This is the list for "Coming/Going BCS" in 2014.

COMING SOON
Bahama Bucks - Caprock Crossing [10/2]
Blue Baker - Caprock Crossing [11/25]
Discount Tire - Caprock Crossing
Ducky's Car Wash - near WJB Raceway
Exxon - at Holleman and Harvey Mitchell Parkway, the one that's been under construction forever
Galaxy Bubble Tea & Ice Cream - old Spoons [11/25]
Hillier Funeral Home - west FR near StyleCraft and the storage unit place
Home2 Suites by Hilton - next to Applebee's
Kolache Rolf's - another location at Kroger shopping center, Bryan
Kruez Market - Bryan, TX
La Quinta Inn & Suites - Graham Road
Little Caesars - near Great Clips, Tower Point [12/28]
Mad Taco - near University and Texas, behind the bank building [6/7]
Marco's Pizza - former Popeyes on Graham [11/25]
Maroon Saloon - old Outlaw Jack's [10/2]
Minuti Coffee - Northpoint Crossing
Northgate Juice Joint - former Wobbly Monkey, Boyett & University [8/27]
Om Grown Yoga and Tea - Downtown Bryan near the old Children's Museum [11/25]
Rattler's - Greens Prairie Road and Arrington
Rough Draught Beer - former MaroonBikes [8/22]
Royal Touch Laundry - next to Layne's on Wellborn (where a house used to be) [10/2]
Sew Vac City - moving soon from current location near CS HEB [7/21]
Shipley Do-Nuts - co-located with Rattlers [12/16]
The Domain at Northgate - new mixed-use apartment building, former Cafe Eccell [6/15]
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill - Post Oak Mall, this fall [8/22]
Z Bar & Bistro - former Loupot's [8/22]

RECENTLY OPENED (last three months, give or take)
Arbano Cafe - Wolf Pen Lofts. It's back! [11/25]
Babylon - former Habanero, Pyro [9/3]
Batteries+Bulbs - Rudder Landing [8/27]
Baymont Inn & Suites - next to Lock N Roll [10/23]
Best Western Plus - Tower Point (at least I assume this and above are open) [10/23]
Big Daddy Z's - food truck. Yes, they finally opened 10/17. [10/23]
Boulevard 217 - former Duke's (tentative name was No Name Saloon) [9/3]
Cafe Eccell - new location at the former Luby's [8/22]
Caprock Express - ER Caprock Crossing [11/25]
College Depot - new location at the other side of the old Lacks [7/21]
FabricCare Cleaners & Alterations - old Mobil at Lincoln [10/2]
Flip & Peel Burgers and Ritas- second location near Dragon One [9/3]
GranDandy's Pizza - renamed Black Sheep Pizza [10/23]
McDonald's - Briarcrest and TX-6 [8/1]
Mooyah Burgers - former McDonald's at WDF [8/22]
Northpoint Crossing - University and Texas [9/3]
Salata - salad bar near Shoe Carnival [9/3]
Saltgrass Steak House - near Tower Point [11/25]
St. Joseph Express - near Aspen Dental [11/25]
Stripes - former Chicks. With Laredo Taco Company inside! [10/2]
Smitty K's - off Highway 30 [10/2]
Staybridge Suites - behind Panera Bread [12/16]
Sugba - food truck appeared this year [8/28]
Super Donuts - Rudder Landing [10/23]
Panda Express -Rudder's Landing [12/28]
Paolo's Italian Kitchen - former T-Bone Jones/Rooster's [9/3]
Pik Pak Push - food truck appeared this year [8/28]
Revive 45 Music - 29th Street [8/22]
Tabor Road Vet Clinic - Tabor Road [8/22]
Taqueria El Sol De Mexico - new location at the Tejas Center [7/21]
The Collection Boutique - former Traditions, noticed it's open now [12/16]
Torchy's Tacos - Texas & Walton [10/23]
Wok-a-Mole - old El Gallito De Jalisco [12/16]

RECENTLY CLOSED - last four months (or so)
Coldwater Creek - undergoing liquidation, near Home Depot [6/15]
El Farolita Mexican Deli - Boonville Road [10/23]
Harold's Hot Dogs - SW Parkway/Wellborn [6/15]
Luby's - Bryan [8/27]
Madie's Takeout - at the "bend" at Texas Avenue, near C&J BBQ, short life [12/16]
Muldoon's Coffee House - Central Station [9/3]
Salad Sculptors - Post Oak Mall [8/22]
Spoons Yogurt - Texas and Harvey location [10/23]
Taz Indian Cuisine - Downtown Bryan, former Good Time Charley's/Country Boy, closing after Oct. [10/23]
Traditions - bookstore on Southgate, originally Rother's [9/3]
The Oaks Food Mart - on 29th [10/2]

**Rumor Mill**
Dunkin Donuts - Walmart center at FM 2818/Villa Maria
Five Guys Burgers & Fries - rumored a few years to come to south CS
CVS/pharmacy - locations at Spring Creek Center (Lowe's, CS) and the Brazos Bingo spot
Joe's Crab Shack at the old Boston's [6/7]

Not Until (At Least) 2015
Aloft Hotel - College Station [7/21]
Atlas Hotel - HSC Parkway [10/2]
Black Walnut - redeveloped Chimney Hill [11/25]
Century Square (that includes The George and Calvary Court) - University and College Avenue [7/21]
Sleep Inn - Graham Road [10/23]
Stripes - second location at FM 2154 and WDF
The Shops At Brazos Valley - south of the Target shopping center [10/23]
Toastie's Sub Shop - Northpoint Crossing [11/25]
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen - 1600 University (S&W) [7/21]


Site development and Planning & Zoning agendas:

http://www.bryantx.gov/planning-and-development-services/#planningagendas
City of College Station new developments:

http://cstx.gov/Index.aspx?page=2313

I'll try to keep this updated!

Taco Casa is open and yummy!

Taco Casa is greatness. Limited menu, but quick service and good prices.

really... Taco Casa? seems to me there are so many places in town to get better tacos.

Possible add to coming soon: Starbucks by S&W Rock Prairie or is it not going to be finished this century and not worth adding.

Excited about Willie's Ice House!

Correct me if I am wrong.
So Willies Ice house in the old TGIF, Papadeuxs across from Cheddars, and a new place next to Veritas (name escapes me).

Any idea what is going in with the new walmart? They are building two buildings along Villa Maria already.

Talked to some guys at my hotel. Two Planet fitness' coming in. One in old Gattis on Briarcrest other in south CS.

$10 a month memberships.

Place next to Veritas is Boneheads.

And thanks to the OP for facilitating this thread.

There is a sign in the window of the old Winn-Dixie/Lacks building saying that Planet Fitness is Coming Soon!

Thanks for deciding to create a new coming and going thread. I was holding off until the new year to update because I was going to start a new one for the new year. You can have the problem of updating for now.


Here is a link to the my old one: http://mybcs.com/Content/Forums/Replies.aspx?tid=2246282

[This message has been edited by bcstx06 (edited 1/8/2014 10:47a).]

Didn't the Popeyes just reopen at the gas station on the corner of 6 and Booneville? I think it's a Shell?

I'm not aware that the Boonville Popeye's closed. The Graham road location closed. The "may reopen" is simply based on conjecture IIRC, based on the fact that furnishings or equipment is still onsite. Hardly a reason to think they would reopen.

As seen in other local restaurants, closing for a period of time and reopening is a kiss of death.

W8, your google link has turned the page into micro script.

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Let the feminization of BCS commmence!!

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If feminization means people who can spell "commence" correctly after editing (and use URLs correctly), I welcome feminization.

I just tried the link on my smartphone and it worked.

And its the same smartphone keyboard that over-m'ed "commence".

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The problem isn't that the link doesn't work: it's that it's WAAY longer than it needs to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6OrO1f610

And that's actually longer than what you get if you use the share on the YouTube app, at least in iOS.

I don't use iOS since I have a SMARTphone not an iToy.

Hmm... your phone is smarter, but
- it gave you that link
- it didn't correct commence for you

just fix the ***** link and take the Apple hate to the Nerdery.

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The "may reopen" is simply based on conjecture IIRC, based on the fact that furnishings or equipment is still onsite. Hardly a reason to think they would reopen.

As seen in other local restaurants, closing for a period of time and reopening is a kiss of death.

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It was "temporarily closed", and the fact that the furnishings, equipment, and signage is still up suggest that it could reopen (especially with La Quinta coming). In most cases, fast food restaurants take down most of their signage and clear the place out. The "may reopen" is just as ambiguous as "temporarily closed".

I welcome Planet Fitness. Exercise is proven to be beneficial to the elderly mentally and physically, delay entry to nursing homes and the onset of many age related ailments, and this keep MANY costs down.
This will be a great "coming" business for BCS in more ways than one.

Fly- I was ripping on how they market towards young singles and early middle age adults but they create a training environment hostile to any physical exertion by their desired demographic. Their business model capitalizes on people willing to continue to auto-debit $10/month and not show up to train because the training environment is so unfavorable for training.

The geriatric reference was not saying old folks shouldn't exercise. Exercise is vital for geriatric citizens especially if they've been on a low cholesterol diet for any significant time period.

I hear ya. But even Golds where I lift has signs up about "excessive noise" and that place is hardly full of "old ladies." The WW2 vet who works out there (served in the Pacific) is totally cool though.

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I think the fact that these comments have very little to do with what is coming and going and instead are cluttering up the thread with opinions is probably why the comment was deleted. Can we just post what is coming and going and leave the opinions to other threads, please?

Looks like Jimmy John's on Longmire is open. (Apologies if that info is "so last year.")

The new Drew's Car Wash is now open.

OP, the Mathnasium is going in Caprock Crossing, in the same strip-center as Lucky Nails and Pro Cleaning.

Well, sounds like our local Fox & Hound will be staying open for the foreseeable future regardless of its parent company's financial troubles: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_902fc1b2-f1c5-54fc-be3d-f5764472cb03.html

Good news for Fox & Hound fans.

^^ Good news.

I agree with techno-ag.

I heard that Prosperity Bank at Highway 40 and Arrington closed after they took over the First Victoria across the street. Is that true?

Also, the former McDonald's at the Exxon has been renovated (the roof) so it looks like a Mexican restaurant could replace it--of course, it seems like it's been that way for the last past year, so I don't know.

Looks like the Kitchen Collection in the Post Oak Mall is going. I only heard about it recently, but when I went the other day, they had everything on sale, including the shelves the merchandise was on.

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I heard that Prosperity Bank at Highway 40 and Arrington closed after they took over the First Victoria across the street. Is that true?

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Yeah, noticed that yesterday.