New BBQ place, a trailer on Tx Ave, near Coulter: Krazy Q and Dr. Sno Kone. It's good.

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While you are waiting for a more mainstream natural groceries option please consider Village Foods and Brazos Naturals pack an amazing amount of product into tiny retail footprints.
Village Foods also has a web source for additional products.

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This, for real. I make a run once a week to one of these places to get tofu/tempeh/vegan junk food and it takes like two seconds. I like that they're not sprawling stores, and Village is cheaper than Whole Foods for the stuff I buy.

In other thread related news, 555 Cafe opens today for business.

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Sprouts tested the market here and pulled out. BCS shoppers don't want "frou-frou" grocery stores...at least not yet.

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Wow, here I thought they never opened and thus never gave the area a try! They even left all the brand signage leftover from Linens N Things and everything! How come no one ever tells me about these things?!

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Sprouts tested the market here and pulled out. BCS shoppers don't want "frou-frou" grocery stores...at least not yet.

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Wow, here I thought they never opened and thus never gave the area a try!

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That's exactly what Fly said. They did market testing to see if a store would be successful here and decided against opening a location here.

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Sprouts tested the market here and pulled out. BCS shoppers don't want "frou-frou" grocery stores...at least not yet.

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Wow, here I thought they never opened and thus never gave the area a try!

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That's exactly what Fly said. They did market testing to see if a store would be successful here and decided against opening a location here.

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In all seriousness, though, I wouldn't consider Sprouts "frou-frou".

And in other news, does anyone know what is going on at the old Loupot's in Northgate? Last I saw it was totally boarded up with scaffolding. I checked the TABC Public Inquiry tool (because I'm sure that whatever is there would sell some sort of alcoholic beverages) for the address but all I got was the stillborn Z Bar & Bistro listing, which is coming up for cancellation in two months.

Related, there is some kind of new nightclub where Basil Whippet's Apothecary was, right next door.

The front list needs some updates (probably missed some things).


COMING SOON
555 Grill
Adam Development proposing 410 acre mixed use development Copperfield/Boonville Road in Bryan
Aldi - Bryan
Atlas Hotel- Bryan
Bahama Bucks- Caprock Crossing
Bahama Bucks- Bryan
Black Walnut- redeveloped Chimney Hill
Blaze Pizza - Century Square
Blue Baker -Caprock Crossing
Bourbon & BBQ will be opening in Downtown Bryan over next to the Queen
Bush's Chicken - Bryan HWY 21 and a location on Texas Ave
Carp's Sports Bar 'N Grill
CenturySquare (that includes The George and Calvary Court) - University and College Avenue
Crawford Electric Supply - Moving to the Bypass in Bryan
Embassy Suites rezoning request was approved for the "Great Wall"
Field House Sports BCS out in Millican (been open for some time)
Freddy's Frozen Custard Fitch, next to Taco Bell
H&M
Haverty's Furniture
Holiday Inn Express going in behind Potato Shack Express / Exxon at the corner of 21 and hwy 6
Hopdoddy Buger Bar Century Square
Hooter's Bryan Target area
Hyatt House - Bryan near Craker Barrel
Impact Church of Brazos Valley - old Ace Hardware store on Welborn
Jimmy Changas Tower Point
Kolache Rolf's sign in the window of the old Harold's Hot Dogs (been open for some time)
Kid to Kid (children's resale...clothing, shoes, equipment, toys, maternity)
M Power Fitness - Welborn & Cain (been open for some time)
Mad Taco - 2nd location somewhere in BCS
Minuti Coffee - Northpoint Crossing (been open for some time)
Neighbors Emergency Center - Century Square
Oakmont Community - 400 acre is planned for East Bryan
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen - 1600 University (S&W)
Paradise Liquor, between the new Layne's and Rattlers on Arrington Road (been open for some time)
Ronin Cooking @ Ice House on Main
Rough Draught Beer - former MaroonBikes (Just celebrated their 1 year anniversary)
Royal Touch Laundry - next to Layne's on Wellborn (where a house used to be)
is planning for winter 2016.
Sleep Inn - Graham Road
Sleep Inn - Bryan
Specialties Photography 5,000 sq. ft. building in Park Hudson in Bryan
St. Joseph senior wellness center to be located in Traditions in Bryan
Studio Movie Grill - Century SquareCollege Ave Bryan
Super 8 motel - Bryan
Tacobar has a coming soon sign. Southwest Crossing at Wellborn and SW Pkwy. (been open for some time)
The Domain at Northgate (been open for some time)
The Shops At Brazos Valley - south of the Target shopping center
Tiff's Treats Century Square
TRYP by Wyndam going into old Aggieland Inn building on Texas Avenue
Twisted Noodle Caf
Wayback Burgers
What's the Buzz Coffee Shop in the Physicians Center
Yoga District Holistic Spa
Zaxby's - Caprock/Towerpoint area
Zoe's Kitchen Century Square

RECENTLY OPENED
Rx Pizza in Downtown Bryan
Hungry Howie's north of University on Texas avenue
Krazy Q BBQ Truck
Premier Urgent Care
Nothing Bundt Cakes
First Watch Caf
Mighty Slice Pizza (inside The Backyard on NG)
BBQ 13-0
Tea2Go
Farmhouse Creamery Tower Point
Molly's Eatery Downtown Bryan
Blake's Steaks Food Truck
Earth Galley
Baked or Fried
Ms Helen's Caf
Eatology Paleo-Zone


RECENTLY CLOSED
Rocking B Steakhouse
Cajuns Bayou Grille
Boneheads
Mugwalls
Flip Flop Shops



**Rumor Mill**
COSTCO - Bryan Target Center
Whataburger - Corner of SW Pkwy and Wellborn Rd
[Larger] Academy
Jersey Mikes Subs
Berryhill Century Square
Ruggles Century Square

Drove by and found that the BB&T bank on Northgate was demolished. I think it's supposed to be another tall apartment building when done.

What's The Buzz Coffee Shop is officially open now.

Thanks for the other updates!

BB&T has moved into the bottom floor of the Rise.

Driving down East 29th St I saw "CVS / Pharmacy" on the side of a building...which I recognized used to be the Medicine Chest.

Pretty sure that Crawford Electric has completed their move. I'll verify tomorrow during my cold call.

Did TJ Maxx close? I saw an ad on twitter about that location being for lease.

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Drove by and found that the BB&T bank on Northgate was demolished. I think it's supposed to be another tall apartment building when done.

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Does anyone know what's slated for the old BB&T property? I'm surprised more hasn't been done with the old Albertson's property in terms of housing over the years. It seems like a slam dunk to put housing within a short walk from campus.

BB&T prop will be student housing. 14 story I think.

Owner of old albertsons property waiting for all of the other developments to transpire before deciding how to proceed. Besides, he already did a first phase of student housing with developing The Stack.

14 stories?

Taller than The Rise?

I'm not sure but hopefully taller yes

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Did TJ Maxx close? I saw an ad on twitter about that location being for lease.

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It was open on Sunday, as my wife took my daughter there and spent a chunk of change on school clothes. They said the line was half way through the store...

Maybe it's Burke's that is for lease, but this made it seem like the TJ Maxx was the subject property. May be some changes afoot in that center.

That graphic just shows tenants, but you're right that is confusing.

I agree. The final product at Texas & University is very underwhelming. Architecture is blah and the finished product is ho hum at best. As the key intersection in College Station it could have been done so much better.

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The former Rocking B Steakhouse has the Sloppy Joe logo back up on the sign and a now hiring sign up.

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Driving past this morning there was a sign that said "Now Open".

Found the plans submitted for the old BB&T property. It may not be as high as The Rise but will swallow up damn near the entire property.