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Spirit Halloween, Italian restaurant and downtown home decor store all open in Lawrence
Spirit Halloween and a home decor store have set up shop in Lawrence for the season, and a new Italian restaurant has opened.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Spirit Halloween and a home decor store have set up shop in Lawrence for the season, and a new Italian restaurant has opened.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Some new businesses are in the works around Lawrence, including a donut shop on Wakarusa, a taco chain coming to town and a pop-up vendor set to appear this weekend and next.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Construction has begun on three new retail buildings at The Crossing at KU, soon to bring three dining options to the development: CAVA, Playa Bowls and Jersey Mike’s.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The Mass Street business landscape is shifting as a mansion becomes an event venue, a beloved deli announces its return, a pizza shop suddenly closes and more.
Courtney Lane / Lawrence Times
A new Vietnamese cafe and a donut shop have opened in Lawrence, and a chicken chain plans to open a second location in town.
To welcome Algerian visitors and make them feel at home in the charming college town, Lawrence restaurant owners offered more halal options, with some pulling pork from their menu.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s dining scene continues to flux, with a Pan-Asian restaurant preparing to close, an Italian restaurant set to open soon and a coffee shop opening downtown. Plus, a chain thrift store is coming to town.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Mass Street will transform into a midsummer night’s dream this Friday with two outdoor events: the annual street market and dining extravaganza, plus a Brass on Mass concert.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Restaurateur Lourdes E. Perez Rojo’s name has made the rounds on social media lately — not for her food, but because her romantic and business partner was detained by ICE in April. She wants people to meet the woman behind the photos.
Courtney Lane/Lawrence Times
Streamline Coffee will permanently close its doors in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday, and a new Tex-Mex restaurant has opened across town.
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