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People's Market opens in Old West Lawrence as retail hub and workshop space

Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission · July 9, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners announced the opening of the People's Market at 846 Illinois Street Suite A, a retail and community hub that will host workshops, partner with local programs and operate weekend coffee hours.

A commissioner updated the group that the People's Market has opened at 846 Illinois Street Suite A in Old West Lawrence and described it as a retail space and community hub.

"The People's Market is a retail space and community hub," the commissioner said, adding that organizers are partnering with the USDA Haskell program, Open Studios and the Revival Room next door to bring workshops and events. The market offers coffee and pastries on weekend mornings and has evolving hours for other programming.

Commissioners congratulated the organizers and encouraged colleagues to visit and promote the space as a neighborhood resource.