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So, who needs a beer? One silver lining of Gov. Abbott’s "I'm so over this mask thing" announcement is that taprooms can now open. And while some local breweries applied for a food and beverage permit allowing them to operate as a restaurant over the past years, others have been shuttered for almost a year now. So, they, like Peticolas Brewing Co, are dusting off the divan for guests once again. Most taprooms in North Texas are still adhering to social distancing and mask protocols. Community Beer Company gets gold stars all over their chart for helping out a lot of local homeowners who ha...

Past Governor, National YEA Chair, American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers Chair, Stantec Innovation Committee  OFF THE CLOCK Passion for inventing. "Over the years I have designed and built a go kart from a power washer, destroyed and then rebuilt a working car before I even had my driver’s license, designed a real-time residential energy meter (more details below), and developed a travel hot tub."   Hobbies: Amateur astronomy, camping, golfing, hiking, inventing Most memorable vacation: A month-long, cross-country, post-university trip from Vancouver to Kingston, On...

Latest Stories March 26 at 4 a.m. Until about a year ago in Dallas, a local distillery, brewery or brewpub taproom was a great place to while away an afternoon. Most were family-friendly during the day, several had nice patios and many hosted pop-ups or food trucks for special events. Then came the pandemic and a roller... March 17 at 4 a.m. Running a restaurant or any food industry business isn't for the easily fatigued. The competitive nature requires an exhausting amount of diligence. Social media can be a cruel monster. Business can turn on ...

Hixon-Cavender plans next phase of downtown San Antonio's Broadway mini-neighborhood click to enlarge Richard Webner The view from the Soto office building on Broadway. Now that Hixon-Cavender has finished construction of the Soto office building, the local partnership looks to the next phase of the mini-neighborhood it is developing on a key stretch of Broadway linking downtown and the Pe...