Originally started by bcstx06. The broken out list seemed harder to follow and required more scrolling. However, if a development has opened or something has closed permanently, then it will stay on the list for a short while longer before being deleted completely. So, it's back in to one again that hopefully will be easier to follow. As threads and messages are posted here or in other threads, I'll try to update this list and cite the poster. After each round of edits, changes are marked in bold.

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Ace Hardware is being built at Navarro and Welborn (sign up on the east curb) {jasonarredondo}

Rumor has Albertson's at Longmire and Harvey Mitchell closing in April {jasonarredondo} Confirmed in The Eagle; the store will be closing in June and property is in negotiations to be bought by WalMart for expansion {egret} Store is closed {various}

Ambrose Furniture Works/Accent Fabrics moved in to the Hogans at Main and 29th {slyk}

Anytime Fitness has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Baskin Robbins has plans to move back in to the area, most likely in the new Target shopping center in Bryan {madeye03} Included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

The Beer Joint out on Hwy 30 is now serving lunch from 11-2 {rcj0618}

Bennigan's has closed {various}

Berryhill's Baja Grill was coming to town {bcstx06} They are having trouble acquiring a location {beetlebum}

Best Western will be the anchor of a new development by the Oldham Group at Hwy 6 & Boonville {bcstx06} Road construction was recently completed and the land is ready for development {AgfromNY05}

The Boat in Bryan closed {rcj0618} Work is being done on the building {BlairAG04} Remodel work continues, still a mystery {Birddog} The Eagle reported that the owners of Bryan Steak & Seafood are renovating The Boat and it will reopen as a seafood restaurant {Birddog}

Brazos Valley Bank is opening a new branch on Wm J. Bryan next to Aggieland CU {rcj0618}

Bryan Seafood & Steakhouse on WmJBryan has closed {Take the canoli}

Bryan Towne Center will be going I on the east side of Rudder between Briarcrest and University {Scotch} Bryan Towne Center development and Eagle article on the development {bcstx06} New link for the property development {AG @ HEART} Full store list: Shipley's Doughnuts, Baskin Robbins, Eyemart Express, Citifinancial, E-Nail Topia, Dollar Tree, rue21, Rack Room Shoes, Maurices, Logan's Steakhouse, Anytime Fitness, Salt Grass Steakhouse, IHOP, Burlington Coat Factory {MarineBQ04}

Burlington Coat Factory has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Burger King is building a new restaurant next to McDonalds on Hwy 21 {meatball} Burger King is supposed to go up at Texas/29th where the old Greyhound and Texas Ave. Medical Clinic area {RayRay99}

C&J BBQ at Harvey Rd and Hwy 30 is temporarily closed for remodeling {rcj0618}

The Cabana of Bryan will be a 300+ apartment complex at the corner of Wellborn and Old College {Scotch}

Chase Bank on Northgate will close in July {WH08P_UP}

Chik-Fil-A will be rebuilding on the old CS Burger King site at Cullpepper {warhymnaggie} Construction is due to start in October {agcfa} Slab should be poured in Dec 07, anticipate opening Mar 08; first 100 customers get free CFA for a year (one combo meal/week) {ag72576} New location open {DugatYourTickets}

Cindie's (lingerie/novelty store) is opening in North Park Plaza {BlairAG04} Store is open {various} There is now a petition to keep the store open as its status as a SOB is now under investigation {various} CoB ruled the ordinance to be ambiguous and store allowed to remain open {various}

Circle D Nurseries is building on Finfeather just south of Dodge {southcutt}

Citibank submitted site plans for a new location at Hwy 6 and Greens Prairie/Fitch. {CoCS}

Citifinancial has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Clarion is now College Station Inn {Orlando Ayala Cant Read}

Cortiers Luxury Realty is moving into a new building in downtown Bryan {localag01}

Country Inn & Suites opening across from Allen Honda on SW Pkwy next to Brenham Bank {Orlando Ayala Cant Read}

Covenant Fmaily Church will open another location next to Brazos Bingo {Scotch}

Cracker Barrel is rumored to be going on the bypass in Bryan and Papadeauxs and Papasitos are rumored to be going off of the bypass at Rock Prairie as told by a "pretty reliable source" {College_Mom} Cracker Barrel may no longer be interested due to the "high" price of real estate {aggie1991} Cracker Barrel rumors now put it with the Target development on Hwy 6 {rcj0618} Waco CB manager is saying that a BCS store will open in 2010; location unknown {DisAg} Cracker Barrel is scouting locations near Target, but it is preliminary so far {RayRay99}

Daisy Dukes will be opening in the old Shadow Canyon/Midnight Rodeo location {jk2rebel} It's open {various}

Deluxe Burger is remodeling Beetles BBQ to re-open {shevy} No sign of any work being done {shevy}

Dickey's BBQ franchise rights have been sold in CS with a target opening date of August 2007 {Bobaloo} Target open in May next to Gander Mtn. {Bobaloo} Construction is underway {various} Will open in May {aggiebugchick} Opening mid-May {bobaloo} Sign on building says open April 29 {fly} Restaurant is open {various}

Dollar Tree has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

E-Nail Topia has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

E*Star Chinese Buffet & Sushi Bar is opening in the old Black Eyed Pea {ComfortAg}


Eyemart Express has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Expressions Dance and Music is opening a new location behind Chicken Express on Wellborn Rd {PakMan}

Farm Patch's Meat & Seafood Market is closed for remodeling until 2008 {Rock the Cashbar} "Won't be opening anytime soon" (01/03/08) {fly}

Fashion Bug is moving into the old Kroger in Bryan {bcstx06}

Flying Tomato Pizza is looking for land {Aggiefan54}

Fulin Chinese Restaurant now open in the old Taj Mahal in front of Clarion Suites {fly}

General project delays in the Eagle regarding Rock Prairie developments {Rob03}

Goody's is filing for bankruptcy and closing the CS store in August {shevy}

HEB could be opening a new store next to the Longhorn Tavern at Hwy 21 in Bryan {rcj0618, AG @ HEART} HEB is not looking to put in a store at Greens Prairie {cafe15} HEB is reporting that they have no plans to open more stores in CS for a while {ChipFTAC01} New HEB to go in at RP and Hwy 6 (confirmed by Nom de Plume) {aggiepaintrain} HEB at Texas/SH 21 is supposed to be getting remodeled {RayRay99} HEB will be on the NW corner of WD40 and Hwy 6; unknown what type of store {Nom de Plume}

Holze Music Co has closed {various}

Hooters is coming! No, for real {bcstx06} Location rumored to be at FM158 and Hwy 60 {cafe15}Notice for a mixed beverage permit has been submitted to TABC {maverick2076} Should be opening in the fall {various} They are waiting on the official ruling from the hearing to start construction; open around March 08 {ag72576} Planning to start construction in March {ag72576} Future of the development uncertain; Hooters reeevaluating after cost overruns in Houston {curry97} Store next in line for Texas construction {19aggie99}

IHOP is being courted to build in the Bryan Towne Center {ChipFTAC01} Included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Japanese and sushi restaurant is opening in Post Oak Mall in the old Corn Dog 7 location {jrhmc}

Jem.n.i is a new boutique in Downtown Bryan on 26th next to Glassworks {wapa}

Jimmy John's will open a second location in the old Egg Roll House on University; should be open around Fall with a drive-thru and open until 3AM {AggiePhil}

La Bodega Cantina is coming to the Gateway Shopping Center at the west end {rcj0618, us1ag}

La Botana, a new mexican restaurant will open in the Bryan Seafood location {AgfromNY05}

La Madeleine should be open by 2008 as per a DFW waiter at the chain {Ag2Max} They are being courted to build in the Bryan Towne Center {ChipFTAC01}

Lenny's Subs has been in town scouting potential sites {jlhrealtor} They will be opening in North Park Plaza {ag72576} Store is open {fly}

The Library on Northgate is closing {adidasrta, guitjon}

Lofts @ Wolf Pen is a residential/retail development going in at Dartmouth and Holleman {various} The sign for the development is up {Lekner XII}

Logan's Steakhouse is being courted to build in the Bryan Towne Center {ChipFTAC01} Included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Longhorn Tavern property at Hwy 21 and Texas Ave is rumored to be selling to Walgreen's; LT could build a new location next to Cotton Patch by Premier Cinemas on Hwy 6 {rcj0618} Plans are in place for move {bcstx06} Longhorn Tavern may not be moving next to Premiere. Walgreens may let them stay there and build on the land next to the restaurant {RayRay99}

Lowe’s is working on a new project at Greens Prairie and Rudder along with the hospital development; Walmart has not signed, but is under contract – approximate 18-month development {ChipFTAC01}

Mariott Residence Inn will be building a new hotel {bcstx06}

Maurice's appears to be signed on to be in the Bryan Towne Center (logo appears on site plan) {ChipFTAC01} Included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Mr. Gatti's/GattiTown has been posted for sale; LoopNet listing{bcstx06} Property is listed as "no longer available" {fly}

Murphy's Law Irish Pub and Ludwig Kasper's German Restaurant in downtown Bryan has been delayed {rcj0618} Should be open by Summer 08 {ag72576} The Bavarian Restaurant and Irish Pub from the Kaspers are expected to open by late spring (107/109 N. Main) {AgInAggieland} As of 07/20/08, owner was hoping to open within 10 days {rumrunner0}

NTB north of Home Depot is open {fly}

Ninfa’s is building a new restaurant site on Hwy 6 between Ashley Furniture and Douglass Nissan {aggiewholikestorun} The restaurant will be moving out of their old location and into this new building (it’s not a second restaurant){MrsUncoverAg} The slab has been poured and it looks like the entrance will face the north {fly} New location should be open Jan/Feb and the interior will include a number of waterfalls and related decor {AggiePhil} Per the owner, the new location should open mid-March {sornman} Signage is going up on the building {fly} Should be open by mid-April {fly} Old location closed as of 04/16/08 {sornman} New location open 04/21/08 {Nom de Plume}

O'Reilly Auto Parts opening on N. Texas a block south of Hwy 21 {Scotch}

Pak N Mail sign is up in the Wellborn shopping center with Subway and Potato Shack {aggiewholikestorun} Store is open {jasonarredondo}

Papadeauxs and Papasitos are rumored to be going off of the bypass at Rock Prairie and a Cracker Barrel on the bypass in Bryan as told by a "pretty reliable source" {College_Mom} Cracker Barrel may no longer be interested due to the "high" price of real estate {aggie1991}

Pappas Co has purchased the Red Lobster building on Texas Ave {cafe15} Confirmed by Brazos County Appraisal Dist {rcj0618} Could be turned into a Pappas Burger {Agsroll} As per a waiter at Red Lobster, it will be a Pappas BBQ {fly}

Sign up says that Paradise Diving & Scuba is moving in to the old Putt Putt location {GiveEmHellBill}

Steve & Barry's will be closing (corporate filed bankruptcy); date unknown {txgardengirl}

Panera will be going in at the vacant lot across from Ramada where the gas station/car wash used to be {ChipFTAC01} Due to a few internal changes, Panera is no longer interested in the BCS market {ChipFTAC01}

Pepe’s is looking to open a CS location {childofgrace}

Posados may be coming to town {RachAg2007}

Rack Room appears to be signed on to be in the Bryan Towne Center (logo appears on site plan) {ChipFTAC01} Included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Ramada has filed for rezoning the land just south of their hotel {AggieSunrise} Could be a new student condominium development that was voted down by P&Z,but approved by City Council {zia81}

River Ridge Bar & Grill (Koppe Bridge) is now open in downtown Bryan in the old Doe's place {various}

Rue21 appears to be signed on to be in the Bryan Towne Center (logo appears on site plan) {ChipFTAC01} Included in full list of stores {MarineBQ04}

Saltgrass Steakhouse has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Shellenberger's has closed {HomerSimpson}

Shipley's Doughnuts has been included in full list of stores for the Bryan Towne Center {MarineBQ04}

Snap Fitness is opening three locations in BCS {Scotch}

Southern Comfort Cafe is a new soul food restaurant opening in the Lack's Shopping Center where Hookah Station and a coffee shop used to be {aggieann}

Starving Artist Bakery & Cafe should be opening in Downtown Bryan before the October First Friday {wapa, aggieann}

Stover Boys Burgers is now open on Boonville Rd across from Allen Academy {Krunkteach}

Subway in Downtown Bryan may be forced out by the new owners of their building {RayRay99}

Target will be the Bryan Towne Center anchor {theycallmejonlee} Rumored to be a Super Target {various} Development plans appear to be a regular sized store {various} They should be opening July 2008 {ChipFTAC01} Signage is in place {bcstx06} Scheduled to open early July {MarineBQ04} Grand opening was July 27 {various}

Texas Furniture Company in downtown bryan is closing; sales in progress and potential buyer possibly lined up {Nom de Plume}

The Texas Store is opening in the Gateway Shopping Center at the west end of the strip {aggiewholikestorun}

Tower Point project at Hwy 6 and Wm Fitch is in development. {ChipFTAC01}

Volvo dealership appears to be moving in at FM2818 and Beck St; possibly a rental agency {bcstx06}

Walgreen's is rumored to be buying the current Longhorn Tavern property at Hwy 21 and Texas Ave; LT could build a new location next to Cotton Patch by Premier Cinemas on Hwy 6 {rcj0618} Plans in place for move as well as additional Walgreen's at Boonville Rd {bcstx06} Walgreens logo was added to the sign for the Boonville Towne Center development {AgfromNY05}

Walmart is working on a new project at Greens Prairie and Rudder along with the hospital development; Walmart has not signed, but is under contract – approximate 18-month development {ChipFTAC01} WalMart will be purchasing the surrounding property at the CS store to expand; Albertsons will close in June (confirmed in The Eagle) {egret}

Wings n More in Bryan is closing the gas station restaurant and building a stand alone store on SH 21 by the new Burger King {RayRay99}

Wing Street is opening a location on the HWY 6S feeder just north of Rock Prairie {fly}

Yankee's (in Carlos) is up for sale; still open though {rcj0618}

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[This message has been edited by txdragonfly (edited 9/8/2008 11:41a).]

Holy mother.

wow.


And no ruby tuesday

today i heard some pretty big news that may or may not be true. its a about a large, and i mean very large company moving some offices to CS and bringing in some jobs to the area.

i dont wanna say who it is cause its frankly kinda hard to believe but i just want to know if anyone has any advice as to who i can call maybe at the city or elsewhere to find out it its true. if i find out its true, i'll be glad to share with everyone else, but until then i'd just rather keep it to myself.

i'd appreciate it if anyone can lead me in the right direction as to who i can call to confirm this rumor i heard.

thanks in advance.

i'm sure someone on here could confirm the rumor if they knew who you were talking about.

oosh, anything we can do about the last few entries not getting proper URLs? I noticed that the first time I did a summary; about 3/4 of the way down, the code "breaks."

BTW, I heard today that Pitmaster's BBQ has closed. The original owners have backed out, and it will be opening up again in a couple of weeks with new owners. This is not confirmed.

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today i heard some pretty big news that may or may not be true

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Pooh's Park is reopening?

Great job!!

Fly would you mind if we updated it with things that have already occurred - Ashley Furn has been open awhile, as has Doc Greens, etc.

I was actually thinking about that, thanks for confirming I should do it!

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i'm sure someone on here could confirm the rumor if they knew who you were talking about.

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unfortunately i can not right now. my company is looking at purchasing some property that would probably be directly influenced by this major move and it could possibly breach our plans if i made it public on here.

we're having a feasibility period in which we'll know within about 60 days whether its true or not. i was just wanting to see if i could get a headstart with someone at the city maybe just to know if we're headed in the right direction.

Nice work, fly.

you must be bored, fly

Orlando, you can email me at the addy in my profile. I may be able to help, but I'd need a little more info.

Orlando, it's Disneyworld, isn't it?

cheer, the original summary was done more than a month ago...and like I said then, I was stuck in East Texas and bored. Didn't take much to sort it and update it.

Don't forget It's a Grind. The owner on University says he will open another one within a year near/in the Kroger Center on Rock Prairie.

IaG and Pitmaster's info added. Also went through to update what's open. If I missed something or it's incorrect, just let me know.

Pitmaster's is now called Laurie P's BBQ. It re-opened today (8/15) under new management.

the woodlands of college station is open. and the sign is up for the Lofts at Wolf Pen.

Berry Hill Baja Grill - I know that they had plans drawn up over a year ago by a local architectural firm. The owner of the Berry Hill actually physically assaulted the architect in his office and lost the original site that it was suppost to go on. As far as I'm concerned we don't need people like that opening businesses here in Aggieland. If he does come here I will be boycotting the resturant.

I was looking at the 99-cent Only Store website... I thought this was interesting:

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iPod nano for 99¢ only to the first 9 customers at our upcoming grand openings! Next 99 customers can buy a scooter for 99¢ only!

BRYAN, TX opens on Aug. 23

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So, we start camping out this weekend?

Wow! Thanks for the summary. I kind of gave up on the long thread a long time ago because it was so massive.

I'm happy to hear that It's a Grind is going to open closer to me!

Great job, Fly!!! Very impressive!!! hey, one of my clients told me today that her source at CS city mentioned this week that Cracker Barrel decided not to build in the BCS area because the land was too much..... do you know more/anything diff about this? just curious..... thanks!

SPEC'S Update: the sign is on the building so all the non-believers can now believe!!!

Regarding Cracker Barrel:
I was at the Waco CB about a month ago and asked the manager about whether it's true they only locate on interstates. He said they have one in Lubbock now that is not on an interstate. If that one does well, he said Bryan-College Station is "on the list" for a CB. Mind you, this was the Waco manager talking and not a corporate authority, but hey - sounds promising.

Can we please put CB and Interstates on the list with orange being the reason Hooter's wouldn't be in CS?

thanks Agpup for the info.... who knows CB's future for BCS.....

ive never seen a longer list of hearsay/rumors

Psha! This is TexAgs. We know stuff™.

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Pooh's Park is reopening?

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There are only a few that even know what you are talking about but that was funning. i do miss the go carts.

Looked like a "For Sale" sign on a window of Bourbon Street. I'll verify tomorrow.