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Gourmet Grocery and Wine Shop Planned for Crossroads
By Kevin Collison A gourmet food, fine wine and spirits shop with roots in Atlanta is in the works for the Crossroads, bringing an additional grocery option for its rapidly growing residential population. Planning for a Savi Provisions franchise in the former YJ’s Snack Bar space at 130 W. 18th St. is well along, according…
Veterans Day Event at WWI Museum Includes Skydivers and KC Symphony
The Veterans Day celebration at the National World I Museum and Memorial starts soaring at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when a parachute team featuring veterans from ages 28 to 96 descend to the North Lawn. The “Legacy Jump” begins a day that will include a free, socially-distant, outdoor keynote address by Bob Kendrick of the Negro…
Downtown Council Hopes to Open Homeless Camp Before Winter
By Kevin Collison With the homeless population swollen by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Downtown Council is looking to Lawrence for an idea to help shelter vulnerable people living outdoors before winter arrives. The organization of downtown business and property owners is seeking help from the city and Jackson County to fund a proposal that would…
Penn Valley Campus Adding Engineering Technology Building
The engineering technology program at Metropolitan Community College is being relocated to the school’s Penn Valley campus near downtown and will be housed in a $7.2 million addition that began construction last month. The new MCC Engineering Technology building is going up on the south side of the Penn Valley Carter Art Center and the…
One Less Egg in Downtown’s Breakfast Basket, Denny’s Closes
(Editor’s note: After this article was posted, breakfast lovers responded via social media about other downtown options including the Town Topic, Spokes Café|Cyclery, Banksia, the Opera House and hotel restaurants.) By Kevin Collison The Denny’s restaurant at 16th and Broadway has closed, leaving a breakfast-starved downtown with fewer options, but clearing the table for a…