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March 20, 2018

March has arrived with just the faintest of believable spring weather gracing us and it is time to take advantage. If you’re looking to shake off that winter dust, what better way to do it than with a Final Fridays-turned-Weekend? It’s easy to burrow in during the winter months, stay inside where it’s warm, and Read More …

Filed Under: Arts & Culture Tagged With: art, Cider Gallery, Edward Jones Gallery, Encore, event, Fayman Gallery, Final Friday, Final Fridays, Frank Waln, Haskell Cultural Center & Museum, Haskell Indian Nations University, KU Powwow and Indigenous Culture Festival, Lied Center, Luckyberry, Phoenix Gallery, restaurant, restaurants, Rural Pearl Gallery, warehouse arts district

January 2, 2018

Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week, January 18-26, is one of the most anticipated times for Lawrence foodies. It’s a time when local chefs put together creative and original dishes not found on their regular menus. We’ve interviewed three local dining enthusiasts to get the inside scoop on how best to experience this fifth annual feast of Read More …

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 715, Bon Bon, dining, downtown, Downtown Lawrence, Drink, food, leeway franks, Limestone, merchants, pizza, restaurant, restaurants, warehouse arts district

October 3, 2017

Sometimes, you have a craving that a savory bite just won’t satisfy. You want creamy and cool, or perhaps warm and spicy. You want a little crunch, a little melt-in-your-mouth, a little sweetness. You want dessert, and here in Lawrence we say you can have your strawberry rhubarb pie and eat it, too. Sylas and Read More …

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: cake, dessert, dining, Drink, food, ice cream, Instagram, ladybird diner, pie, restaurant, restaurants, sweets, sylas and maddy's, the burger stand, the merc, torched goodness, wheatfields

August 24, 2017

Grabbing some food & drinks with company is obviously THE best way to enjoy some much needed holiday time (no argument!) and, when the Kansas weather is cooperating, finding a patio to enjoy is always a bonus! Here are some guaranteed places to enjoy patio time:   J. Wilson’s – With J. Wilson’s giving us fine Read More …

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Bon Bon, Cielito Lindo, dining, Drink, food, J. Wilsons, ladybird diner, Lawrence, patio, patios, restaurant, restaurants

July 31, 2017

Lawrence is known for its stellar foodie destinations. Fried chicken, farm-fresh entrees, homemade pies, charcuterie boards-we’ve got it all. This atypical college town has been heralded as one of Midwest Living Magazine’s Greatest Midwest Food Towns (if you think that’s a mouthful, just wait until you try to decide who makes the best doughnut in Read More …

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: 1900 Barker, dining, Drink, food, leeway franks, Little Saigon, restaurant, terrebon, The Levee Cafe

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