By Charlotte Aguilar Citing declining sales, Bellaire’s venerable bargain hunter’s paradise — the Sunshine Resale Shop — will be closing in September, when its current lease runs out. The shop has been operated by the charitable Christian Community Service Center in the Bellaire Triangle for 21 years, most recently at 5413 Bellaire Blvd., offering everything from vintage … [Read more...] about No more Sunshine: Gloomy sales closing charitable Bellaire resale shop
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Crowd expected for Bellaire council vote to fund Spruce/Fifth project
A controversial project for street and drainage improvements and a beautified “streetscape” in Bellaire’s Spruce/Fifth Street commercial area is up for funding at City Council tonight (Feb. 18) — and enough of a crowd is expected that the city has sent out advice on parking. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 7000 S. Rice Ave., and because of … [Read more...] about Crowd expected for Bellaire council vote to fund Spruce/Fifth project
Another longtime eatery leaves Weslayan Plaza: The comings-and-goings
The business boom in the Bellaire-West University area has struck Weslayan Plaza, which is experiencing more “comings” than “goings” in the tough retail leasing business — despite the news this week that one of its longtime restaurant tenants is departing. Panda Garden, which has operated in the plaza for a quarter-century, announced Monday on its website that Wednesday … [Read more...] about Another longtime eatery leaves Weslayan Plaza: The comings-and-goings
Lock up a spot to have breakfast in the new Bellaire jail
Scheduled to open later this month, the new Bellaire police and courts building will host a novel event Thursday morning (Jan. 10) when the bellaire Business Association and Bellaire/Southwest Rotary Club offer “Breakfast in the Bellaire Jail.” The event will run from 8-9:30 a.m. and includes a tour of the new, state-of-the-art jail built with taxpayer bond funds. Cost is … [Read more...] about Lock up a spot to have breakfast in the new Bellaire jail
Adair recipe for success: Bring 30 years of local knowledge, 2 generations — and Betsy — to the Big Yellow House
By Charlotte Aguilar Featured in Essentials Magazine, December 2018 His family, says Nick Adair, has come full circle. Thirty years ago, Betsy and Gary Adair were a young married couple sinking roots in Bellaire with two small children. They had just opened a self-described “mom and pop hamburger place” called Skeeter’s in Weslayan Plaza, near their home, a site that had … [Read more...] about Adair recipe for success: Bring 30 years of local knowledge, 2 generations — and Betsy — to the Big Yellow House