Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for May 1, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Once-popular downtown Italian restaurant Genovese to reopen, taking the place of Latin American eatery]( Replace the salsa with marinara, and get out the time machine. The owners of La Parrilla have closed that downtown Latin American restaurant and will use the space to reopen their once-popular Italian eatery, Genovese, which closed in 2019. ... [Once-popular downtown Italian restaurant Genovese to reopen, taking the place of Latin American eatery]( By: Chad Lawhorn Replace the salsa with marinara, and get out the time machine. The owners of La Parrilla have closed that downtown Latin American restaurant and will use the space to reopen their once-popular Italian eatery, Genovese, which closed in 2019. ... April 28, 2023 @ 11:30am [Lawrence mayor, commissioner offer thoughts on when the city might shut down illegal homeless camp that recently caught fire]( By: Chad Lawhorn A fire in the unsanctioned homeless camp behind the East Lawrence Amtrak depot on Monday produced flames tall and wide enough for motorists to see as they drove into downtown from North Lawrence. The flames have long since been extinguished, ... April 27, 2023 @ 4:02pm [Douglas County group raises $20K to host 'Shark Tank'-style event for local entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas]( By: Chad Lawhorn Kalin Baca had a presentation with a detailed drawing of a two-story device that her startup company has designed to recycle complex refrigerant chemicals. She followed it up with spreadsheets that showed the audience multimillion-dollar ... April 21, 2023 @ 5:15pm [From home sales to sales taxes to job totals, here's a look at how Lawrence's economy is faring in 2023]( By: Chad Lawhorn A quarter of the year is gone, and the numbers are piling up. Here’s a quick look at three sets of numbers — in housing, sales taxes and jobs — that provide a glimpse at how the Lawrence economy is doing thus far in 2023. ••• Mark ... April 19, 2023 @ 1:22pm [Applebee's closes its last Lawrence location; an update on Whataburger's plans to locate on 23rd Street]( By: Chad Lawhorn I’ve never figured out how to grow a pig short enough to produce a "riblet," but it has never been a problem because Lawrence has always had an Applebee’s. No more. Applebee’s has closed its last Lawrence location. Workers on Tuesday ... April 18, 2023 @ 10:54am [From 15% to 2%, see the big differences in rising home values in Douglas County communities; property tax collections set to jump again]( By: Chad Lawhorn Let’s look at a whole bunch of numbers related to Douglas County homes. (The most relevant numbers at my home Monday morning were 61 and 3. The first was the degree reading on the thermostat, thanks to the energy czar’s decision to turn off ... April 17, 2023 @ 3:02pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044