New York Times hearts Lawrence

Lawrence — a city with a “lovely campus, many funky shops and a top-notch regional music scene” –was featured as a destination of choice in Friday’s New York Times “Escapes” section.

Times writer Seth Sherwood told readers how to spend 36 hours in the city, recommending a stroll down Massachusetts Street, breakfast at Milton’s Coffee, barbecue at Gran-Daddy’s — “next to a strip club and indifferent to decor” — and stops at the Lied Center, the Spencer Museum of Art and Allen Fieldhouse.

Sherwood also recommended Lawrence as “perhaps the most vital music scene between Chicago and Denver,” directing readers to the Replay Lounge, Jackpot Saloon, the Bottleneck and Granada Theater.

The story can be found on Page D4 of the Times, or at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/25/travel/escapes/25hour.html?8hpib