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Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Business September 19, 2025 - 4:19 pm

Fresh Cut Smoothies launches on Mass Street with inventive recipes and tantalizing decor

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

With no digital fanfare, but the reveal of a mouth-watering window display, a new smoothie shop has opened its doors on the downtown strip, and Lawrencians are flocking to the counter already.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Business August 22, 2025 - 2:55 pm

Multiple Lawrence stores and restaurants announce closings

by Maya Hodison

Four Lawrence businesses — two chain restaurants, an office supply store and a local Lawrence furniture store — have recently announced that they’re closing.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Business July 31, 2025 - 7:56 pm

KC ice cream shop franchise coming to west Lawrence

by Maya Hodison

A Lawrence business owner plans to open a franchise of Kansas City-based ice cream shop Betty Rae’s this fall in west Lawrence.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business July 2, 2025 - 5:25 pm

Fresh Cut Smoothies to open in downtown Lawrence with community recipes, concoctions for all palates

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Daniel Luckey has worked in restaurants all over the downtown strip. Now, he’s channeling his decades of service industry experience into opening a grab-and-go-style smoothie and juice shop in the 800 block of Mass.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business June 25, 2025 - 8:19 pm

Boba & Beyond opens at Lawrence’s Central Station

by Maya Hodison

Amrutha Ravikumar has opened her second Boba & Beyond location. The cafe is the sole vendor at Lawrence Transit’s Central Station.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business May 6, 2025 - 9:21 pm

Q39 barbecue restaurant wins approval for tax breaks to revive downtown Lawrence building

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved tax incentives to help Q39, a Kansas City-based barbecue restaurant, rehabilitate a long-dormant downtown building.

Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Business May 3, 2025 - 11:56 am

9th Street Mexican Tacos takes place of short-lived cafe in Lawrence

by Lane Rozin

Burrito King co-owners Angelina and Max Cruz are making a fresh start with their nearby Ninth Street location, reopening it as a sit-down taco restaurant called 9th Street Mexican Tacos.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Business April 20, 2025 - 2:38 pm

French-inspired restaurant and bar set to open soon in East Lawrence

by Maya Hodison

Sable Kitchen & Bar, Jeffrey Ward’s new French-inspired restaurant in East Lawrence serving fresh cuisine, traditional wines and rustic ambience, is set to open soon.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Business March 4, 2025 - 4:39 pm

Panera Bread in west Lawrence set to open

by Lawrence Times

A new Panera Bread is soon to open in west Lawrence, and the cafe will offer one free bagel per month for a year to the first 50 guests on opening day.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Business February 12, 2025 - 3:16 pm

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in downtown Lawrence has closed for now

by Mackenzie Clark

After more than 13 years in business, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in downtown Lawrence has closed — at least for now.

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