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Lawrence news October 12, 2024 - 7:21 pm

Developers hope to replace downtown Lawrence parking lot with affordable apartments 

by Cuyler Dunn

A new proposed development would replace a downtown parking lot with a six-story building comprising more than 100 units of affordable housing.

Business October 4, 2024 - 5:33 pm

Grocery store, housing, hotel and parking garage part of proposed downtown Lawrence project

by Cuyler Dunn

Developers have announced a massive new project aiming to bring a second Checkers grocery store, a hotel, housing and more to Vermont Street in downtown Lawrence. 

Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Business September 11, 2024 - 3:27 pm

Cleo & Leo, a woman-owned bakery, soon to open in North Lawrence

by Lane Rozin

Elm Street has become home to a new Mexican woman-owned bakery, Cleo & Leo, set to open by October. 

Contributed photo
Business September 4, 2024 - 9:08 pm

Los Guapos Latin Food opening in Lawrence this week

by Cuyler Dunn

A new restaurant from a former owner of Cielito Lindo will hold a grand opening this week. Los Guapos Latin Food is set to open its doors on Saturday.

Business August 22, 2024 - 4:15 pm

Google Fiber is coming to Lawrence. Here’s what we know so far

by Mackenzie Clark

Google Fiber’s fiber optic internet service is coming to Lawrence, and the first customers in town should be able to sign up by the end of next year.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Business August 16, 2024 - 10:15 am

KU planning to launch entrepreneurship hub at site of former cafe

by Jack Ritter

KU is set to develop and open a brand new hub for student programs at the former home of McLain’s Market. 

Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Business July 28, 2024 - 4:11 pm

9th Street Cafe set to open soon in Lawrence

by Lane Rozin

A new woman-owned breakfast and lunch spot, 9th Street Cafe, will be opening its doors in August, a few blocks west of downtown Lawrence. 

Meredith Moore/Contributed photo
Business July 23, 2024 - 2:03 pm

Secure Attachments, ‘your neighborhood stapler store,’ soon to open in downtown Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

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.

Marty Watson, owner of Watson's Barbershop, cuts a customer's hair at the new shop inside Walmart on Friday, July 19, 2024.Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business July 19, 2024 - 5:28 pm

‘It’s a community thing’: Black-owned barbershop relocates to south Lawrence Walmart

by Maya Hodison

For those needing a fresh haircut, line-up or new style, Watson’s Barbershop — a staple Black-owned shop in Lawrence — has relocated to Walmart Supercenter on Iowa Street.

Jordan Winter/Lawrence Times
Business June 22, 2024 - 12:08 pm

Jody’s Market, a downtown Lawrence microgrocery store, set to open in July

by Jordan Winter

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.

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