Andrea Johnson, December 11, Arts and Entertainment THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM IN DOUGLAS COUNTY Douglas County visitor spending and impacts jumped in 2017. Lawrence, KS, December 10, 2018 – Tourism is an increasingly important part of the Read More >
Matt, December 6, Community-Non-Profits Full Lawrence Veterans Day Parade Now Available on YouTube If you know local veterans who were unable to attend the Lawrence Veterans Day Parade recently, please tell them it can be seen for free on Read More >
Amy Ballinger, November 14, Community-Non-Profits Independence, Inc. Welcomes New LMH Health East Heights Family Clinic to our Building Independence, Inc., a Center for Independent Living, is proud to announce a needed and welcome collaboration between our organization and LMH Health. Read More >
Andrea Johnson, November 13, Community-Non-Profits LOCAL NON-PROFITS TEAM UP FOR GIVING TUESDAY CAMPAIGN Lawrence, KS, November 12, 2018– Fifteen Douglas County non-profit organizations, the Douglas Community Foundation, and eXplore Lawrence are Read More >
Andrea Johnson, November 12, Arts and Entertainment EXPLORE LAWRENCE WINS THREE TRAVEL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS MARKETING AWARDS Lawrence Block-by-Block project wins “Best In Show” Lawrence, KS, October 29, 2018– eXplore Lawrence brought home three Travel Industry Read More >
Meghan Scheibe, November 12, Community-Non-Profits Lawrence Humane Society Announces Departure of Executive Director, and Interim Appointment LAWRENCE, KAN. — October 30, 2018 – The Lawrence Humane Society announced today that Kate Meghji will resign as Executive Director effective Read More >
Amy Ballinger, December 31, Community-Non-Profits Independence, Inc. to add Independent Living Counseling to its services Independence, Inc. will begin offering Independent Living Counseling Services under the Kansas Working Healthy – W.O.R.K. program in January Read More >
Lindsey Slater, December 19, Community-Non-Profits Local Consortium Working Toward Cost of Growth Study Local Consortium Working Toward Cost of Growth Study A coalition of eight organizations will work together to engage a firm for a cost of growth Read More >
Lindsey Slater, December 10, Community-Non-Profits The Chamber Announces 2020 Board of Directors & Officers The Chamber of Lawrence is pleased to announce its slate of newly elected Board of Directors and Officers for 2020. Comprised of professional and Read More >
Amy Ballinger, September 13, Community-Non-Profits Independence, Inc. 18th Annual Disability Mentoring Day is Just Around the Corner! Independence, Inc. is gearing up for the 18th Annual Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) Event, October 29th, 2019. Disability Mentoring Day is a Read More >
Lindsey Slater, August 15, Community-Non-Profits Tiffany Hall named The Chamber’s Director of Membership and Community Engagement Tiffany Hall has been named as The Chamber’s Director of Membership and Community Engagement. Hall will be responsible for planning, coordinating, Read More >
lorikesinger, August 5, Community-Non-Profits Lawrence Noon Lions Club For Immediate Release: The Kansas Lions ALERT trailer was one of the first to respond after the May 28th EF-4 tornado, distributing more than $23,000 Read More >
staciedsschroeder, July 23, Community-Non-Profits Annual Holiday Homes Tour has a new community partner Lawrence, KS: The Holiday Homes Tour, one of the city’s signature community events, will partner this year with Lawrence Habitat for Humanity for Read More >
Ettie Brightwell, July 10, Community-Non-Profits Salute! A Festival of Wine & Food–Our 20th Anniversary! LAWRENCE, Kan. – Cottonwood, Inc.’s twentieth annual Salute! – A Festival of Wine and Food returns to Lawrence July 11 – 13. Salute! is Read More >
United Way of Douglas County, July 9, Community-Non-Profits United Way offering workshop to fight poverty PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 9, 2019 Contact: Lea Roselyn, United Way 785-843-6626 x357 lroselyn@unitedwaydgco.org (Lawrence, KS) Read More >
vangoinc, June 24, Community-Non-Profits Van Go Youth Creating 20 New Commissioned Benches for Community Lawrence, KS— Each summer during Van Go, Inc.’s ‘Summer Benchmark Project’, twenty apprentice artists, ages 14-18, are commissioned by local Read More >
Kansas Advocates for Better Care, March 12, Community-Non-Profits Welcome KABC’s newest advocate Claire Shanovich Claire Shanovich recently came onboard at KABC to work on Outreach & Sustainability. Claire is passionate about good care. “During my work as Read More >
Andrea Johnson, February 12, Arts and Entertainment LAWRENCE BUSINESSES RECEIVE TOURISM AWARDS Named Some of the Most-Visited Places in Kansas in 2018 Lawrence, KS, February 12, 2019 – Massachusetts Street, 23rd Street Brewery, Lawrence Beer Read More >