Skip to the content
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Submit news
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Lawrence, US – 78 F
Expand search form
The Lawrence Times
  • Home
    • ALL Latest posts
    • ICYMI
    • Investigations
  • Lawrence
    • ALL Latest posts
    • Business
      • Lawrence Lowdown
      • Restaurants & food
    • Crime & Courts
      • Police blotter
      • The Murder of Tiger Dowdell
      • Who killed Nick Rice?
    • Education
      • Academic excellence
      • Graduation
      • Haskell
      • KU
        • KU Athletics
          • National champs! KU 2022
      • Lawrence K-12 schools
        • Lawrence Public Schools budget
        • Lawrence schools closure news
    • Events
    • Federal fallout
    • Good news
    • Health
      • Abortion stories
    • Homelessness & housing
    • ICYMI
    • Investigations
    • Local government
      • City government
      • County government
      • Archives: Election 2024
      • Archives: Election 2023
      • Archives: Election 2022
      • Archives: Election 2021
    • News you can use
    • Public safety
      • Police blotter
    • Weather
  • State
    • Federal fallout
    • State government
  • Life
    • Arts & events
    • Events calendar
    • Food
    • Good news
    • Health
    • Kaw Valley Almanac
    • Local history
      • Who killed Nick Rice?
      • The Murder of Tiger Dowdell
    • LTTV
    • News you can use
    • Raven Bestsellers
    • Views + Moments
    • 785 Collective
  • Events
    • Arts & events coverage
    • Community calendar
    • Submit an event
  • Obituaries
    • Latest Obituaries
    • Submit a free obituary
  • Resources
    • Abortion in Kansas
    • Community resources
    • Contact elected officials
      • Contact Douglas County commissioners
      • Contact Lawrence city commissioners
      • Contact Lawrence school board
      • Contact state & federal legislators
    • Cool off in Lawrence
    • Get warm in Lawrence
    • Free meals in Lawrence
    • Listings
    • Marriages & divorces
    • News you can use
    • Police blotter
    • Real estate transactions
    • Severe weather resources
    • Submit a free obituary
    • Weather
  • Jobs
  • Opinion
    • Send us a letter
    • Letters to the Times
    • Opinion columns
    • Org corner
    • 785 Collective
  • Support & subscribe
    • Learn more
    • Subscribe now
    • Get our emails
    • Advertise
    • About us
      • Award-winning journalism
      • Work with us
    • Contact us
    • Meet the news team
    • Merch
    • Manage subscription
    • Update billing info
Menu
Lawrence news November 13, 2023 - 1:55 pm

Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board recommends 4 housing projects, 3 programs for nearly $3M in funding

by Mackenzie Clark

Affordable Housing Advisory Board members on Monday voted to recommend that the city assist four housing projects and three programs with funding, but not an eastern Lawrence project that aims to house primarily families with children.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education November 12, 2023 - 2:59 pm

Lawrence school board to consider tax breaks for affordable housing project

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence school board members will meet Monday for a brief agenda that includes considering the district’s portion of tax breaks to help fund construction of a downtown affordable housing project for people ages 55 and up.

Lawrence news September 5, 2023 - 10:09 pm

Lawrence City Commission gives initial approval to tax breaks for affordable housing project for people ages 55-plus

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday said a developer’s request for tax incentives to build affordable housing for people ages 55 and up in downtown Lawrence aligned well with the city’s goals.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 4, 2023 - 12:53 pm

Developer seeks tax breaks for downtown Lawrence affordable housing project for people ages 55-plus

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will consider a developer’s request for tax breaks to build 48 affordable units for people ages 55 and up in downtown Lawrence.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news March 8, 2023 - 2:29 pm

No deal: City of Lawrence, developers reach ‘mutual impasse’ on proposed site of Pallet Shelter Village

by Chansi Long & Mackenzie Clark

Plans for development of a site near 18th and Haskell for a temporary modular home village for people experiencing homelessness have come to a halt, a developer says.

Top Posts & Pages

  • Kansas farmers await farm bill passage, end of tariff uncertainty
    Kansas farmers await farm bill passage, end of tariff uncertainty
  • Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
    Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
  • Lawrence school board to vote on purchasing MacBooks for high schoolers, hear report on AVID
    Lawrence school board to vote on purchasing MacBooks for high schoolers, hear report on AVID
  • Kaw Valley Almanac for May 12-18, 2025
    Kaw Valley Almanac for May 12-18, 2025
  • Ex-Prairie Park speech pathologist found competent to stand trial in child sexual abuse case
    Ex-Prairie Park speech pathologist found competent to stand trial in child sexual abuse case

Get our newsletters

Never miss a story. Sign up for our emails.


Quick links

  • ALL Latest posts
  • Community resources
  • Contact us
  • Events
  • Job listings
  • Support & subscribe
Support the Times

Follow us

More information

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Submit news

Paid supporter accounts

  • Update your account
  • Update your billing info
  • Your profile

Current Top Posts

  • Kansas farmers await farm bill passage, end of tariff uncertainty
    Kansas farmers await farm bill passage, end of tariff uncertainty
  • Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
    Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
  • Lawrence school board to vote on purchasing MacBooks for high schoolers, hear report on AVID
    Lawrence school board to vote on purchasing MacBooks for high schoolers, hear report on AVID
  • Kaw Valley Almanac for May 12-18, 2025
    Kaw Valley Almanac for May 12-18, 2025
  • Ex-Prairie Park speech pathologist found competent to stand trial in child sexual abuse case
    Ex-Prairie Park speech pathologist found competent to stand trial in child sexual abuse case
  • Q39 barbecue restaurant wins approval for tax breaks to revive downtown Lawrence building
    Q39 barbecue restaurant wins approval for tax breaks to revive downtown Lawrence building
  • KU names professor of finance as next dean of business school
    KU names professor of finance as next dean of business school

The Lawrence Times

Copyright © 2025 The Lawrence Times.

The Lawrence Times is a Lawrence, Kansas owned and operated publication covering key news and providing important information for the Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, community.

We operate without a paywall so that everyone can read our coverage, regardless of ability to pay. Please click here to support us if you are able.

The Times is a proud “aspiring entrepreneur” member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers.

We are happy to consider individual requests to republish content; however, no content from this site may be republished without express permission.

Close Menu