It is time to keep our ears open for a new downtown grocery store rumor. This one doesn’t focus on the former Borders bookstore location at Seventh and New Hampshire streets, but rather is a block away at the old Journal-World printing plant. Dan Simons, a member of the family who owns the printing plant location, confirmed that the property is under contract. He also confirmed that his understanding is a ...
I know I certainly could use a million-dollar smile — heck even a $25 one — to help pay for some of the bills that I compile at south Iowa Street retailers. Maybe we all will be in luck. A second major dental franchise has filed plans to locate on the south Iowa corridor. Plans have been filed for a 3,000 square-foot building to be constructed at the corner of 25th and Iowa streets in the parking lot of ...
Let’s do an update on some 23rd Street projects. “Soon” is the key word on that street, just as it is the key word I keep repeating to my kids who have taken on that late-summer feral look. Soon school will start, and soon a couple of new businesses will open on 23rd Street. The “coming soon” sign is up for what appears to be a new fast-food style Mexican restaurant. Pancho’s Mexican Food is going ...
My dreams of being a farmer continue to get squashed. First, I planted actual squash in my garden when I thought I was planting cucumbers. (True story, and yes the pickles really are terrible.) And now, I get the latest data on how much farmland costs in Douglas County these days. The Journal-World recently reported on statewide data that shows how much farmland increased in value in 2018. I wondered how ...
Maybe you have driven by a Sonic restaurant and seen the same car there all day, every day. (Apologies, but it is hard to drive with an extra-large limeade, given that the cup takes up most of the front seat.) Regardless, expect to see some long-term car parking at a former Lawrence Sonic location. Plans have been filed to convert the former Sonic in North Lawrence into a used car lot and tow truck headquarters. ...
Lawrence is on a winning streak. The city has posted back-to-back months of positive sales tax growth, and that hasn’t happened since January and February. (Yes, as the HR person explained, that is probably a lame excuse to blow a vuvuzela noisemaker in the office, but when you are a Royals fan you don’t waste a winning streak.) Lawrence City Hall recently received its July sales tax check from the state, ...