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Arts & Events May 10, 2025 - 11:27 am

Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings

by Maya Hodison

Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence is celebrating a century of screening movies by showing a 1925 silent film once a month through the remainder of the year.

Lawrence news April 9, 2025 - 6:29 pm

Lawrence Times earns Best Investigative Story, Best Community Service Project and more from Kansas Press Association

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Times news team has won seven first-place awards from the Kansas Press Association, including best Investigative Story and Best Community Service Project for our accountability work.

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Community Voices December 5, 2022 - 6:40 pm

Tom Harper: Look up to spot this Lawrence holiday tradition (Column)

by Tom Harper

”The annual placement of the nativity scene on the Hillcrest Shopping Center pleases many in Lawrence who honor the Christian tradition, and even those who simply appreciate the kitsch of this local holiday tradition,” Tom Harper writes in this column.

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Environment July 3, 2022 - 1:13 pm

Couple’s ‘little pocket prairie’ beckons butterflies to Indian Hills neighborhood

by Tricia Masenthin

Call it a pollinator’s delight, a butterfly haven, a nectar buffet. This Monarch Waystation is the pride of longtime Lawrence gardeners Dena Podrebarac and Heidi Rios.

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Community Voices June 1, 2022 - 10:25 pm

Tom Harper: Impending demolition of KU’s Facilities building is a betrayal to historic district (Column)

by Tom Harper

“Jayhawks and the Lawrence community deserve better decision-making from KU’s leadership as it relates to historic preservation on Mount Oread,” Tom Harper writes in this column about the likely impending demolition of the Facilities Administration Building.

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Community Voices May 11, 2022 - 10:43 am

Tom Harper: Studio 804 pulls off another win for Lawrence with 519 Indiana (Column)

by Tom Harper

Students of Dan Rockhill’s Studio 804 class have worked together to create a sculptural, energy-efficient home in the Pinkney neighborhood. You can see it for yourself on Saturday.

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Community Voices March 30, 2022 - 8:28 pm

Tom Harper: Celebrate memories of Turner’s Grocery, the Merc at 700 Maine open house

by Tom Harper

700 Maine is one of those buildings where memories are etched into our consciousness, from meaningful experiences to long-lasting friendships, Tom Harper writes in this column.

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Community Voices January 12, 2022 - 11:10 am

Tom Harper: Rachel’s bench, and others like it, are meaningful gifts to all of Lawrence (Column)

by Tom Harper

Lanny Genosky is thankful to have a bench in memory of his wife, Rachel, where he can sit and enjoy the view of Lawrence that she loved in Constant Park.

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Community Voices December 24, 2021 - 1:58 pm

Tom Harper: Updates to Bowersock Dam reveal remnants of the past, promise power for the future (Column)

by Tom Harper

In recent weeks, the Kaw River has been lowered at the Bowersock Dam. Ancient shoreline structures have been revealed and huge, deep expanses of shale, millions of years old, have been exposed.

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Community Voices December 16, 2021 - 11:31 am

Tom Harper: An update on Lawrence’s blue/purple streetlights (Column)

by Tom Harper

Here’s an update on the streetlights casting a blue-purple hue over Lawrence’s roadways.

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