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Every year on June 10, the local NAACP invites the community to gather and commemorate the victims of the 1882 Kansas River bridge lynching. This year, for the first time, attendees could lay carnations directly on graves of Isaac King, George Robertson and Peter Vinegar.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to postpone their decision on whether to sell a downtown parking lot to developers planning to construct income-restricted apartments for people ages 55 and up.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Public commenters urged the Lawrence City Commission to adopt a temporary moratorium on data center development while the city studies the issue and creates permanent regulations. Commissioners asked staff to bring a moratorium forward within 30 days.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday selected Majed Al-Ghafry to serve as the next city manager following contract negotiations led by city staff.
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Hosting a World Cup team may sound like a financial win, but an official says KU Athletics expects to break even as Team Algeria trains in Lawrence this summer.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider selling a downtown parking lot — for less than 10% of its appraised value — to affordable housing developers to build housing for folks ages 55 and up with low incomes.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to purchase the former newspaper printing press building downtown, to be used as a city hall annex, for $2.1 million. They’re not rushing to complete an estimated $21 million in renovations needed down the road, though.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Challengers have filed to run in the primaries for two of the three Douglas County Commission seats that will be on voters’ ballots this year, and the third incumbent will face a challenger in the general election.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider purchasing for $2.1 million — with an expected $21 million in renovations to follow — the former newspaper printing press building downtown, to be used as a city hall annex.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
A recruiter spoke to community members’ concerns about diversity and controversies among four finalists for the Lawrence city manager position Wednesday night, also saying the position has “a full page” of challenges.
