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🎨✨ Join us on Final Friday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. for the opening reception + walking tour of this year’s Unmistakable Public Art Exhibition! Free + open to all — meet at South Park, 1141 Mass. St.
Explore the artworks anytime with the Otocast app 👉
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👟 Don’t forget your walking shoes!
A new episode of the Collaborative Solutions podcast is live! The guests featured in this episode are incredible frontline community health champions. Hosts chat with Raul Saenz-Escarcega with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and Jenn Kessler and Shawna Davis with Heartland Community Health ...Center. These individuals build trust across the community through advocacy, encampment or home visits, assisting individuals with barriers they face, and more. Together, they’re the relationship-driven navigators turning “a place for everyone” from slogan into daily practice in Lawrence and Douglas County.
Listen Here: https://collaborativesolutionspodcast.podbean.com
The Lawrence Municipal Court’s third annual School Supplies for Fines program brought in over $750 in donations, including crayons, pencils, markers, and notebooks, all benefiting the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
Lawrence Municipal Court just wrapped up our third annual School Supplies for Fines program. This year, 34 residents took advantage of the offer — often donating more than the $15 minimum.
We received more than $750 worth of school supplies, including:
✏️ 151 boxes of ...crayons
✏️ 60 boxes of pencils
✏️ 65 sets of markers
✏️ 113 notebooks
The supplies are donated to the Lawrence Schools Foundation.
🥇💧 Lawrence residents, raise your glasses (of tap water)!
You’ve been drinking award-winning water — literally. The Clinton Water Treatment Plant just won Best Tasting Tap Water in Kansas at the annual joint conference of the Kansas section of the American Water Works Association... (KsAWWA) and the Kansas Water Environment Association (KWEA).
That’s no small sip — this award is a huge honor in the water industry, recognizing year-round dedication, strict standards, and the incredible work of our water treatment team. They’re the folks making sure every drop that comes out of your faucet is safe, clean, and downright delicious.
This win also means Lawrence will represent Kansas on the national stage at the “Best of the Best” contest in 2026. 🌎✨
👏 Big cheers to our Clinton Plant staff and operators — the real MVPs behind every glass, coffee pot, and water bottle in town.
Lawrence Wins Best Tasting Tap Water in Kansas Award
The City of Lawrence is proud to announce that the Clinton Water Treatment Plant has been awarded Best Tasting Tap Water in Kansas at the Kansas...
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Last Tuesday, the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center hosted its annual Pooch Plunge, a community tradition that marks the end of the summer swimming season. We're thrilled to share these photos from the event and hope you enjoy them. See you again next year!
Yesterday, the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center hosted its annual Pooch Plunge, a beloved community tradition that marks the end of the summer swimming season. We're thrilled to share these photos from the event and hope you enjoy them. See you again next year!
Photos by @taylormahmedia
🍁 It's the first Monday of September and it's feeling like Fall! Jump in with the latest issues of The Flame and The Flame Online: lawrenceks.org/newsletter 🍂
⚠️ Traffic news from Kansas Department of Transportation - Northeast Kansas: The Bob Billings Parkway exit ramp to eastbound K-10 will close Tuesday, Sept. 2, until late October, conditions permitting.