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Demolition underway at Allen Press building in downtown Lawrence
Demolition began Wednesday on the former Allen Press buildings at 11th and Massachusetts streets in downtown Lawrence.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Demolition began Wednesday on the former Allen Press buildings at 11th and Massachusetts streets in downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Ready to serve and slumber, a fluffy and friendly trio has settled into their respective roles at Raven Book Store in downtown Lawrence.
Meredith Moore/Contributed photo
A new store in downtown Lawrence will offer a novel take on a very old thing — a thing that has outlived countless other devices’ fleeting lifespans.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
”Mr. Krsnich, we are counting on you to deliver a thoughtfully designed and beautiful development that will provide for the needs of our community … This project could very well be your legacy in our town,” Tom Harper writes in this column.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday showed a range of interest in creating a “common consumption area,” which would allow folks to drink alcoholic beverages as they move through downtown.
Lesley Borger, Pizza Tascio / Contributed photo
After two years in downtown Lawrence, the New York-style pizzeria Pizza Tascio has closed its doors.
Taco Zone in downtown Lawrence has closed to focus on catering, its owners say.
Rusty Taco, a downtown Lawrence taco franchise, is set to close its doors “indefinitely” Sunday evening.
Jordan Winter/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence hasn’t been home to a grocery store in recent memory, but Reanna Slagle wants to close that gap. She plans to open Jody’s Market, a microgrocery store geared toward pedestrians, during the first week of July.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider boundaries for a downtown transit station and decide whether the city should stop maintaining recordings of general public comment.
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