Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lines of customers stretched from Jungle House all the way to Massachusetts Street Tuesday morning as Lawrence community members said goodbye to the plant shop. Nearby Squishington’s Candy is also closing Tuesday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Aaron Blake Wright will face a jury trial on a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Jina Anne Reyes-Woehler after his attorneys struggled to mount a defense implying Reyes-Woehler was a “fighter.”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Ben Ahlvers is taking over the Lawrence Arts Center helm as executive director during a time of “seismic evolution.” He wants to build an organization that is flexible but not fragile.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s NAACP chapter will reclaim the stories of 30 Black people who were buried in unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery, including three men lynched by a mob in 1882, with new granite headstones and a digital biography archive.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Legal representatives for two Kansas state departments said Friday that there would be benefits to delaying the enforcement of a new anti-transgender bill for another month, drawing an apparent concession from AG Kris Kobach.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU students came together to play mahjong and explore its cultural ties during the Global Awareness Program’s first Mahjong Night. Because of their enthusiasm, more mahjong events will be scheduled.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A peaceful, anti-ICE protest organized by Haskell students Friday afternoon brought swaths of community members together to declare that no one is illegal on stolen land.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence Mardi Gras parade drew a crowd of energetic and festive paradegoers who sang, danced and cheered their way through downtown Lawrence Tuesday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence Humane Society has taken in three dogs so far this year who were surrendered because their owners were afraid of detainment and deportation. The shelter had never documented cases like this before.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Haskell Welcome Back Powwow drew hundreds of community members to the Coffin Sports Complex Saturday.
