The April meeting of the North Lawrence Improvement Association is canceled in order to comply with current Health Department guidelines regarding group meetings. We will also be reassessing our regular Spring neighborhood events in April and May in relation to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Stay safe, everybody.    

Local teachers have created a game that people can play via Google Maps on Saint Patrick’s Day and the rest of the extended Spring Break week. People can place shamrocks on their houses or in their yards and be added to the Google Map. Participants can walk, drive, or ride around Lawrence and “check in”…

As mentioned in the March Meeting notes, here is the obituary for (Alice) Carleen Howieson (go back one entry for the notes, thanks.)   https://www.chapeloaksne.com/obituary/alice-jacobson-howieson

Officers present: Ted, Jeff, Alison Neighbors present: 8 Ted called the meeting to order at 6:57pm. Ted chatted a little bit with a former resident about the Maple Street pump and the improvements that were done on Perry Street and other nearby streets to improve storm water drainage north of the tracks in North Lawrence.…

The March meeting of North Lawrence Improvement Association will take place as scheduled Monday, March 9th, 7pm at Peace Mennonite Church, 615 Lincoln Street. We have our spring events and activities to discuss and will have a special guest in to talk to us about the grassroots bus stop seating movement in Lawrence. Cookies and…

Just a reminder that there is NO NLIA meeting tomorrow night. We will be hosting our annual Cabin Fever Chili Supper at 5 pm at the UP Depot. Everyone is welcome!   We still need folks to bring more soups, chilis, salads, and desserts — please bring whatever you can share with the community, preferably…

NLIA’s annual Cabin Fever Chili Supper will be held Monday, February 10th at 5 pm at the Union Pacific Depot in North Lawrence, 402 N. Second Street. This is a community event not to be missed! Whether your tastes range from mild to spicy hot, vegan to meat-laden, we will have tasty dishes for everyone…

Officers present: Ted, Jeff, Alison Neighbors present: 13 The meeting was rescheduled from last week because Ted had a conflict with a city advisory board meeting. Ted called the meeting to order at 7 pm. He thanked residents for coming out in the bitter cold. Ted went to the meeting last week and the downtown…

The January meeting of NLIA will be postponed to Monday, January 20th (Martin Luther King Day) because of a committee conflict that the President has encountered. Ted is one of 18 people on the Downtown Master Plan Steering Committee. They will be meeting that night with a consultant from Houseal Lavigne Associates to review the…

NLIA would like to extend a warm “Thank You!” to all of our Christmas Fund donors.   These individuals and businesses are part of what make North Lawrence such a great place to live and work. Their generosity this year will help us adopt six North Lawrence families through the Ballard Center.   We couldn’t…