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Stanley Halbert, widely known as “Stan the Mailman,” has retired after a longtime stint as the downtown Lawrence mail carrier. He looked back on his career and the many relationships he forged over chocolate chip cookies and doting on shop cats.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Some new businesses are in the works around Lawrence, including a donut shop on Wakarusa, a taco chain coming to town and a pop-up vendor set to appear this weekend and next.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The Mass Street business landscape is shifting as a mansion becomes an event venue, a beloved deli announces its return, a pizza shop suddenly closes and more.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Volunteers spent Wednesday helping plant native plant species at Midco Prairie, a project designed to bring prairie, wetland and woodland habitats into downtown Lawrence.
Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
A fresh group of artists are moving into vacant downtown spaces in an expansion of the OpenStudios Lawrence program as the first participants have wrapped up their stint.
Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
A new Vietnamese cafe and a donut shop have opened in Lawrence, and a chicken chain plans to open a second location in town.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve tax breaks for a security company to redevelop the former Climb Lawrence building to use as its office space.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to postpone their decision on whether to sell a downtown parking lot to developers planning to construct income-restricted apartments for people ages 55 and up.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Steve Maceli’s brain goes 100 miles an hour as he constantly reimagines his catering and banquet hall business. His next step is to bring a smaller venue and speakeasy to Mass Street in the former Einstein Bros. building.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
A security company is seeking tax breaks from the City of Lawrence to redevelop a downtown building into its office space. City commissioners will consider the request Tuesday.
