Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Costco gas station in Lawrence set to open early
The gas station that is part of the Costco being built in northwestern Lawrence is set to open a couple weeks ahead of the store itself.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
The gas station that is part of the Costco being built in northwestern Lawrence is set to open a couple weeks ahead of the store itself.
Amy Wulfemeyer/Contributed photo
Costco is opening its Lawrence branch on Thursday, Oct. 29, according to a banner at the Overland Park location.
Developers have announced that Costco is set to open this fall as the “anchor” of a mixed-used development springing up in west Lawrence that will also include an ice cream and dairy store.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Planning commissioners gave nods of approval to one zoning request to allow houses to be built at the former Dragon’s Hoard location and another for Bert Nash to construct apartments off Sixth and Rockledge.
Costco has filed plans to open a full-service store with many of its classic amenities south of Rock Chalk Park, and the site proposal is now under administrative review by City of Lawrence staff.
There are more than 300 Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores, but none closer to Lawrence than Emporia, more than an hour drive away. That could soon change.
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