Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Partners working on the Sacred Red Rock project will host a public sendoff for the boulder as it will soon be returned to the Kaw Nation. Other events will be private, however.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
As the first day of the new school year approaches, 7 crossing guard positions serving 5 Lawrence elementary schools remain unfilled. Construction is also compounding concerns for some parents.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Sports Pavilion Lawrence will close for maintenance and resurfacing starting Monday, Aug. 21, though some programs will still use the building while the work is underway, the city announced Tuesday.
Lawrence city commissioners are considering an ordinance that would secure anti-discrimination protections for people with textured hair, and organizers are urging the community to support its deeper meaning.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Pallet Shelter Village coming soon to North Michigan Street will include about 25 fewer cabin-style units than previously anticipated, according to site plans the city released Friday. The city is also still seeking a site operator.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
The city will soon host a ribbon cutting for a new splash pad in North Lawrence.
Following a water main break near 23rd and Iowa streets in Lawrence, the city is asking people to limit their water usage through Friday.
Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Currently, Lawrence Municipal Court may issue arrest warrants for unpaid parking tickets. That could change as the city is considering moving to a new process to handle parking violations.
”We can have our voices heard now, when the fundamental laws are being set, rather than later when we hear of a development we don’t agree with or are frustrated at the slow pace of housing construction,” Nick Kuzmyak writes in this column on the city’s land development code update.
The City of Lawrence has hired a homeless programs coordinator after searching for a replacement for more than six months.
