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New brewery, speakeasy to claim its territory in former Black Stag location
A stag and an elk walk into a bar and, no joke, they will aim to make Lawrence’s newest rootin’ tootin’ brewery with live country music and a speakeasy.
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Paper Plains Zine Fest to return with 3 days of programming
The Paper Plains Zine Fest will return to Lawrence this weekend with workshops, a cat-themed hangout, an art fair and more.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 25-31, 2025
Controlled summer burns are hotter and more effective in pushing back woody plants from prairie remnants.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Photos: FidPick draws huge crowds in Lawrence
Huge crowds of families, friends and four-legged furballs flocked to South Park on Sunday for the 44th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, or FidPick.
Clear the Shelter day at Lawrence Humane Society gets 97 animals adopted; waived fees to continue Sunday
Almost 100 animals found their forever homes during Clear the Shelter Day Saturday, and the Lawrence Humane Society is extending waived fees to Sunday to help reach their goal of 150 adoptions.
Renovated football stadium to have rededication ceremony with new WWI memorial installation
A rededication of KU’s newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium will honor Jayhawks who died serving in World War I with a new memorial installation.
Street closures set for KU football home game days; water main project on Haskell may wrap early
A couple of blocks of 11th Street will be closed before and after KU football home games for increased pedestrian and traffic safety. Also, construction on Haskell south of 23rd may wrap up earlier than originally slated.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Multiple Lawrence stores and restaurants announce closings
Four Lawrence businesses — two chain restaurants, an office supply store and a local Lawrence furniture store — have recently announced that they’re closing.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to consider adding esports to schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider implementing esports teams at middle and high schools after KSHSAA sanctioned the growing activity.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Three flyovers set ahead of KU football’s season opener
Military aircraft will fly over the KU campus and Lawrence three times ahead of the sold-out football season opener at the renovated stadium.
Runner struck by vehicle, seriously injured between Lawrence and Eudora
A 27-year-old Lawrence man was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday morning on North 1400 Road between Lawrence and Eudora, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Person struck by train in Lawrence, killed
A person was struck by a train and killed Thursday evening in eastern Lawrence, according to police.
Lawrence police to hold sobriety checkpoint
The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a sobriety check lane Friday somewhere in the city.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Food entrepreneurs in Douglas County develop from small business bootcamp; statewide version coming up
Local entrepreneurs said a virtual course that Douglas County offered helped grow their mobile food businesses, and a statewide version begins this fall.
KU Reads organizers to plan digital watch parties for John Green talk after all tickets claimed
Tickets for John Green’s free talk at the Lied Center have all been distributed, so organizers are planning watch parties.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Douglas County has need for tenant-landlord education, tenant right to counsel, presenters tell commission
As Douglas County commissioners reviewed eviction prevention methods, presenters identified a need for greater public education on tenant-landlord issues, while representatives from Lawrence Tenants called for tenant right to counsel.





