Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
When construction starts, businesses owned by Black and Brown people in Lawrence can face a tougher climb toward recovery. One city commissioner says we must “do the work” to keep building opportunities for local establishments.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Parents of Hilltop Child Development Center students hosted a career fair on Tuesday, bringing together childcare providers so Hilltop staff members could search for new jobs as the center will soon close.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Public and nonprofit health agencies in Douglas County will host quarterly meetings to push for better policy, data collection and patient care to improve birth outcomes and reduce stark racial disparities.
We’re celebrating one year of Pet of the Week. We’ve highlighted 46 dogs, and nearly three quarters of them have found their forever families. Here are the pups who are still looking for their people.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Some housing professionals, like Angie Bauer with Tenants to Homeowners, say that trauma-informed property management can be critical to keep folks who have experienced chronic homelessness housed.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Just fewer than half of the people who have stayed at the Pallet shelter village for people experiencing homelessness have exited back to the streets or emergency shelter during the program’s first year, and about 25% left to permanent housing.
