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Lawrence to get more fun and games with two new arcades, mini golf
Lawrence folks wondering what to do on a Saturday night will soon have a few more options with two forthcoming arcades and phosphorescent mini golf.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence to get more fun and games with two new arcades, mini golf
Lawrence folks wondering what to do on a Saturday night will soon have a few more options with two forthcoming arcades and phosphorescent mini golf.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence vendor market to center Black, Indigenous and people of color entrepreneurs
Black and brown entrepreneurs will sell and promote goods and services at an upcoming Lawrence vendor market.
Federal energy policy u-turn, planned gas plants put Kansans at risk, expert says
The future of green energy is challenged almost daily by federal decisions that affect the Kansas utility industry, according to an environmentalist who has spent most of her career focused on practical solutions to climate and energy challenges.
Historic Resources Commission approves demolition of former Jayhawk Bookstore building
Demolition of the former Jayhawk Bookstore building at Crescent Road and Naismith Drive could get underway as soon as next week with the approval of the Historic Resources Commission.
Panasonic’s vision for massive Kansas battery plant becomes reality with grand opening
Hundreds from around the world gathered Monday to celebrate the grand opening of the Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto and tour the 4.7 million-square-foot facility that claims the tag of the state’s biggest economic development project ever.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
A view of Lawrence: Downtown on Friday
Two store kitties celebrated their gotcha day, the library’s summer book sale got underway, Remi the adoptable dog got to go for a walk and more Friday in downtown Lawrence.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
KU Endowment seeks to demolish former Jayhawk Bookstore building to make way for business hub
KU Endowment is looking to demolish the building that formerly housed Jayhawk Bookstore and McLain’s Market on KU’s campus to make room for the business school’s new entrepreneurship hub.
Panasonic to delay production at Kansas battery plant as electric car sales decline, policies shift
Panasonic is delaying full production in its De Soto battery plant because of dropping electric car sales and U.S. policies that do not support electric cars, international media reports.
Kansas regulators approve Evergy natural gas plants, solar plant despite rate concerns
The Kansas Corporation Commission gave Evergy the go-ahead to build two natural gas plants and a new solar plant, over the objections of multiple parties.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Fresh Cut Smoothies to open in downtown Lawrence with community recipes, concoctions for all palates
Daniel Luckey has worked in restaurants all over the downtown strip. Now, he’s channeling his decades of service industry experience into opening a grab-and-go-style smoothie and juice shop in the 800 block of Mass.
Merc to close KC location; Lawrence store won’t be impacted
The Merc Co+Op will be closing its Kansas City, Kansas location at the end of the year, the business announced Tuesday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Boba & Beyond opens at Lawrence’s Central Station
Amrutha Ravikumar has opened her second Boba & Beyond location. The cafe is the sole vendor at Lawrence Transit’s Central Station.
Kansas companies share anxiety about potential cuts to federal renewable energy tax incentives
Sarah Hill-Nelson, CEO of Bowersock Mills & Power Co., said tax benefits designed to encourage growth of alternative energy production projects — now threatened by Congress — were essential to upgrading the hydroelectric plant.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence Inc. looking to keep momentum when director departs
The director of Downtown Lawrence Inc. is leaving the organization in July, and although the board was set to discuss dissolving DLI, that option is no longer on the table.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Chantel White shares the story behind opening her wellness studio in Lawrence
When Chantel White steps onto her yoga mat, she says that all her anxiety disappears. She’s exactly where she needs to be: creating space where people of all backgrounds can feel safe, seen, and restored.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence Inc. announced the return of Midsummer Night on Mass for the third year in a row with a slate of shopping deals, sidewalk entertainment, movie screenings and more coming up next week.
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