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Lawrence Life May 28, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Downtown Lawrence home for sober living unveiled with ribbon cutting

by Cuyler Dunn

Hannah Bolton’s brother, Sam, lives on in every square inch of 1046 New Hampshire St. Before his death, Sam struggled to find a sober living home in Lawrence like the one Bolton unveiled Wednesday.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news April 2, 2025 - 4:11 pm

Avalon Wellness & Recovery to host open house at 60-bed detox and treatment center

by Tricia Masenthin

Community members will have an opportunity Thursday to tour a new Lawrence residential treatment facility before it opens its doors to clients seeking recovery from substance use disorders.

Health May 2, 2024 - 6:24 pm

Author to share drug addiction research, recovery stories at Lawrence event

by Lawrence Times

A California-based author and journalist will interact virtually with participants at a Lawrence event, sharing his research on drug addiction and recovery.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Health December 23, 2023 - 4:54 pm

Grant boosts access to addiction treatment at Heartland Community Health Center

by Tricia Masenthin

For more than a decade, Eden lived each day trapped in a vicious cycle. Today, she’s celebrating 28 months of recovery with the help of medication-assisted treatment at Heartland Community Health Center.

Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Business May 25, 2023 - 8:21 pm

The barista’s back: Townie helps expand offerings, hours at new Nostalgia Room space

by Tricia Masenthin

Increased seating, accessibility and lighting are part of a new expanded lounge at Nostalgia Room, Lawrence’s nonalcoholic bar. Morning coffee and brunch cocktails are available, too, with the addition of barista Becca Dreyfus.

Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Food December 7, 2022 - 3:28 pm

At Nostalgia Room, Lawrence’s new nonalcoholic bar, sobriety and sentimentality mix together

by Tricia Masenthin

Memories and feelings of family converge at Nostalgia Room, telling the story of Emily Kate Johnson’s sobriety — and of how she opened the new sober bar in East Lawrence.

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