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Planning for Your
Future
Michael Sweeney
(08/03/07)
 The new Essex Street is
beginning to emerge. Just a few months ago Mayor Michael
J. Sullivan announced that his administration would
continue to move the city forward by turning Essex Street
back into a two-way street. The small businesses
throughout the downtown area hailed this decision and
Mayor Sullivan’s leadership on this issue.
The best example of the new potential for downtown
Lawrence is located right at the beginning of Essex
Street where Jose A. and Lily Tejeda opened a new
restaurant, Marabu. Located at 22 Union Street, Mr. and
Mrs. Tejeda had the grand opening for Marabu on July
10th. The restaurant was packed inside and outside as Mr.
and Mrs. Tejeda have also created a patio area that
provides an oasis to the urban landscape. The energy
inside was tangible as Jose and Lily have opened an
elegant establishment that is sure to please both
business professionals and artists.
Serving both lunch and dinner, the creative side of the
Tejedas did not stop at the newly created interior as
their menu is full of culinary delights that will entice
any palate. From the Marabu Salad containing baby greens,
toasted pumpkin seeds, green apple, aged gouda with a
sherry vinaigrette to the Grilled North Atlantic Salmon
with sweet potato, artichokes, grape tomato, smoked
jalapeno and tomato relish, and green corn salad, the new
Marabu is the most elegant restaurant to open in Lawrence
in the past twenty years.
Jose and Lily have worked hard to bring this business
vision to fruition in the city of Lawrence. What is truly
exciting is the faith that they have placed in Lawrence
by opening their business here and creating a restaurant
with high design standards and a menu that can stand up
to any servings offered in Boston or Cambridge.
Residents in the newly opened Washington Mills complex
and in Bob Ansin’s Monarch on the Merrimack will be
thrilled that, within walking distance to their
apartments, Marabu will be ready to serve refreshing
beverages, provide space for an after work drink on the
patio or at the bar and of the course, culinary delights.
Jose and Lily Tejeda have placed their faith in the City
of Lawrence. We should all reward their hard work by
going to Marabu and seeing first hand that the future of
Lawrence is here right now.
Michael Sweeney is the planning director for the city
of Lawrence, a former member of the Lawrence City Council
and School Committee. You can e-mail Mr. Sweeney at
Esqsweeney@aol.com.
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The August 2007 Edition
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