA-backed gun program for public schools, but the Kansas GOP plans to overturn these vetoes when the Legislature returns later this month.
Principals named for Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, Prairie Park Elementary
The Lawrence school district on Friday announced Jennifer Schmitt as the new principal of Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, and Jason Townsend will become permanent principal of Prairie Park Elementary School, where he has served in the interim role this year.
Haskell, KU work to bring more underrepresented communities into laboratory sciences
Two dozen Haskell and KU students presented Friday about their research exploring native grasses, historical trauma, plant-based medicine and other topics.
Broken Arrow Elementary’s interim principal named to new role; will assist families transitioning out of closing schools
Broken Arrow Elementary School’s interim principal, Amanda Green, has been selected for a position in which she will help families transitioning out of the two schools that the district is closing after the end of this year.
Kansas lawmakers approve baby box dropoffs, foster care bill of rights
Lawmakers moved forward with a baby box dropoff system meant to make child relinquishment safer and easier, as part of a legislative bundle that incorporates three child welfare bills.
