Jill Egan’s path to her own interior design business started in classrooms at West University Elementary and River Oaks Baptist schools, where she taught math. Her love of design led her to a job with a leading upholsterer. At the same time she worked as a design assistant for an interior firm’s showroom as an entry into the world of antiques buying, traveling to Europe to … [Read more...] about Jill Egan Interiors opens new Rice Village studio/showroom
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Scenthound looks after dogs’ grooming, well-being
Scenthound — which offers both routine grooming and wellness-focused dog care — has opened its first Houston location, at 4850 Beechnut St. in Meyerland Court, across from Meyerland Plaza. The franchise offers month-to-month membership plans starting at $35 that include essential hygiene services, with 25 percent discounts on all additional services and products. Trained … [Read more...] about Scenthound looks after dogs’ grooming, well-being
Round Top Tex-Mex restaurant headed for Bellaire
From Essentials Magazine — July 2022 Houston’s Palacios Murphy Hospitality group is taking steps to open a second location of Mandito’s, which serves classic Tex-Mex specialities such as tacos, enchiladas, flautas, burritos and quesadillas, along with beer, wine and a variety of margaritas. The current location is a popular tourist stop in Round Top, about 90 miles from … [Read more...] about Round Top Tex-Mex restaurant headed for Bellaire
Barnes & Noble closing the book on Vanderbilt Square store
After 28 years at 3003 W. Holcombe Boulevard in the Vanderbilt Square center, the Barnes & Noble store is leaving, with its final day set for June 19. B&N is holding a storewide 25 percent off sale in the meantime. Sources tell Essentials that the landlord, Invesco Aim Advisers in Greenway Plaza, ended the lease against B&N’s wishes, but that firm did not return … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble closing the book on Vanderbilt Square store
Longtime local restaurant family expanding into Kroger center with 2 spots
Adair Concepts — proprietors of Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill in Weslayan Plaza, Betsy’s in Bellaire’s Evelyn’s Park, and Los Tios in Meyerland Plaza — will be opening two new but familiar restaurants in 2022 in Plaza in the Park at 5150 Buffalo Speedway at Westpark, better known to locals as the Kroger Center. The announcement that outposts of Adair Kitchen would open in the … [Read more...] about Longtime local restaurant family expanding into Kroger center with 2 spots