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Adam Johnson/Lawrence Times
Business September 10, 2022 - 10:22 am

Jayhawk gear, art supplies bring shoppers out to Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale

by Jordan Winter

Come rain or shine, Downtown Lawrence businesses were ready to welcome the community Saturday morning for the annual Sidewalk Sale.

Arts & Events September 8, 2022 - 12:52 pm

Sidewalk Sale and Family Fun Day is this weekend in downtown Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Following a comfortably warm reception last year of a Sidewalk Sale on a September day, slightly cooler than the usual scorching heat of peak summer in Lawrence, this year’s event is set for this Saturday.

Arts & Events August 19, 2022 - 1:02 pm

Gold Medal BBQ’s block party Saturday will celebrate community, restaurant’s first anniversary

by Tricia Masenthin

Succeeding in the restaurant business can challenge even the most seasoned entrepreneur. Kyle Clemons, owner of Gold Medal BBQ, recognizes the importance of community in ushering his restaurant through its first year in a downtown Lawrence brick-and-mortar building.

Derek Mecca
Business July 20, 2022 - 4:22 pm

Downtown Lawrence Summer Sale set for all day Thursday

by Mackenzie Clark

What’s in a name? Though it’s been rebranded as the Summer Sale, the event formerly called the Sidewalk Sale will return to downtown Lawrence Thursday.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life April 5, 2022 - 9:55 am

70K Jayhawks on Mass Street, Lawrence police estimate

by Lawrence Times

Following what will surely be remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA history, 70,000 KU fans flooded Massachusetts Street late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to an estimate from law enforcement.

Emma Bascom / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life April 4, 2022 - 6:29 pm

KU fans gather on Mass Street ahead of the championship game

by Emma Bascom

The energy in downtown Lawrence was electric in the hours leading up to KU’s appearance in the national championship game.

Christina Craig / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life April 2, 2022 - 7:10 pm

Jayhawks fans celebrate KU’s Final Four victory in downtown Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

The Jayhawks made it look easy, holding a lead over the Villanova Wildcats for the entire Final Four matchup. And Lawrence was partying in the streets.

Christina Craig / The Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 2, 2022 - 12:08 pm

Photos: Mass Street Madness

by Lawrence Times

Mass Street shoppers, visitors and regulars were beginning to take advantage of the wide open street closed to vehicle traffic Saturday morning ahead of KU’s Final Four game against Villanova.

Doug Stremel via Van Go/Contributed Photo
Arts & Events February 22, 2022 - 6:35 pm

A moment in Lawrence: Van Go artists, hospitality workers celebrate completion of new mural

by Lawrence Community

The young artists of Van Go and members of the Lawrence Restaurant Association on Saturday celebrated the completion of a new mural, “Sustenance,” in downtown Lawrence.

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Community Voices December 21, 2021 - 4:46 pm

City Play Corps: Pop Up Play Shop opens in downtown Lawrence (Announcement)

by City Play Corps

“The City Play Corps, a nonprofit organization that promotes the practice of true play for kids, has opened up a temporary storefront dedicated to letting kids be kids by making their own fun,” the group writes in this announcement.

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