Good, bad or otherwise.....Thanks to bcstx06 for keeping the spirit alive.
KBTX Story:Captn_Ag05 said:
Wayside is definitely open. Some pictures on their Facebook if you want to check that out.
From the surroundings, it is hard to believe that is BCS. Growing up...literally
Woah that is interesting! Love that golf course.Oddity said:
KBTX reported that the Phillips golf course was donated to the City of Bryan. If the donation is approved by the council the mayor said it will become the new city golf course, and the Travis B property will be turned into a "regional athletic and entertainment venue".
I love this idea. I've always felt that area with the pavilion and lake has potential if properly developed. Maybe the new park will be similar to Wolf Pen Creek.
It won't matter. They will still offer sub-par healthcare and charge outrageous rates.CharlieBrown17 said:
So should a non profit getting splitting into smaller organizations so you feel better about their total values?
Didn't the city want to do that a few years ago and turn the golf course into some sort of superpark, but the voters shot it down?Oddity said:
KBTX reported that the Phillips golf course was donated to the City of Bryan. If the donation is approved by the council the mayor said it will become the new city golf course, and the Travis B property will be turned into a "regional athletic and entertainment venue".
I love this idea. I've always felt that area with the pavilion and lake has potential if properly developed. Maybe the new park will be similar to Wolf Pen Creek.
Close. There were 2 items on that ballot. One was a binding vote to undesignate the golf course as a park so that it could be developed into business uses. That overwhelmingly failed, meaning that property has to stay a park. This new super park use conforms to this requirement.PS3D said:Didn't the city want to do that a few years ago and turn the golf course into some sort of superpark, but the voters shot it down?Oddity said:
KBTX reported that the Phillips golf course was donated to the City of Bryan. If the donation is approved by the council the mayor said it will become the new city golf course, and the Travis B property will be turned into a "regional athletic and entertainment venue".
I love this idea. I've always felt that area with the pavilion and lake has potential if properly developed. Maybe the new park will be similar to Wolf Pen Creek.
Mad taco at caprock/tower point is open for sure have been there three times so far.Wade Winston Wilson said:
I believe the Mad Taco at Caprock is open now.
If "Twisted Noodle" is the restaurant in the old Kroger shopping center at SW Pkwy/Texas, then it has been open for a while now
carpe vinum said:
It's a thankless chore that you've undertaken, but I, and many, many others appreciate your effort.
If they start taking Medicare/medicaid then they will be subject to EMTALA which means they cannot turn away patients based on ability to pay. They will never do that it is against their entire business model.EBrazosAg said:
Your's is the only thread worth following the majority of the time on the Aggieland board. Keep up the good work.
The Caprock ER on Briarcrest should be nearing completion but don't think it will be really soon. It is a "mini hospital" not just a freestanding ER. It will have some beds for short admits/observations. This serves 3 purposes:
1 - Futureproofs them from any legislative action that might put freestanding ER, especially those that aren't part of a hospital system, out of business. Many states don't allow them now. Lots of lobbying on both sides in Texas.
2 - Allows them to get into the outpatient imaging market. Currently freestanding ER's are not allowed to provide imaging for non-ER patients. Being a "hospital" eliminates that restriction.
3 - I assume as a "hospital" they could apply for Medicare/Medicaid accreditation for the facility. Freestandings either can't or don't do government insurance. Don't know if they want that or not for the new place. But it's a possibility.
Meeting the requirements from code for a hospital and not just a free standing ER may be adding to the complexity of the construction I would think.
I was just talking to a TJ's employee the other day - I don't know how accurate his info was, but he said that he had heard that TJ's was trying to lease a spot in the B/CS area and the deal fell through - but that they're still looking for another place. Fingers crossed that they find somewhere.Captn_Ag05 said:
I was just taking a look at the first page (thank you for updating it, bcstx06!) and noticed the Trader Joe's rumor. Was it really rumored to be at the Atlas/Lake Walk development? I would love for a Trader Joe's to come to BCS, but it doesn't seem like that would be a logical location. It is far out (in BCS terms) and the roads out there aren't great. Curious as to where that rumor came from.
You can thank the almighty Sharp for that outcome. He hated Brett Giroir, who did most of the recruiting for the concept and brought people in to the biocorridor plan. Sharp got rid of him, and through the course of events, the companies recruited in slowly backed out.PS3D said:
Of course, the Biocorridor didn't really pan out like it was supposed to so it's anyone's case. If the airport renovation that the contracted company will work and bring in more flights, Atlas could lean more toward what the area like around IAH is, a weird mix of industrial buildings, and hotels and restaurants for every budget.
Well that explains it. I had not heard that before.RedBeardDude said:
Coming soon and nearing completion in 2018 in Caprock crossing is: Caliber Collision Center behind discount tire. And Casa Do Brazil across from mad taco.