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The city will close a block of 9th Street for the Jayhawk Watershed project for several months starting Monday, and an impacted business is asking folks to make the slightly longer trek to their front doors to shop local this season.
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Here are the restaurants in and around Lawrence that have confirmed that they’ll be open Thanksgiving day, plus where to get a free holiday meal.
For 35 years, La Prima Tazza has functioned as a coffee shop, community gathering place and a “little tugboat” helping Liberty Hall move forward in the turbulent waters of Massachusetts Street, Tom Harper writes in this column.
Meg Heriford of Ladybird Diner said as a small business owner, tax subsidies offered through the marketplace help make health insurance a possibility for her. But that may change.
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A new family-owned bakery and cafe is coming in spring 2026 and adding a drive-thru to the former Henry T’s location in west Lawrence.
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Business owners along Ninth Street near downtown Lawrence are concerned they could face devastating losses and possibly even closures as city construction work will soon close the arterial street that’s key to their livelihoods for several months.
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Downtown Lawrence has lost a brewery but gained two restaurants and a bodega this month.
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Not long after the Salty Iguana sign was removed from its former west Lawrence storefront, a second restaurant near Sixth and Wakarusa announced its final day of operation.
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Downtown Lawrence will welcome a new wine bar and kitchen opening next week with natural selections and a distinctly townie mindset.
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A restaurant, a coffee chain and two retail stores located in downtown and East Lawrence have announced closures recently.
