by Beverly Barney | Mar 23, 2021 | Lifestyle
Owner-pitmaster Arnulfo “Trey” Sánchez III uses the weeknight to experiment and express Mexican and Tejano history. On the back of Arnulfo “Trey” Sánchez III’s white-and-black Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q trailer at Hop & Sting Brewing in Grapevine are the words “a...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 23, 2021 | Business
First, it was a demand slump across pretty much every manufacturing industry because of the pandemic. Then a surge in demand for electronics caused a shortage of microchips, which hit the automotive industry particularly hard. Now, the Texas Freeze has caused a global...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 22, 2021 | Lifestyle
“So many businesses and workers in these spaces pretty much bank their whole year on that money,” said the director of a local nonprofit cultural center. For the second year in a row and the second time in its 35-year history, South by Southwest, the media,...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 22, 2021 | Business
(CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was 65. “Our community and the restaurant industry lost a legend and the Taylor family lost a wonderful son, father and...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 18, 2021 | Business
At this antique business, which has stood the test of time—and even picked up steam during the pandemic—the aisles are lined with an array of wares, from rustic farmhouse items to new furniture for purchase from model homes. For nearly 30 years, The Antique Gallery of...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 18, 2021 | Lifestyle
When Riley Salas was starting in the BBQ business 30 years ago, he worked at 1326 South Colorado Street. Back then it was Chisholm Trail BBQ, before they moved to their current location just across Highway 183. He took lessons from Chisholm Trail’s founder, Floyd...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 17, 2021 | Lifestyle
Brian Gilroy loves everything about exotic animals. The CEO and co-founder of WildLife Partners, an exotics brokerage based in San Antonio, breeds around 3,000 nonnative animals across three ranches in Texas, marketing just about everything, including Arabian oryx and...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 17, 2021 | Business
The company that drew attention after sending huge electricity bills to customers after last month’s blackout-causing winter storm in Texas has filed for bankruptcy protection. Griddy Energy sold power to consumers at wholesale prices plus a $9.99 monthly fee. Its...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 16, 2021 | Lifestyle
Following a soft opening March 12, Uncle’s BBQ will celebrate its grand opening March 17 at 23211 Kuykendahl Road, Ste. D, Tomball. Menu items range from barbecue sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs to tacos and empanadas. Traditional barbecue sides including mac...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 16, 2021 | Business
The United States could be on the cusp of a surge in gasoline prices with the price in some U.S. states rising to as much as $4 per gallon, according to AAA. As crude oil prices have shot up in recent weeks, Americans are already paying 14% more for a gallon of...
