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Lawrence community asked to help creatively document Sacred Red Rock before its return to Kaw Nation
Lawrence community members are invited to creatively document their impressions of the Sacred Red Rock before it is finally returned to the Kaw Nation. The artwork could become a lasting part of the project’s story.
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Lawrence panel discussion to offer tips on restoring native prairie in your own backyard
Two local experts will speak Sunday on how you can restore a bit of native prairie to your own backyard.
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Nick Kuzmyak: Lawrence’s land development code update’s first major deliverable is ready, and your input is important (Column)
”We can have our voices heard now, when the fundamental laws are being set, rather than later when we hear of a development we don’t agree with or are frustrated at the slow pace of housing construction,” Nick Kuzmyak writes in this column on the city’s land development code update.
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Kansas wooed mega employers like Panasonic with mega tax breaks. But that may end
Luring Panasonic to Kansas with $830 million of incentives was considered a major victory for the state. But as the company builds its $4 billion plant in De Soto, it’s unclear if state lawmakers will even allow another mega-project package.
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Photos: Lawrence City Band closes out season
Hundreds of community members (and many four-legged friends) came out to South Park Wednesday evening for the Lawrence City Band’s final concert of the year.
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Free camp to teach theater performance, filmmaking for kids of all abilities
A free camp slated for next week aims to teach young participants of all abilities about theater performance and filmmaking.
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Obituary: Thomas Francis Weso
Thomas Francis Weso, 7/19/1953 – 7/14/2023
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Local therapist to host workshop on BIPOC wellness during awareness month
Racial trauma passes down through generations and takes form in people’s minds and bodies, Lawrence therapist Nicole Rials says.
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Kansans with disabilities struggle with decade-plus wait for state aid
Some Kansans with disabilities are having to wait more than 10 years for government help due to a “monumental problem” with backlogged service requests.
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Timeline, funding for KU football stadium project coming into clearer focus
Demolition of the west side of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium could begin as soon as December to kick off an ambitious plan to revamp the entire area around 11th and Mississippi streets.
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Lawrence city commissioners approve plan to change lots, build duplex in Oread neighborhood
Going against the recommendation of the Historic Resources Commission, Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan to change lot lines and build a duplex in the Oread neighborhood.
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Lawrence City Commission approves safe haven ordinance increasing local protections for transgender people
Ruby Johnson said she began to live as herself when she came out in Lawrence. She asked city commissioners Tuesday evening to adopt a safe haven ordinance to create more protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. And they did, 5-0.
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City of Lawrence hires homeless programs coordinator, communications specialist
The City of Lawrence has hired a homeless programs coordinator after searching for a replacement for more than six months.
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Meet the 2023 Lawrence City Commission primary candidates
Meet the candidates who are running to fill three Lawrence City Commission seats that are up for election. The primary election on Aug. 1 will narrow the field to six.
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Meet the 2023 Lawrence school board candidates
Five Lawrence school board seats are going to be decided on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Meet the 12 candidates who are running to serve.
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Judge sets bond at $500K for Lawrence teen charged as adult in boy’s shooting death
A judge on Tuesday set the bail bond amount for a 17-year-old charged with shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy at $500,000 cash or surety, and should he make bond, he will be on house arrest.
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The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for July 18, 2023 (Sponsored post)
”’Embattled Lawrence’ leads the pack again this week, with the dazzling and captivating local history volume easily outselling even the best-selleriest of national bestsellers,” the Raven Book Store writes.
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Kansas Board of Regents creates 3-day free application option at public universities, colleges
The Kansas Board of Regents unanimously voted Tuesday to create a three-day window during November in which public colleges and universities in the state would waive undergraduate application fees for Kansas residents regardless of a person’s income or age.
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City of Lawrence seeks feedback on land development code updates
The City of Lawrence is hosting several meetings this week to gather community feedback on draft updates to the document that lays out the rules and regulations for development in town.
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MsAmanda Love’s drag shows celebrating 9 years
Thursday’s drag show at Jazzhaus is going to be a special one, according to the host.
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Former Pinckney Elementary parent raising funds for ‘buddy benches’ at students’ new schools
A former Pinckney Elementary parent is working with an arts-based youth program to bring memories of the now-closed school to students’ new schools.
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Lawrence City Commission to consider allowing lot to be split to build duplex in Oread neighborhood
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider an appeal of a board’s decision not to allow a lot in the Oread neighborhood to be split in order to build a duplex.
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LGBTQ+ legal group joins fight over Kobach’s quest to halt changes on Kansas birth certificates
A national civil rights organization focused on LGBTQ+ issues waded into a federal-court campaign by AG Kris Kobach to unravel a 2019 consent order guaranteeing transgender people could change gender markers on their Kansas birth certificates.
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Clay Wirestone: A powerful storm sledgehammered northeast Kansas. Amidst the chaos, I spotted lessons for us all. (Column)
”Can you imagine living without a home? Can you imagine living without the fundamental comfort of — as an architect friend of mine once put it — a thermally controlled space?” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.