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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life August 7, 2025 - 8:47 pm

What to know about Lawrence’s new downtown parking website, payment apps and more

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The City of Lawrence has launched a website to consolidate downtown parking payment methods, and a new text-to-pay option. Here are some FAQs about how to pay for parking, which apps to use, alternate ways to get downtown and more. 

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 30, 2025 - 7:17 pm

Downtown Lawrence workers, already hit hard by parking enforcement, lament potential rate increases

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The City of Lawrence is considering increasing the cost of parking throughout downtown, expanding enforcement hours and more. People who live and work downtown naturally bear the brunt of these costs.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events July 11, 2025 - 6:05 pm

A view of Lawrence: Downtown on Friday

by Photos by Nathan Kramer

Two store kitties celebrated their gotcha day, the library’s summer book sale got underway, Remi the adoptable dog got to go for a walk and more Friday in downtown Lawrence.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business July 2, 2025 - 5:25 pm

Fresh Cut Smoothies to open in downtown Lawrence with community recipes, concoctions for all palates

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Daniel Luckey has worked in restaurants all over the downtown strip. Now, he’s channeling his decades of service industry experience into opening a grab-and-go-style smoothie and juice shop in the 800 block of Mass.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Business June 20, 2025 - 12:34 pm

Downtown Lawrence Inc. looking to keep momentum when director departs

by Maya Hodison

The director of Downtown Lawrence Inc. is leaving the organization in July, and although the board was set to discuss dissolving DLI, that option is no longer on the table.

Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 13, 2025 - 5:03 pm

Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Downtown Lawrence Inc. announced the return of Midsummer Night on Mass for the third year in a row with a slate of shopping deals, sidewalk entertainment, movie screenings and more coming up next week.

Business February 7, 2025 - 11:14 am

Q39 barbecue restaurant seeks tax breaks from city to finish downtown Lawrence site

by Mackenzie Clark

Q39, a Kansas City-based barbecue restaurant working to open a location in downtown Lawrence, is asking the city for tax breaks that the company says are “without doubt” necessary to finish construction and open.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 13, 2024 - 6:01 pm

Lawrence City Commission set to vote on moving City Hall to 6th and Iowa

by Mackenzie Clark

City commissioners on Tuesday will vote on purchasing a $4.2 million building near Sixth and Iowa streets to become the new Lawrence City Hall. It would also require an estimated $11.7 million in remodeling costs.

Lawrence news October 12, 2024 - 7:21 pm

Developers hope to replace downtown Lawrence parking lot with affordable apartments 

by Cuyler Dunn

A new proposed development would replace a downtown parking lot with a six-story building comprising more than 100 units of affordable housing.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 10, 2024 - 5:31 pm

Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk to unleash the undead at sundown

by Maya Hodison

Zombies, ghouls and vampires alike will be traveling down Lawrence’s Massachusetts Street when the sun descends next Thursday evening.

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