I guess “don’t mess with Texas” is a truism — at least more so than “mess with the bull, get the horns.” What am I doing, other than perhaps confusing you into thinking you should poke a bull? I’m trying to tell you that in the battle between the steakhouse chains Texas Roadhouse and Longhorn Steakhouse, it appears Texas Roadhouse has won in Lawrence. On Sunday, Longhorn Steakhouse put up signs ...
All Lawrence is missing is a Tom T. Hall statue, and an order proclaiming his song “I Like Beer” as the town’s anthem. (If you aren’t a 1970s country music fan, you are missing out on Hall — and belt buckles that double as dinner plates.) All this is to say that Lawrence, indeed, is getting another brewery. Work is underway on Fields & Ivy Brewery at 706 E. 23rd Street. That is the site of the ...
Grocery shopping is becoming high-tech, and a west Lawrence store is on the cutting edge of it. The Dillons store at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive has become just the fourth store in the Dillons chain to allow customers to use new handheld technology that allows them to scan the prices of their items while putting them in their grocery carts. The technology allows customers to largely skip the traditional ...
Hemp and poetry is a winning combination at today’s Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale. There are many days that a slight variation of that combination is on display in downtown. But let’s not go there. Instead, let’s do some news and notes from today’s 59th annual sidewalk extravaganza. — First, the poetry. The Raven Book Store, 6 E. Seventh St., has a booth featuring “instant poetry.” For a $5 ...