2008 News Releases Archive
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December 2008
- Annual parking passes available
- Slick spots likely on streets
- New Year's Eve overnighter upcoming
- Soccer/futsal registration deadline approaching
- City offices to observe holidays on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1; Parks and Recreation facilities announce holiday schedules
- Public access not available at Law Enforcement Center on Dec. 26
- Cold weather precautions from the Utilities Department
- Public's help needed to keep solid waste employees safe
- Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission seeking outdoor sculpture
- Update on snow operations
- December edition of The Flame is online
- Curbside collection of yard trimmings ends for season; Christmas tree recycling set
- City to continue plantings for master street tree plan
- Additional coordinated transit planning open house this week; additional opportunities for feedback online
- Special Populations class to hold musical performance
- Preparing for winter weather
- Pancake Breakfast With Santa quickly approaching
- Portion of trail closed for bridge construction
November 2008
- Celebrate a Month of Sharing with Lawrence Parks and Recreation
- Holiday cooking can impact household plumbing
- Public invited to participate in coordinated transit planning open houses
- 2009 Winter/Spring Activities Guide to be released
- Thanksgiving holiday safety
- City offices to close November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving; recreation centers holiday hours announced
- Work on transportation planning includes community communication survey
- November Flame newsletter is online
- Lawrence a Top-Ranking U.S. Digital City in 2008
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Recognition for art awards set
- Ohio Street bricks in place
- K-10 & Farmer's Turnpike Plan revised and online; public hearing set for Nov. 17
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Leaves go to the curb for collection
October 2008
- Snow plows hit the streets Tuesday
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Change your clock, change your battery
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Mary's Lake, trails surrounding to be closed for Sunday program
- EPA award given to city’s biosolids reuse program
- The T becomes first bus system in Kansas to join Google Transit
- Transit conversations continue between city and KU
- Call for public input during creation of Horizon 2020 chapter
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- A call for volunteers
- Kids only garage sale being held Saturday
- Turkey Trot entries being accepted
- Reciprocal pass program between City and KU a success
- Halloween activities planned
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Lawrence's first Sustainable Business Tour this weekend
- Presentation: 'Our Energy Future: How Kansas Can Lead'
- Energy Conservation Fair examines energy efficiency, conservation techniques
- Sustainable Homes Tour offers a look at earth-friendly building technologies
- Division Chief Rich Barr Appointed to NFPA Committee
- Looking for outstanding artists
- West of K-10 draft plan updated and scheduled for Planning Commission review
- Registrants needed for kids only garage sale
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
September 2008
- 19th and Ohio streets intersection repair set for Wednesday
- Water line repair underway at 12th and Louisiana
- Parks and Recreation to sell woodchips
- Update: Road repairs rescheduled to begin next week
- Intersection of 19th and Ohio streets slated for repair
- Rotary Arboretum and xeriscape garden tour planned
- Community invited to student exchange scholarship fundraiser
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Compost giveaway benefits Lawrence residents
- Lawrence Transit System receives federal award for 2007 ridership increase
- Ridership on the T grows 8 percent in August
- 31st Street corridor plan open house
- City reminds campaign workers of local sign restrictions
- City's website is runner up in National Association of Government Webmasters 2008 "Pinnacle" Awards
- Phoenix Award nomination deadline is Wednesday
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Annual butterfly tagging event to be held
- Wildflower identification walk offered
- Fall archery classes scheduled
- LPRD Fall Arts and Crafts Festival this weekend
- Rain doesn't stop tomorrow's e-waste recycling event
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Activities Planned for National Gymnastics Day
- LPRD Hosting Gymnastics Education Seminar for Teachers, Coaches
- 29th Annual Fall Arts And Crafts Festival approaching
- Sales tax proposals featured
- Natatorium to reopen for public swim, classes
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Electronic recycling event in Lawrence
- Advisory board invites input on sustainability
August 2008
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Nationally-recognized fitness workshops to be held
- Outdoor Aquatic Center to close for the season
- City offices to close Monday, Sept. 1
- Downtown shuttle to run for KU football fans
- Cemeteries office hours change
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Pooches to take plunge again
- A good neighbor review
- Fall learn to swim lessons to begin
- City and non-profit partnership wins HUD best practices award
- Bus systems to coordinate more closely starting today
- New power tumbling and cheer classes offered for fall
- Outdoor Aquatic Center to change hours
- Caution needed when traveling on Sixth Street next week
- Nominations accepted for 2008 Phoenix Awards in the Arts
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Special Populations class to hold first music recital
- August 2008 Flame newsletter is online
- Facilities to close temporarily for maintenance
- Parks and Recreation Department's Fall enrollment ongoing
- CORRECTION: Dog days promotion at Eagle Bend
- Fall Arts and Crafts Festival exhibitors being accepted
- Swing into the school year with Eagle Bend golf special
- Dog days promotion at Eagle Bend
- Swing Dance Workshop to be held
- Galante to leave post
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Iowa Street repairs wrapping up
- Youth basketball leagues teach skills, teamwork
- Registrations being accepted for youth Hoopster Basketball League
- Parks and Recreation adds new water fitness classes
- Iowa Street pavement repairs expected to last until end of the week
- Iowa Street lane reduction in place at Yale Road
- Outdoor Aquatic Center closed for the day
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
July 2008
- Paving on 19th Street scheduled
- Downtown Film Festival to show Key Largo
- Speed cushions going in on Lawrence Avenue
- Indoor Aquatic Center to close for annual maintenance
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Community invited to Japanese dance performance
- Move out tips from the city
- Brown Bag Concert series to feature Paul Gray
- Daytime detour on Bob Billings Parkway
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Lifeguard Games to Challenge State's Lifeguards
- Indoor Aquatic Center to become wild west
- Ride the T free to Sidewalk Sale Thursday
- Girls fastpitch tournament to be held
- Lawrence City Band to hold season finale
- Brown Bag Concert series to showcase Bill Ebeling
- Paving to impact traffic on Kentucky
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- July 2008 Flame newsletter is online
- Monday morning paving at Iowa Street and 23rd Street intersection
- Downtown paving moving to two locations
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Indoor aquatic center to host large swim meet
June 2008
- Kansas Junior Duck Stamp entries on display at Prairie Park Nature Center
- Brown Bag Concert Series goes 'Borderline Country'
- Lawrence City Band to perform Wednesday
- Fire Medical calls for safe and fun July 4th
- Eagle Bend celebrates 10 years of operation
- Massachusetts Street paving finishing today
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Eagle Bend to host upcoming Kansas Golf Association tournaments
- Lawrence city band to preform tonight
- Brown bag concert series to have too much fun
- Rotary arboretum and xeriscape garden tour planned
- Ladybugs to assist horticulture crew
- Paving scheduled for Iowa Street from 23rd Street to 31st Street
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- City's top techie retiring
- KDOT to Host Open-house Meeting for Proposed K-10/23rd Street Bridge Design Concept in Lawrence
- Archery classes being developed
- Lawrence City Band to perform Wednesday
- Key West Jazz Quartetto perform brown bag concert
- Lawrence is invited to "Dump the Pump" and ride the T free
- New schedule for Massachusetts Street closures
- Lawrence City Band to perform tonight
- Reminder: Chinese acrobats perform twice today
- Summer Brown Bag Concert series continues Thursday
- City and International Association of Firefighters Local 1596 Release Opening Statement on Negotiations
- City and Lawrence Police Officers Association Release Opening Statement on Negotiations
- KU and City to Explore Integration of Transit Systems
- Downtown Movie Cancelled This Evening
- Clinton Lake Softball Complex Batting Cages Unavailable
- Neighborhood Invited to Learn About Kaw Water Treatment Project
- Public Invited to Learn About Draft Land Use Plan for West of K-10
- City Hires Economic Development Coordinator/Planner
- Time running out to register for fifth annual golf classic
- 21st Annual Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
- The city newsletter is now online
May 2008
- Sector plan scheduled for public hearing
- Summer Brown Bag Concert Series to Kick Off Thursday
- Chinese acrobats to perform in South Park
- Massachusetts Street road work starts Wednesday
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Lawrence Outdoor Pool to Reopen at 5 p.m. today
- Lawrence Outdoor Pool Closed
- Curb repairs begin in 600 block of Massachusetts
- Lawrence City Band concert series to begin
- City infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Massachusetts Street road work to begin June 4
- Fifth annual youth scholarship golf classic upcoming
- 19th Street and Louisiana intersection closing May 27
- Eagle Bend offers junior golf league for area youngsters
- Nature Center to hold wildflower sale
- Helmet fair provides free helmets
- May city newsletter now available
- Preparing for improvements to 19th Street and Louisiana intersection
April 2008
- Volunteers receive imagination and place environmental award
- Gymnastics and cheerleading open house to be held Tuesday
- Tennis block party to provide opportunity to learn about the game
- Improvements to second East Lawrence intersection and repairs to Kasold Ave. begin
- Cemetery office to change hours
- Public invited to comment on draft policies
- Lawrence streets benefit from sign code
- Students, club members to assist with beautifying parks
- First Electronic Recycling Event in Lawrence
- Improvements set for east Lawrence intersection
- Fair Housing the subject of seminar and info fair
- Award to honor outstanding volunteers
- Spring property maintenance reminder from city
- Lawrence A "Tree City USA" For 30th Consecutive Year
- Parents Night Out Provides Evening For Parents, Gymnastics Fun For Kids
- Nature Center's "Green" Landscaping Program Postponed Due To Parade
- Infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Park shelters and restrooms to open for season
- Yard and Garden Safety
- Infrastructure improvement projects and bus reroutes
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical to accept credit cards and electronic checks for payment of ambulance bills
- Monday night adult sports league games rescheduled
- April 2008 edition of The Flame newsletter is now available online
- Earth Day celebration set for Saturday, April 19
- Plan calls for public input: K-10 and Farmer’s Turnpike Plan draft assessment available
March 2008
- Ohio Street brick paving to get underway, 600 and 700 blocks inculded
- Two students receive Mayor’s Excellence in Education Awards
- City to Sell Woodchips
- Mayor to deliver State of the City Address on Tuesday
- Air tour to land in Lawrence
- City Releases 2007 Annual Report
- Commission meeting video now online
- 'March Madness' Takes on New Meaning for Parks and Recreation Staff
- Draft plan details five years of transportation projects
- Compost Giveaway Benefits Lawrence Residents
- Lawrence lands high in walkabilty ranking
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical receives agency accreditation
- Batting Cages Open For Public Use
- March 2008 edition of The Flame is now available
- Change your clock, change your battery
- Rail trail closed for construction
- City of Lawrence Joins Kansas One-Call
February 2008
- Web feature helps citizens stay informed
- The City of Lawrence February Flame newsletter is now available online
- Lawrence Arts Commission Community Arts Grants Workshop
- Mayor's education award expands to students
- Neighborhood invited to learn about upcoming elevated water storage tank construction project
- Madaus Receives Award at Conference
- City offices to close Monday for Presidents Day; Recreation centers open
- City Hall power outage rescheduled to Feb. 16
- Safety tips for wintertime sledding
- Recreation Classes, Aquatic Programs and Adult Sports Leagues to be Held; Youth Sports Indoor Soccer Practices and Electrical Board Meeting Cancelled/a>
- Morning recreation and nature activities cancelled; a.m. aquatic programs being held; facilities opened
- Celebrate Valentine's Day With Parks And Recreation Activities
- Auditor joining the city
January 2008
- Generator installation scheduled for Saturday
- Transportation 2030 Plan to make it easier to travel through and around Lawrence
- DeVictor to be inducted in state association's Hall of Fame
- Space still available in evening Learn-to-Swim classes
- Lawrence Arts Commission seeking applicants for grants
- City offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Recreation centers open
- Repairs required on 19th Street
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation loans available to Lawrence homeowners
- Deciphera halts expansion plans at East Hills Business Park
- Annual parking passes available
