About

The Lawrence Humane Society has been serving the city of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas since 1951. Our mission is to nurture the human-animal bond by providing shelter, care, and advocacy for homeless and vulnerable animals, as well as resources for the pets and people in the community. We seek to demonstrate how animal shelters can become an integral social service agency in a community and create a future in which barriers do not exist in pet ownership. The Lawrence Humane Society cares for over 6,500 animals every year who come to the shelter as strays, surrendered by owners, and transferred from rural and lower-resourced neighboring animal shelters. Our life-saving rate is 94%, meaning that 94% of animals who enter Lawrence Humane have a positive outcome through reunification with owners, adoption, or transfer to another licensed agency. We are the primary pet food pantry in Douglas County, distributing nearly 103,000 lbs of pet food per year. Through our Crisis Pet Retention program, we keep pets and people together through houselessness, joblessness, physical and mental health crises, and more. Learn more about Lawrence Humane by going to lawrencehumane.org!

Lawrence Beer Co. was founded in 2017 at 826 Pennsylvania St., in a 100+-year-old stand-alone building in the popular Warehouse Arts District of East Lawrence. The space was kept as original as possible and feature a lot of the original exposed brick, concrete, and steel, as well as tables made from 120 year old wooden beams repurposed from the original building during construction. LBC (as it's popularly known) is split between the restaurant, taproom, and brewery production area. A family-friendly venue, LBC also has a large covered wrap-around deck for outside seating, as well as a lower, hardscaped area off the deck full of picnic tables for a more casual, backyard-style vibe where dogs are allowed and welcomed! LBC is proud to be community-based and community-focused, as well as caring deeply for and empowering their staff.  Learn more about LBC by going to lawrencebeerco.com!

Part of the Warehouse Arts District SeedCo Studios crew (and adopter of late Lawrence Humane alum, Jetson), Nicholas Stahl is a multi-disciplinary designer who utilizes his wandering curiosity to explore a wide variety of processes and aesthetics including illustration, hand lettering, print making, motion graphics, teaching and fabrication. If you spend any amount of time in downtown Lawrence, chances are you’ve seen some of Nicholas’ work. From his early days in the DIY music scene, teaching at Lawrence Arts Center, to his current position as art director at Love Garden Sounds, Nicholas has been creatively intertwined with Lawrence for over a decade. As of recent, Nicholas is most recognized for his merchandise work for local businesses that he loves: Love Garden, The Raven, The Burgerstand and more. Learn more about Nicholas by going to https://www.quietvessel.com/!