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Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Free summer lunches in Lawrence extended through July; meal kits still available
Free in-person summer lunches for kids have been extended through July in Lawrence.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Split Lip Rayfield, massive Lawrence crowd celebrate 30 years of music
Split Lip Rayfield and thousands of their Lawrence fans gathered on Mass Street late Saturday to celebrate 30 years of the band.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Rec centers closed, celebrations planned and more to know for July 4 in Lawrence
Here’s a quick roundup of closures, changes, celebrations and more for the Fourth of July in Lawrence.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Watkins Museum of History celebrates completed restoration of stained glass windows
The Watkins Museum of History is celebrating a successful stained glass window restoration project — a community-funded effort to maintain a local historical landmark.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Boba & Beyond opens at Lawrence’s Central Station
Amrutha Ravikumar has opened her second Boba & Beyond location. The cafe is the sole vendor at Lawrence Transit’s Central Station.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Lawrence organizations, community members gear up for summer of advocacy
Dozens of Lawrence community members showed up for an advocacy event Tuesday evening, despite the 90° temperatures and no air conditioning inside the Ecumenical Campus Ministries building.
Community members can take adoptable Lawrence Humane Society dogs out for adventures
The Lawrence Humane Society has expanded its programming to include opportunities for community members to take adoptable dogs out for cost-free adventures.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
July 4th Freedom Fest to bring community together, recognize infringed rights
A new Fourth of July event in Lawrence will feature a U.S. Constitution reading, local performers, food and family activities to celebrate our constitutional rights while acknowledging that many rights are under attack, organizers say.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Hope Project breaks ground, will offer 10 affordable housing units
Collaboration was the common theme Monday evening as supporters and community members gathered at the corner of Ninth and Tennessee streets to break ground on the Hope Project affordable housing development.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Summerfest to return, with drone show that malfunctioned last year
Fingers crossed: The City of Lawrence is planning to hold its Summerfest on July 3, complete with a drone show that never took off last year promised to be “bigger and better.”
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Kaw River Roots Festival to return with Split Lip Rayfield headlining
Bluegrass group Split Lip Rayfield, originally formed in Wichita and now based in Lawrence, will celebrate 30 years together as headliners of the Kaw River Roots Festival.
Free State Festival 2025 includes music documentaries, comedy, culinary delights and more
Free State Festival will bring back favorite Lawrence artists and introduce new faces with a varied lineup of film screenings, live music and food.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Chantel White shares the story behind opening her wellness studio in Lawrence
When Chantel White steps onto her yoga mat, she says that all her anxiety disappears. She’s exactly where she needs to be: creating space where people of all backgrounds can feel safe, seen, and restored.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Groundbreaking set for new affordable housing project in Lawrence
Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church is inviting the community to celebrate the impending construction of six units of affordable housing near downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
State, city candidates to speak at Douglas County Democrats’ pie auction
A Democratic candidate for Kansas governor as well as candidates for Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board will speak at the Douglas County Democrats’ annual pie auction this weekend.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Traveling Smithsonian exhibition heading to Watkins Museum, not Haskell as planned
The Watkins Museum will soon be the first Kansas site to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “Americans,” after organizers jointly decided to move it from the Haskell museum.
Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability
Electronics Recycling Day will give Douglas County residents a safe, eco-friendly way to recycle e-waste
For the third consecutive year, the City of Lawrence is partnering with Teknix Solutions for an Electronics Recycling Event, which is open to Lawrence and Douglas County residents seeking to dispose of unwanted electronics.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Original Lawrence stage play to celebrate Juneteenth; tickets are free
Lawrence playwright and director Rita Rials pulled from her own ancestry to create “Panther Burn: From the Fields of Struggle to the Road of Hope,” premiering Saturday at the Lied Center.
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