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Business January 18, 2026 - 12:47 pm

Downtown Lawrence to welcome a baby boutique, bid farewell to a pizza joint and more updates

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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
Arts & Events January 16, 2026 - 3:24 pm

Girl Bar hopes to sate the sapphic yearning for a community haven in Lawrence

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

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.

Lawrence news January 14, 2026 - 9:14 pm

Lawrence Farmers Market, eyeing downtown parks for new home, answers questions at town hall

by Cuyler Dunn

The Lawrence Farmers Market is eyeing two downtown parks for a permanent location, and representatives shared plans and answered community members’ questions during a town hall Wednesday.

Lawrence news January 9, 2026 - 7:12 pm

Lawrence Farmers Market to present studies of possible park locations amid some pushback

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The Lawrence Farmers Market will soon present a city board with a study on whether South Park or Watson Park could be an appropriate place for the market’s permanent location, though there has been some pushback against those sites.

Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Business December 19, 2025 - 8:14 pm

New brewery, speakeasy to claim its territory in former Black Stag location

by Lawrence Times

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.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Business December 2, 2025 - 7:32 pm

City of Lawrence is poised for major growth, new mayor says

by Mackenzie Clark

Mayor Brad Finkeldei said he believes downtown Lawrence will be transformed, the city will expand west of K-10 and more development is coming in the next year or two.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 28, 2025 - 8:27 pm

Rosy-cheeked rascal from the North Pole gets stranded again; Lawrence firefighters to the rescue

by August Rudisell & Molly Adams

Lawrence was abuzz ahead of Friday’s downtown holiday lighting ceremony, wondering if Santa would once again find himself in an embarrassing predicament. The jolly man did not disappoint.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 21, 2025 - 1:53 pm

Lawrence holiday lighting, Santa rescue coming up: Will the jolly man get stuck again? 

by Lawrence Times

Despite his expertise with high-flying reindeer and tight chimney squeezes, Santa has a bad habit of getting stranded on top of the Weaver’s Department Store, and Lawrencians are waiting with bated breath to see if it will happen again this year.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events November 15, 2025 - 1:26 pm

Lawrence Arts Center joins international development program to improve digital systems, increase access to arts

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

As the Lawrence Arts Center joins the ranks of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ program participants, the organization looks toward a new era of digital accessibility and usability meant to increase the community’s access to the arts.

Sierra McCree/Contributed photo
Business November 5, 2025 - 7:43 pm

New comedy club in downtown Lawrence hosting grand opening shows this week

by Maya Hodison

A new hub for stand-up comedy in downtown Lawrence is open, staging national headliners and promising locals.

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