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Lone Star College to open for more in-person instruction this fall

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:38:39 +0000

The college was candid about how it was affected by Covid-19 last year.

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Academy Sports & Outdoors sees highest quarterly profit in history amid some supply chain delays

Laura Gillespie — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:03:48 +0000

As sports and other activities resume, Academy Sports & Outdoors is seeing record profits. But the retailer has plans to keep improving as new challenges could be on the horizon.

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Dallas-based restaurant to open first Houston location near the Galleria

Laura Gillespie — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:25:39 +0000

Dallas-based Italian restaurant Il Bracco will open in Houston this fall at 1705 Post Oak Blvd.

It’s the first Houston location for the brand. The 6,000-square-foot restaurant will seat 160 inside, including at a bar, and 35 outside. It replaces a for...

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New restaurant owner opens first concept at M-K-T mixed-use in the Heights

Laura Gillespie — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 23:06:53 +0000

Homestead, a primarily brunch and lunch concept, opened at the M-K-T mixed-use development in the Heights on June 4.

The restaurant at 600 N. Shepherd was opened by Jeff Svenvold, who has a farming and ranching background.

“I’ve always had a passion ...

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Former Gordmans space in Brazos Town Center leased to local furniture retailer

Laura Gillespie — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:29:23 +0000

SuperNova Furniture will take a 40,000-square-foot storefront in Brazos Town Center, the former site of a Gordmans department store and the largest vacancy in the history of the center.

The site was leased by Houston-based NewQuest Properties. This wi...

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Francesca’s CEO: ‘We’ve rebuilt a new business’ after pandemic, bankruptcy

Laura Gillespie — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000

The CEO — who started 10 days before stores shut down in March 2020 — calls the process of navigating both a pandemic and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the same time not for the faint-hearted.

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Restaurant Roundup: New cafe from Doris Metropolitan owners opens; Becks Prime awarded best burger in US

Laura Gillespie — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:47:30 +0000

The opening of Bādolina Bakery & Café coincides with the formation of a hospitality company for Doris Metropolitan's owners.

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Latin Restaurants Weeks is looking to expand after a slow start

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 21:44:19 +0000

Latin Restaurant Weeks started June 1, showcasing Latin American restaurant owners throughout Houston.

The two-week period highlights Latin restaurants, such as Inka Restaurant and La Olla, as well as Latin American-owned restaurants that serve food f...

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San Jacinto College gets anonymous gift to cover three years of next class’ tuition

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:55:17 +0000

San Jacinto College Foundation received an anonymous donation that will fund three years of tuition at the community college for many local students graduating this spring.

The amount of the donation was not disclosed.

The donation creates the 21 For...

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All-day cafe Agnes Café & Provisions sets opening date

Laura Gillespie — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:35:21 +0000

Agnes Café & Provisions will open June 8.

The restaurant at 2132 Bissonnet St. is an all-day café, bakery and grocer created by the president of Becks Prime and an executive at commercial real estate firm Wolff Cos. The 2,225-square-foot restaurant wi...

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Acclaimed restaurant group to create new Italian concept for Montrose Collective

Laura Gillespie — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:26:00 +0000

Baltimore-based Atlas Restaurant Group — behind River Oaks District’s Ouzo Bay and Loch Bar — will open a new concept next year in the Montrose Collective mixed-use project underway.

The currently unnamed Italian restaurant will be 5,500 square feet. ...

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Restaurant Roundup: Burger, oyster chain from Dallas coming to Houston; Williams Sonoma sells local BBQ foods

Laura Gillespie — Fri, 28 May 2021 19:51:10 +0000

A Dallas burger restaurant is coming to Houston, and a luxury goods site is now selling local barbecue.

Dallas burger chain from familiar local name to come to Houston

Dallas-based Hudson House, from the creators of East Hampton Sandwich Co., is com...

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Underbelly Hospitality unveils details for burger restaurant in Houston Farmers Market

Laura Gillespie — Fri, 28 May 2021 17:04:57 +0000

Chris Shepherd's company has revealed details about the burger restaurant it's planning in the Houston Farmers Market: Underbelly Burger.

The new fast-casual concept will open next to fellow Underbelly Hospitality concept Wild Oats this summer. Underb...

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New Tomball ISD stadium nears completion in time for new school year

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 27 May 2021 21:33:56 +0000

The stadium will include room for community events as well as collegiate-standard turf.

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Food truck owner’s expansion plans include The Ion-owned space

Laura Gillespie — Thu, 27 May 2021 18:37:02 +0000

Third Ward food truck Stuff’d Wings will open at 401 Richmond Ave. this August.

The site, a former Shipley Do-Nuts building, is owned by Rice Management Co. and will be part of the nearby Ion innovation hub. Rice Management Co. reached out to Stuff'd...

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YMCA of Greater Houston breaks ground on outdoor-focused facility in Spring area

Laura Gillespie — Wed, 26 May 2021 21:43:03 +0000

The YMCA of Greater Houston broke ground May 26 on a new facility at 5201 Imperial Promenade Drive in Spring.

The future Holcomb Family YMCA will be near the Grand Parkway in the Falls at Imperial Oaks Development. The first phase is expected to be co...

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Rice University President David Leebron to step down next year

Laura Gillespie — Wed, 26 May 2021 16:28:10 +0000

Rice University President David Leebron will step down from the position June 30, 2022.

At that point, he will have held the post for 18 years, the second-longest tenure for a Rice president. The university’s founding president, Edgar Odell Lovett, ho...

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Klein ISD launches first early college high school with Lone Star College

Laura Gillespie — Tue, 25 May 2021 21:14:30 +0000

Klein Independent School District is partnering with Lone Star College – University Park to open an early college high school.

The school, Vistas Early College High School, opens this fall at 12550 Bammel North Houston Road. Graduates will receive a ...

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Chris Shepherd’s One Fifth restaurant to transition again into pop-up preview

Laura Gillespie — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:25:04 +0000

One Fifth Southern Comfort — the latest iteration of Chris Shepherd's rotating-concept restaurant One Fifth — will end June 5 to allow for a pop-up preview of parent company Underbelly Hospitality’s Georgia James Tavern.

After June 26, One Fifth will ...

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New retail demand like ‘drinking from a fire hydrant,’ Colliers Houston president says

Laura Gillespie — Mon, 24 May 2021 21:36:42 +0000

Although retail is doing very well compared to 2020, labor problems persist.

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