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Lawrence Olive Garden set to open Feb. 2
Months after the building began to tease those passing by, the Olive Garden in Lawrence will finally open on Feb. 2.
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Dirty Dough in west Lawrence closes
Dirty Dough, a gourmet cookie shop in west Lawrence, has announced its closure after two years.
These Lawrence restaurants will be open on Christmas
We’ve reached out to more than 100 restaurants around Lawrence. Here are the ones that have confirmed they’ll be open on Christmas.
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New brewery, speakeasy to claim its territory in former Black Stag location
A stag and an elk walk into a bar and, no joke, they will aim to make Lawrence’s newest rootin’ tootin’ brewery with live country music and a speakeasy.
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9th Street businesses ask people to keep shopping local as long-term road closure looms
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 Lawrence-area restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving, plus info on some free meals
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.
Tom Harper: La Prima Tazza celebrating 35 years serving Lawrence (Column)
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.
This Lawrence diner owner says she’ll have to go without health insurance if federal subsidies end
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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New bakery and cafe coming to vacant western Lawrence building
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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‘It’s going to kill all of us’: Lawrence business owners say construction on 9th Street poses devastating financial impacts
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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