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Lawrence organization receives donation to fund free back-to-school haircuts
A Lawrence organization that offers kids free back-to-school haircuts has received a donation ahead of this year’s first annual Kids Expo.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 6, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”Big news for the readers of Kansas: University Press of Kansas has issued a new edition of perennial favorite ‘Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas’ by Michael John Haddock,” the Raven Book Store writes in this week’s bestseller list.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Schools Foundation to hold first Kids Expo
The Lawrence Schools Foundation will soon host a Kids Expo to welcome students and help them get ready for the 2024-25 school year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Watkins Museum exhibition features items from Olympians of Lawrence and Douglas County
Artifacts and photographs from local Olympic participants, including Billy Mills and Phog Allen, are now on display at the Watkins Museum of History.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Community Children’s Center to open expansion in southwestern Lawrence
Community Children’s Center will soon open CCC Southwest, an expansion that will be licensed to care for up to 77 children, the center announced in a news release Tuesday.
Reminder: Lawrence Transit route, schedule changes to go into effect Thursday; app has also changed
Reminder: Lawrence Transit has planned some route and schedule changes that will go into effect this Thursday. The mobile app has also changed.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
9th Street Cafe set to open soon in Lawrence
A new woman-owned breakfast and lunch spot, 9th Street Cafe, will be opening its doors in August, a few blocks west of downtown Lawrence.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Young artists of Van Go unveil unique benches created for their clients
Twenty-one unique benches created by young Lawrence artists are on their way out into the world following the unveiling Friday at Van Go.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
StopGap Inc. to host back-to-school cookout, provide school supplies to Lawrence youth
Lawrence nonprofit StopGap Inc. will soon present a back-to-school cookout to provide free school supplies, food and snow cones for kids.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Here’s the lineup for the 2024 Douglas County Fair
The 2024 Douglas County Fair is getting underway, with the carnival, demolition derby and more set to return to Lawrence next week.
Meredith Moore/Contributed photo
Secure Attachments, ‘your neighborhood stapler store,’ soon to open in downtown Lawrence
A new store in downtown Lawrence will offer a novel take on a very old thing — a thing that has outlived countless other devices’ fleeting lifespans.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for July 23, 2024 (Sponsored post)
”We’ve got an all-local top four this week led by new releases from beloved area writers Amanda Sellet, Dan Hoyt and Megan Bannen,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestseller list.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Police Department, DOJ to hold community partnership workshops
The Lawrence Police Department, working with the Department of Justice, will hold two half-day workshops “where DOJ facilitators hope to improve trust and develop partnerships between police and community members.”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Van Go’s young artists to unveil custom benches at annual ceremony
Young artists in Lawrence arts organization Van Go will soon unveil 21 custom benches they designed and painted.
‘Bad Faith’ screening, panel on Christian nationalism coming to Lawrence
An upcoming event at Liberty Hall will feature a screening of the documentary “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy” followed by a panel discussion to dive deeper.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘It’s a community thing’: Black-owned barbershop relocates to south Lawrence Walmart
For those needing a fresh haircut, line-up or new style, Watson’s Barbershop — a staple Black-owned shop in Lawrence — has relocated to Walmart Supercenter on Iowa Street.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Arts Center’s Red Dancer sculpture has gone on vacation
The Lawrence Arts Center’s iconic Red Dancer sculpture stirred up the staff and community members with her sudden disappearance, but fortunately she has simply gone on vacation from her home in front of the building.
Ann Dean/Contributed Photo
Immersive art installation on La Yarda housing unit to open next month at Lawrence Arts Center
An art installation reimagining a housing unit where La Yarda community members lived during the 1920s-50s in eastern Lawrence is nearing completion.
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