They have drivers now, but within three to four months vehicles from the Nuro robotics firm will be making driver-less deliveries to Bellaire and West University Place from Kroger markets on Buffalo Speedway and South Post Oak Boulevard. Every day for several weeks, the vehicles have fanned out across West University, Bellaire and other southwest communities in their … [Read more...] about The Nuro invasion: Grocer is mapping Bellaire, West U streets for future driver-less deliveries
Business
From sketchy to chic: Bissonnet center getting a makeover
A rundown business development in the 2700 block of Bissonnet Street in West University — which was the site of a 2016 massage parlor prostitution bust — is about to be transformed into an upscale center more befitting West U, with the old businesses already demolished. The Shoppes of Upper Kirby will feature about 20,000 square feet of space to be built out for “service … [Read more...] about From sketchy to chic: Bissonnet center getting a makeover
No more Sunshine: Gloomy sales closing charitable Bellaire resale shop
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
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
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