Java Break has been caffeinating Lawrence 24 hours a day for 20 years. To celebrate the milestone anniversary in 24/7 fashion, the funky, half-underground coffee shop at Seventh and New Hampshire streets is offering half-price everything from midnight Thursday to midnight Friday.

When it comes to coffee shops, Java Break is like the anti-Starbucks. It’s one-of-a-kind from the retro diner tables and swag lamps (collected through the years by owner Derek Hogan), to the kooky seasonal drink posters behind the counter starring Java Break employees, to its signature coffee drinks and baked-in-house sweets and sandwiches. And let’s not forget the computerized cereal bowl randomizer on the Cereal Bar.

Hogan said “good coffee, good food and a lot of homemade products” have helped the shop stay in business. With the exception of a few months shortly after it opened, Java Break has always been open ’round the clock.

“We’re not cookie-cutter,” Hogan said. “There’s a lot of competition in this town; you’ve got to stay fresh and unique.”

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