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Laura Elder's Biz Buzz
Biz Buzz is published each Tuesday and Thursday. Updates are posted throughout the week to the Buzz Blog.
Hollywood Video to close in Dickinson, Texas City
Hollywood Video, which already had departed Galveston, will close both its stores in Dickinson and Texas City after conducting closeout sales.
March 18, 2010
Birraporetti’s cooking up Friendswood eatery
Birraporetti’s, a small restaurant chain known for after-theater gatherings and jazz brunches, is coming to Friendswood.
March 16, 2010
Lowe’s Home Improvement shopping island site
Representatives with Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse are scheduled to sit down with island planning officials, and League City has a new eatery.
March 11, 2010
Del Papa considering mainland site
Del Papa Distributing Co. is brewing plans to move to the mainland, but officials said it’s too early to speculate about when and where.
March 09, 2010
Staples sharpening pencils for opening
Staples set an opening date for its League City store, and James Coney Island isn’t coming to the island but will be opening in Webster.
March 04, 2010
County chambers to welcome new fair venue
The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo is unveiling a new pavilion; a new pizza place opens; and Lulu’s new West End spa sounds really delicious.
March 02, 2010
Santa Fe becoming a very sweet spot
Bakers are sweet on Santa Fe, Guaranty Bank closes in La Marque, and a popular gay bar in Galveston moves from the seawall to downtown.
February 25, 2010
New Chinese buffet in works on island
A new Chinese buffet will come into your life. If you read that in a fortune cookie, and you live on the island, believe it.
February 23, 2010
Gun shop draws bead on old Circuit City site
A League City gun store owner is expected this week to pull the trigger on the $2.8 million purchase of the former Circuit City building.
February 18, 2010
March opening planned for new M&M
The building that formerly housed Palm's M&M has new owners who plan a March opening and some changes, including a new name for the restaurant.
February 16, 2010
Boat supplies shop negotiating with buyer
After nearly 30 years in business, one of the last independent shops serving area pleasure boaters could be sailing into the sunset.
February 11, 2010
TopWater set to grill any day now
Employees at San Leon's popular TopWater Grill say the restaurant wrecked by Hurricane Ike could open by the end of the week or sooner.
February 09, 2010
Santa Fe Shipley plans move
All that renovation work at the former Sonic Drive-In on state Highway 6 in Santa Fe is for a larger Shipley Do-Nuts
February 04, 2010
Developer plans ‘bulletproof’ retail project
A seawall site is soon to undergo a major makeover and expansion with plans that include what the industry refers to as “Class A” retail.
February 02, 2010
New builders join the lineup at Tuscan Lakes
New builders are lining up to enter the Tuscan Lakes development in League City in a year that the industry is reporting “cautious optimism.”
January 28, 2010
Former grill, nearby marina up for sale
The once popular eatery Waterman Seafood Grill on the island's West End is up for sale by Stonehenge Real Estate Investment Co.
January 26, 2010
Crystal Beach recovery picks up pace
Hurricane Ike recovery on Crystal Beach is moving faster than even optimists had predicted.
January 21, 2010
Upscale boutique plans Feb. 1 opening
Karen's Kloset, an upscale women's clothing boutique on The Strand in Galveston, opens its doors Feb. 1.
January 19, 2010
New firm organizing new events for island
Mike Dean and a business partner have launched Yaga’s Entertainment Inc. The venture is organizing three new events for downtown this year.
January 14, 2010
Senior housing project under way
Seniors searching for housing in the county soon will have more options. Crews have begun construction of the 141-unit Highland Manor in La Marque.
January 12, 2010
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