http://twitter.com/1900Barker/status/493847602044366848/ After [more than a year in the works][1], 1900 Barker Bakery and Cafe is finally open for business in East Lawrence. The artisan bakery, located at — you guessed it — 1900 Barker Ave., is holding a soft opening with limited menu ...

http://www.lawrence.com/photos/2015/jun/01/292347/ About a dozen Lawrence restaurants and bars are inviting customers to drink for a good cause this week. [Negroni Week][1], a yearly event presented by Campari and Imbibe Magazine, enlists the help of bars around the world to mix up their ...

Lawrence seems to be cicada-crazy these days, and for good reason: Periodical cicadas, unlike the annual cicadas that we're used to hearing on balmy summer nights, only emerge once every 17 years. And lo and behold, 2015 is their year, and [they're coming to Lawrence.][1] With the arrival ...

http://www.lawrence.com/photos/2013/may/20/255638/ As I've made everyone in the newsroom — and the Journal-World's online readership — aware, [I don't drink coffee][1]. But I know plenty of you out there do, so I have a bit of coffee-centric news for you. La Prima Tazza, 638 ...

http://www.lawrence.com/photos/2015/may/12/291469/ Just in time to appease the Taco Tuesday masses, [Taco Zone][1] has opened its new restaurant space at 13 E. Eighth St. in downtown Lawrence. Taco Zone got its start by serving Southern California-style tacos on the patio of the Replay ...

Happy Cinco de Mayo, readers! If you're anything like me, you've probably never met a Mexican foodstuff you didn't like. To help you celebrate the day, I've compiled a list of restaurants in town offering Cinco de Mayo specials. This isn't a complete list, of course, and if I'm missing any ...