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Lawrence high school students protest ICE detainments
A week after ICE detained five people in Lawrence, high school students protested at the corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets Tuesday, saying the local ICE activity made speaking out even more important.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Mahjong Night at KU builds community between domestic and international students
KU students came together to play mahjong and explore its cultural ties during the Global Awareness Program’s first Mahjong Night. Because of their enthusiasm, more mahjong events will be scheduled.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU celebrates renovation, reopening of alternative communication lab
Several dozen Lawrence community members gathered Friday to celebrate renovations to a KU lab that helps people with complex communication needs.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Kids, families, couples trick-or-treat in downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence’s annual trick-or-treating event drew flocks of people decked out in their Halloween costumes, including a massive praying mantis, several movie characters, and some feelings.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Craft Corner offers community connections, creative outlet at Lawrence senior living centers
Residents have an opportunity to revisit an old hobby or learn a new skill at more than a dozen senior living homes across Lawrence through Visiting Nurses Association’s Craft Corner.
Meg Davis/Submitted photo
A view of Lawrence: Social Service League building gets facelift, new mural
The Social Service League on Wednesday celebrated the completion of a facelift to its building, including a mural painted by Lawrence artist Mona Cliff.
Kids shine, Cordley takes first place at Lights On! event
Kiddos from Cordley Elementary and their peers wowed crowds with their dance routines during the Boys & Girls Club’s Lights On! event.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Allen Fieldhouse lights up for Late Night, Lil Jon
KU fans packed into Allen Fieldhouse Friday night for the 40th annual Late Night in the Phog, the celebration of the start of the basketball teams’ seasons.
Carter Gaskins / Lawrence Times
Tech N9ne leads Lawrence Zombie Walk down Mass Street
Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne, in Lawrence for a show at the Granada Thursday evening, led this year’s horde down Massachusetts Street for the annual Zombie Walk.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Photos: Big Boy, the massive steam locomotive, passes through Lawrence
Lawrence community members gathered at the Union Pacific tracks Thursday to watch Big Boy, the massive steam railroad locomotive, pass through town.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Dillons, community partners break ground for new grocery store coming to KU’s west campus
Project partners said during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday that a new Dillons grocery store to be built on KU’s west campus will promote economic growth in Lawrence.
Photos: Aurora borealis caught on camera again in Lawrence
Although aurora borealis was likely not visible to the naked eye, some Times readers were able to capture the light show with long-exposure photos again during a geomagnetic storm Thursday night.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell hosts bison harvest workshop ahead of community cookout
Bison have sustained many Native American tribes for centuries as a source of food, clothing and tools. Now, Haskell is sharing the bison’s deep cultural significance with the general public through a harvest workshop and community meal.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Brothers, both KU students, debut fall fashion collection at Spencer Art Museum runway show
In a fashion show curated by a pair of brothers, both KU students, models sashayed down a runway Thursday while artwork adorned the walls around them.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU students rally to ‘Save Our Centers’
KU students and supporters gathered Tuesday afternoon outside the Kansas Union to bring attention to the university’s “realignment” of campus centers focused on diversity.
Min/Max Photography
Lawrence Schools Foundation receives $40K donation
The Lawrence Schools foundation has received a $40,000 donation to support teachers and students of the Lawrence school district.
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