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Douglas County commissioners extend permit for planned solar farm north of Lawrence
Douglas County commissioners voted 4-1 Wednesday to extend a permit by one year for a planned solar farm north of Lawrence, as a court injunction is still blocking progress on the facility’s construction.
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Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Q39 barbecue restaurant opens in downtown Lawrence
Kansas City barbecue joint Q39 officially fired up the smokers and opened its doors in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Douglas County commissioners to consider extending permits for potential solar farm north of Lawrence
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider extending permits for a potential solar farm north of Lawrence while a court injunction blocks progress on the facility’s construction.
Hannah Loub/Lawrence Times
F-Mart has closed, but plans are in the works for an Afro-Asian shop to help fill a cultural gap in Lawrence
The closing of F-Mart, Lawrence’s sole Asian grocery store, has highlighted a gap in Asian representation in Lawrence but opened up the opportunity for a new Afro-Asian concept.
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.
Lawrence Costco to open this fall as part of Mercato development
Developers have announced that Costco is set to open this fall as the “anchor” of a mixed-used development springing up in west Lawrence that will also include an ice cream and dairy store.
Bakery in west Lawrence announces impending closure
Lawrencians with sweet teeth still have a few days to order from Smallcakes, a locally owned bakery in west Lawrence, before its upcoming closure.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City, county World Cup prep team to host social media trainings for Douglas County businesses
The Lawrence area’s World Cup prep team will host social media workshops for Douglas County businesses to gain visibility and customers as the KC metro area experiences a flood of tourism.
Expanding construction will close 9th Street from Indiana to Mississippi Street
Ninth Street is currently blocked to all through traffic from Louisiana to Indiana Streets, and the City of Lawrence plans to extend the closure west toward Mississippi Street starting next week.
De Soto Panasonic battery plant nearing 50% production, second wing underway
Panasonic’s Kansas battery plant will ramp up to 50% of its production capacity in the next few months, a company executive said Monday.
City of Lawrence adds extra parking in the middle of 9th Street amid construction
The City of Lawrence is adding temporary parking spaces in the middle of Ninth Street to help customers access businesses affected by construction for the Jayhawk Watershed Project.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
New Lawrence birthing center, nearing completion, aims to offer personalized care
A new birthing center in Lawrence will combine two midwifery practices under one roof to offer holistic care to locals wanting a natural birth.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence to welcome a baby boutique, bid farewell to a pizza joint and more updates
Downtown Lawrence is welcoming a new baby boutique and recently lost a pizza place, and a coffee shop is doubling down on its brick and mortar location after closing its mobile trailer.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Girl Bar hopes to sate the sapphic yearning for a community haven in Lawrence
Liberty Hall is looking to build a sapphic Eden with Girl Bar — a monthly night “for gurls and gals and nonbinary pals” — and this month, folks can catch the 1994 lesbian romcom that inspired it all.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
‘This shop will fail’: ECM leadership hopes new punk bookstore will be lightning rod to get community in the door
If Lawrencians are going to confuse the Ecumenical Campus Ministries for a church, executive director Jessie Duke at least wants it to seem like a wild one. That’s why she opened a punk, anarchist bookstore in the building.
Lawrence Restaurant Week to feature specials from dozens of local restaurants, bars
The local hospitality industry is gearing up a slew of special menu items for this year’s Lawrence Restaurant Week, a 10-day culinary affair.
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