Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for February 8, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [New downtown candy shop hopes to provide a little fun and magic to city's retail scene]( You know what they say about a kid in a candy store. He’ll either bounce off the wall or stick to it. (On second thought, maybe that is just what they said about me, and why we didn’t often stop at one.) No, the more conventional saying ... [New downtown candy shop hopes to provide a little fun and magic to city's retail scene]( By: Chad Lawhorn You know what they say about a kid in a candy store. He’ll either bounce off the wall or stick to it. (On second thought, maybe that is just what they said about me, and why we didn’t often stop at one.) No, the more conventional saying ... February 7, 2024 @ 4:59pm [Baskin-Robbins to open Lawrence store this week; city sales tax collections start strong but City Hall projecting overall shortfall]( By: Chad Lawhorn A couple of news and notes from around town: Given that the weather felt like 40-below zero not long ago, perhaps few people noticed that a new Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop planned for 23rd Street was taking a long time to open. But I did, ... February 5, 2024 @ 5:10pm [Dutch Bros. Coffee files plans to build new drive-thru shop along south Iowa Street]( By: Chad Lawhorn The highly caffeinated “bros” are coming to Lawrence. Dutch Bros. Coffee has filed plans with Lawrence City Hall to build a new drive-thru coffee shop along south Iowa Street. The shop will be the first in Lawrence for the West Coast ... February 1, 2024 @ 1:18pm [Plans for 60-bed drug and alcohol treatment center moving ahead; construction likely in April]( By: Chad Lawhorn A multimillion-dollar project to rehabilitate an old Iowa Street motel into a detox and substance abuse treatment center is scheduled to begin in April, developers of the project have confirmed. We reported in September that Lawrence ... January 31, 2024 @ 2:36pm [Family-owned Kansas City auto group buys Honda, Chrysler dealerships from Lawrence's Dale Willey]( By: Chad Lawhorn A Kansas City family who just marked its 100th year in the Kansas City market has completed a deal to expand into Lawrence. The Bob Sight Auto Group on Tuesday took over ownership of both the Honda and Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealerships ... January 30, 2024 @ 1:55pm [Lawrence home sales fall by largest amount in recent memory, but selling prices end year above $300K]( By: Chad Lawhorn One short bang does not cancel out one long thud. That, at least, is the case for Lawrence home sales in 2023. The number of homes sold in December did indeed produce a bang, growing by nearly 35% from a year earlier. However, that end-of-year ... January 29, 2024 @ 2:44pm 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