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Business September 29, 2025 - 7:20 pm

Presenters share 3 proposed sites for permanent Lawrence Farmers Market location

by Mackenzie Clark

Three downtown sites are under consideration as the permanent location for an outdoor pavilion to house the Lawrence Farmers Market.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Business September 27, 2025 - 4:44 pm

John Brown’s Aboveground patio has reopened; it represents years of a small staff’s dedication to the downtown scene

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

John Brown’s Aboveground patio is open again after three years, representing a small team’s labor to survive the COVID era, adapt to changing city codes and net a James Beard award nomination.

Lawrence Times TV
Arts & Events September 25, 2025 - 1:47 pm

Lawrence Farmers Market will garner feedback on permanent location during virtual town hall

by Lawrence Times

The Lawrence Farmers market is seeking a permanent location to build an outdoor pavilion. They will solicit community input on potential permanent sites during an upcoming virtual town hall.

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Arts & Events September 23, 2025 - 5:16 pm

Park(ing) Day is coming to downtown Lawrence to transform urban environments into public art spaces

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

An annual global event geared at reclaiming urban, developed environments for the people will temporarily transform parking stalls in downtown Lawrence this week to provoke conversation about the land we dedicate to vehicles.

Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Business September 19, 2025 - 4:19 pm

Fresh Cut Smoothies launches on Mass Street with inventive recipes and tantalizing decor

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

With no digital fanfare, but the reveal of a mouth-watering window display, a new smoothie shop has opened its doors on the downtown strip, and Lawrencians are flocking to the counter already.

Arts & Events September 19, 2025 - 2:42 pm

Free walking tour to highlight Lawrence public art, from sculptures to live performance

by Lawrence Times

A reception and walking tour of a Lawrence public art exhibit will celebrate the fleeting and the permanent, featuring sculptures, natural paper pulp on trees, a live performance and more.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 5, 2025 - 4:03 pm

Construction of downtown Lawrence transit hub delayed; environmental review underway

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Construction of Lawrence’s downtown bus station, originally projected to be done in the third quarter of 2026, is now tentatively scheduled to finish in 2027 or 2028.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life August 30, 2025 - 3:13 pm

Committee seeks public input on permanent Lawrence Farmers Market location

by Maya Hodison

Emily Lysen said the first community meeting about solidifying a permanent Lawrence Farmers Market location had an ideal setting: it was raining. That morning at the market demonstrated the need for an outdoor pavilion.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events August 16, 2025 - 6:19 pm

Lawrence Transit to offer bus service from downtown to KU football games and back

by Lawrence Times

Football devotees can park downtown and take fare-free Lawrence Transit buses to get to the Jayhawks’ games this fall.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business August 8, 2025 - 3:49 pm

Downtown Lawrence’s latest attraction is a surfeit of skunks; Love Garden prints stinker stickers

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

It would appear that downtown now shares an unofficial but odorous mammalian mascot: a skunk. To celebrate, Love Garden made stickers of the stinker.

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