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‘A force of nature’: Posthumous show at Lawrence gallery celebrates the feminist textile art of Becky Johnson
Viewers are invited to contribute to a communal weaving at an exhibition celebrating the work of Becky Johnson, a textile artist and KU grad student who died last year.
Merry Sun/Off-Site Art Space
‘A force of nature’: Posthumous show at Lawrence gallery celebrates the feminist textile art of Becky Johnson
Viewers are invited to contribute to a communal weaving at an exhibition celebrating the work of Becky Johnson, a textile artist and KU grad student who died last year.
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Lawrence City Commission to decide location for downtown bus station
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday are set to choose the location for the downtown Lawrence Transit station, and city staff members are recommending a parking lot in the 700 block of Vermont Street.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Photos: Lawrence’s Holiday Farmers Market at the fairgrounds
Community members from Lawrence and beyond packed the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Holiday Farmers Market.
Lawrence Public Schools sees losses with open enrollment transfers
Lawrence Public Schools gained five students through open enrollment but lost at least 20 more to the three districts closest to the city.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Musicians from Lawrence middle schools, KU join for Brassmas holiday show
Low brass musicians from across Lawrence filled the Lied Center stage Friday to perform holiday classics.
Douglas County Commission to review stormwater, agrivoltaics plans for proposed solar farm
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will consider approving updated stormwater management and agrivoltaics plans for a massive solar farm proposed to be built north of Lawrence.
KU Gateway District update sheds light on parking, student housing, tax breaks and more
KU is looking for a lot of tax breaks to make the $759 million Gateway District project a reality, but the chancellor’s office anticipates billions of dollars coming back to Lawrence in the long term.
City announces acting fire chief, hiring process
The City of Lawrence will conduct a nationwide search for the next chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. In the meantime, Joe Hardy will be serving as acting chief.
No weapon found after police investigate report of student with gun at Southwest Middle School
The Lawrence school district says there was no credible threat to Southwest Middle School after a student allegedly said they had a gun on campus Wednesday.
Douglas County commissioners approve $82M budget for judicial center expansion, public safety building
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved an $82 million project budget for improvements and an expansion of the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center as well as a new Public Safety Building to be constructed next to the jail.
Andrew Beaven
Southwest Middle School band teacher honored with Dedication to Education award
Deborah Woodall Routledge, band director at Southwest Middle School, was honored Wednesday with the annual Dedication to Education award from the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Dec. 10, 2024
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence city commissioners approve street design with separated bike lanes for section of Mass Street
Aaron Parker gave Lawrence city commissioners an enthusiastic pitch ahead of their approval of a design for Massachusetts Street between 14th and 23rd streets that includes bike lanes separated from vehicle traffic.
Lawrence City Commission approves markers to tell story of Sacred Red Rock
After a successful effort to rematriate the Sacred Red Rock with the Kaw people, the Lawrence City Commission has approved markers to be placed in the park where the stolen boulder sat for nearly a century.
Student musicians from Lawrence middle schools and KU to perform in combined holiday concert
Band students from Lawrence middle schools and KU will join onstage Friday for a holiday concert, “Brassmas.”
Douglas County Commission to consider approving $82M budget for judicial center, public safety building
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider signing off on an $82 million project budget for improvements at the downtown Judicial and Law Enforcement Center as well as a new Public Safety Building to be constructed next to the jail.
