Food
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Van Go’s Adornment art show, Eudora Holiday Market and more coming up in Douglas County
There are plenty of festivities coming up around Douglas County to do your holiday shopping and support local artists and makers. Here’s a guide to events happening this weekend and in coming weeks.
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Haskell, Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes to host bison harvest, community cookout
Haskell Indian Nations University invites community members to learn about harvesting a bison before enjoying a meal together.
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Cleo & Leo, a woman-owned bakery, soon to open in North Lawrence
Elm Street has become home to a new Mexican woman-owned bakery, Cleo & Leo, set to open by October.
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Los Guapos Latin Food opening in Lawrence this week
A new restaurant from a former owner of Cielito Lindo will hold a grand opening this week. Los Guapos Latin Food is set to open its doors on Saturday.
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Grant will allow Lawrence Public Schools to launch a bakery at Pinckney
The Lawrence school district has earned a $100,000 federal grant that will fund a bakery at Community Connections at Pinckney.
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Alleyway between Lawrence Farmers’ Market parking lots getting a facelift
Construction work on a downtown alley this week got a bumpy start with the Lawrence Farmers’ Market staff and vendors, but things should smooth out nicely. Plus: updates on the goal of a permanent space for the market.
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9th Street Cafe set to open soon in Lawrence
A new woman-owned breakfast and lunch spot, 9th Street Cafe, will be opening its doors in August, a few blocks west of downtown Lawrence.
City of Lawrence mulls allowing alcohol to be consumed on the go downtown
Patrons could soon be allowed to drink alcoholic beverages as they roam certain areas of downtown Lawrence.
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Pizza Tascio closes in Lawrence after 2 years
After two years in downtown Lawrence, the New York-style pizzeria Pizza Tascio has closed its doors.
Taco Zone in downtown Lawrence closes; catering still available
Taco Zone in downtown Lawrence has closed to focus on catering, its owners say.
Rusty Taco closing its doors in Lawrence
Rusty Taco, a downtown Lawrence taco franchise, is set to close its doors “indefinitely” Sunday evening.
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Jody’s Market, a downtown Lawrence microgrocery store, set to open in July
Downtown Lawrence hasn’t been home to a grocery store in recent memory, but Reanna Slagle wants to close that gap. She plans to open Jody’s Market, a microgrocery store geared toward pedestrians, during the first week of July.
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Free summer lunches for kids return to Lawrence
Food and fun were both on the menu Monday as free summer lunches for kids returned to the Lawrence Public Library and launched at the Lawrence Arts Center.
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