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Arts & Events June 7, 2023 - 4:55 pm

Learn new skills and make new connections this weekend at Lawrence library’s How-To Festival

by Chansi Long

From meditation and folk dancing to folding origami and frosting a cake, there will be a plethora of skills on display at the library’s upcoming How-To Festival. 

Business June 2, 2023 - 3:55 pm

Blade & Timber ax-throwing venue to return to Lawrence; owner will add mini golf, too

by Chansi Long

Matt Baysinger has a handle on what to do with his newly acquired space at 722 Massachusetts St., which formerly housed Signs of Life.

Business June 2, 2023 - 1:00 pm

RPG to close its doors at the end of the month

by Chansi Long

It’s game over for RPG. The game-themed restaurant on Massachusetts Street is closing June 30 after four years of offering food, drinks, social events and providing a space for people to gather and play games.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Education June 1, 2023 - 10:18 pm

Lawrence Adult Learning Center graduates, families and supporters celebrate

by Chansi Long

It’s been 20 years since Kattie Ferguson dropped out of high school. Earning her GED was a dream placed in the periphery until a couple years ago, when she set her sights on going back to school. 

Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Business May 28, 2023 - 1:10 pm

King Buffet to close after 23 years in Lawrence

by Chansi Long

Linda Lin and Jun Zhang had hoped to keep serving stir-fried green beans, General Tso’s chicken and baked mussels at King Buffet for another decade, but they are closing their Chinese buffet after losing their lease.

Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Business May 23, 2023 - 5:35 pm

Signs of Life soon to close its doors in downtown Lawrence

by Chansi Long

Signs of Life, a bookstore, espresso bar and art gallery that has been a longtime fixture in downtown Lawrence, is closing this month, the store has announced.

Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life May 16, 2023 - 5:37 pm

Housed and unhoused Lawrence community members planning camp cleanups

by Chansi Long

Sandy Burkett is eager to participate in an upcoming camp cleanup, one of several planned collaborations between housed and unhoused community members and neighborhood groups throughout Lawrence.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events May 11, 2023 - 1:10 pm

Artists’ works respond to roadside attractions that lean on stereotypes and misappropriate cultures

by Chansi Long

In “Roadside Inappropriation,” artists Armando Minjarez, Mona Cliff and Erika Nelson each created a display responding to roadside attractions that appropriate elements of their cultures or portray people as caricatures.

Chansi Long/Lawrence Times
Business May 10, 2023 - 1:18 pm

Fresh Mediterranean owner plans to nix gas station, expand restaurant

by Chansi Long

The gas pumps at the Cenex station on 23rd Street are going away. But the falafel and kebabs that draw customers for much more than a fill-up are staying.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Business May 8, 2023 - 10:58 am

Lawrence will soon have an Indian-style pizza restaurant

by Chansi Long

Balhar Choong, owner of India Palace, is excited to open Lawrence’s only Indian-style pizza restaurant: Pizza Palace. 

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