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Lawrence Historic Resources Commission denies revised plans for downtown row houses
Lawrence’s Historic Resource Commission on Thursday voted 2-2 against a plan to build 15 row houses next to the former Borders book store downtown. The developers can appeal the denial.
Lawrence Historic Resources Commission denies revised plans for downtown row houses
Lawrence’s Historic Resource Commission on Thursday voted 2-2 against a plan to build 15 row houses next to the former Borders book store downtown. The developers can appeal the denial.
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August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Lawrence City Commission preview for April 20, 2021
The Lawrence City Commission will meet virtually beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Here are some […]
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Be a watchful eye at protests: Legal observer training coming up
Updated at 8:43 p.m. Monday, April 19: The Kansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guild […]
Meryl Carver-Allmond
Rain, snow predicted for Lawrence Monday night through Tuesday
The National Weather Service’s Topeka office is predicting snow rain, snow and frost for Lawrence Monday night and throughout Tuesday.
Michelle Cadue
Lawrence High student activist lobbies for laws to protect Indigenous people
If you’ve ever visited the Kansas Capitol building, you might have assumed the adolescents you encountered were taking a field trip or paging for a state legislator. Georgia Blackwood, a Lawrence High School junior, crushes that presumption.
August Rudisell
Belgian ambassador to U.S. will deliver 2021 Dole Institute lecture in May
For only the second time, a seated ambassador to the United States will be a […]
Update from the Times: What’s going on + what we have in the works
Free obituaries to come, name-your-own-price subscriptions, merchandise and more.
Olivia Schwyhart
Introducing Andromeda’s kittens: Follow the growth of 7 tiny furballs in Lawrence
The Lawrence Times is excited to roll out this new feature on this Caturday: Meet Andromeda’s kittens.
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Humane Society celebrating 6 months of crisis pet retention program
In the past six months, the Lawrence Humane Society’s Crisis Pet Retention program has helped more than 500 pets, according to the organization.
Lawrence Preservation Alliance
Amtrak station parking lot project uncovers remnants of old freight house
A project to improve parking for Lawrence’s Amtrak station has unearthed a piece of the […]
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Woman killed in head-on crash on K-10; man seriously injured
A woman has died from injuries she suffered in a crash on Kansas Highway 10 […]
New leader of Lawrence Farmers’ Market shares plans — for now, and for post-pandemic normalcy
A scavenger hunt for kids? In. Chefs’ demonstrations and taste tests? Still out, for now. […]
KU names first director of tribal relations, to work with Haskell in advancing Native American student success
The University of Kansas has named Melissa Peterson its first director of tribal relations, a […]
Tricia Masenthin/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence parent says school district broke law by denying request for in-person instruction
A Lawrence mom alleges the school district is breaking a new state law by not allowing her daughter to return to in-person learning.
KU’s African & African-American studies department finally able to celebrate 50-year anniversary after COVID-19 forces delay
After a tumultuous spring and summer in 1970 — which included the firebombing of the Kansas Union and the killing of Rick “Tiger” Dowdell, a Black KU student, by a Lawrence police officer — KU gave final approval for the creation of an African Studies department that July.
