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‘You have to have guts’: Lawrence gay liberation leaders connect their history to transgender rights
Like any other history, Lawrence’s queer history repeats itself. Reflections from leaders in the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1970s and ’80s show how their fight for rights reverberates throughout Lawrence’s transgender community today.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
‘You have to have guts’: Lawrence gay liberation leaders connect their history to transgender rights
Like any other history, Lawrence’s queer history repeats itself. Reflections from leaders in the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1970s and ’80s show how their fight for rights reverberates throughout Lawrence’s transgender community today.
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‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ to open Theatre Lawrence season
Theatre Lawrence will open its 2026 season with “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” a New Orleans-set adaptation of a Gilbert and Sullivan classic that completed a Broadway run in 2025.
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Paper Plains Zine Fest in Lawrence to usher in local creativity, Jammy shenanigans
Paper Plains Zine Fest is coming back to Lawrence for a fifth year of self-published creativity, community workshops and Jammy, the printer mascot.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence rolls out online survey for community to help guide Vision 2030, its strategic plan
Lawrence community members can weigh in on priorities as part of the city’s Vision 2030 strategic planning process, now via an online survey.
Lawrence advisory board debates roles of AI, surveillance cameras in goals for city sustainability
Artificial intelligence became a hot topic for the Lawrence sustainability advisory board Thursday, as members explored environmental goals they’d like to pitch to the city commission and how the city could actually implement them.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members celebrate opening of Promise Heights housing for families
A new six-unit housing development in central Lawrence will begin welcoming families in early to mid-September, offering lower-barrier housing and case management for people working to regain long-term stability.
Watkins Museum opens exhibition on scholarship hall at KU
Elizabeth Miller Watkins’ lifetime of philanthropy is on full display in a new Watkins Museum exhibition celebrating 100 years of the first KU scholarship hall she helped establish.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Pet World to open second location in Lawrence
Pet World, Lawrence’s longstanding local pet store for cats, dogs and exotic animals, is preparing to open a second store that will focus on cold-blooded creatures.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Hillcrest Elementary to host Fiesta de Hillcrest for Lawrence’s Spanish-speaking community
Lawrence’s Spanish-speaking community is invited to an afternoon of games, school information and connections with local organizations during Fiesta de Hillcrest.
Douglas County Commission approves 2027 budget
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved their 2027 budget, which lowers the property tax rate, but most taxpayers will still see tax increases because of valuation increases.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Adoption fees are waived for these dogs, cats looking for loving homes
It’s raining cats and dogs at the Lawrence Humane Society, but folks will need leashes and cat carriers instead of umbrellas, as the shelter is waiving adoption fees for many pets this month.
Local writers to read from latest ‘Write Bridge’ issue at Lawrence event
Lawrence-area writers will gather Saturday for a live read-around celebrating the summer issue of “The Write Bridge” literary journal, themed “Freedom & Tyranny.”
New Abstraction Series to bring experimental music to Lawrence
A new quarterly concert series focused on bringing experimental jazz, improvised music and other genre-defying acts to Lawrence will soon debut at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Lawrence airport manager outlines goals for growth
The Lawrence airport could grow significantly in the coming years and decades. Fortunately for taxpayers, the new airport manager said a core tenet of airports is that they should pay for themselves.
Ibram X. Kendi to return to Lawrence, discuss new book and current events
Award-winning author, historian and antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi will soon return to Lawrence to discuss ideas from his latest book on the rise of conspiracy theories, authoritarianism and the erosion of democracy in the United States.
Here’s how much Lawrence spent on the search for the new city manager
The City of Lawrence paid an executive search firm and brought four city manager candidates to town this spring. With the final expenses tallied, here’s what it all cost.
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