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KU students harvested Japanese indigo from a campus dye garden, then transformed its crushed leaves into shifting shades of turquoise and blue on silk in Natural Dye Textiles class.
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Crews will reopen Ninth Street from Mississippi to Louisiana streets Thursday afternoon, according to the city. Here’s the construction schedule for the next few weeks.
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A longtime Lego bricks collector and former IT worker has opened a Bricks & Minifigs store in Lawrence, giving locals a closer option for buying, selling and trading Lego products.
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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.
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Planning commissioners on Monday voted 4-3 to recommend denial of a request to annex an additional 177 acres of agricultural land west of K-10 into city limits, yet a majority voted in favor of rezoning requests for the same land.
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Dozens of people filed out of Lawrence City Hall Monday evening after planning commissioners agreed to allow the KU Endowment Association to defer a request to annex land near the airport into the city.
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Some new businesses are in the works around Lawrence, including a donut shop on Wakarusa, a taco chain coming to town and a pop-up vendor set to appear this weekend and next.
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The end of full road closures on Ninth Street is in sight as the Jayhawk Watershed Project progresses. Plus, the city plans to replace the basketball court torn out of Watson Park.
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As Lawrence Public Schools begins its contract with Durham School Services, some families have reported difficulty securing bus service and confirming route enrollment, and longer commutes for some students.
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Parents, student-parents and supporters rallied Wednesday, urging KU administrators to preserve Hilltop Child Development Center and respond to concerns about high staff turnover, classroom disruptions and a possible closure.
