Bay Area Edition | April 2023

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Businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon, relocating or expanding

San Antonio, Austin and Salt Lake City. www.via313.com 5 Legendary Venue is scheduled to open at 780 Clear Lake City Blvd., Ste. 1B, Webster, in May, according to the company’s website. The new venue will be available to host events, such as wed- dings, birthdays, graduations and corpo- rate events. The venue will also include a conference room and podcast studio, according to the website. The venue is accepting bookings for events this spring, according to the website. 281-249-9981. www.legendaryvenue.com 6 Shake Shack will open at the incom- ing Shops at Baybrook at I-45 and Bay Area Boulevard in Webster. The casual restaurant, which has locations across the United States, sells burgers, hot dogs, specialty fries and drinks, and shakes and custard. The Shops at Baybrook will open by late 2023. www.shakeshack.com 7 Killen’s Barbecue , a staple local barbecue restaurant with a location in Pearland, is expected to open a location at the William P. Hobby Airport at 7800 Airport Blvd., Houston. Killen’s Barbecue serves classic Texas barbecue, including brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sausage and turkey available by the pound, on plates or on sandwiches. Executive Chef Ronnie Killen also has other Killen’s restaurants, including Tex-Mex, steakhouses and a burger joint. The airport’s expansion of its concessions is part of a 10-year agree- ment that is projected to generate over $100 million in revenue for the Houston Airport System, according to a press release. Over 200 staff are expected to be hired for all the new concession loca- tions. www.killensbarbecue.com 8 SpindleTap Brewery , which gets its namesake from the original Spindletop gusher in Beaumont that began the state’s oil boom, will be opening a second location at the William P. Hobby Airport at 7800 Airport Blvd., Houston, by No- vember 2024. Guests to the new Hobby Airport location can enjoy SpindleTap’s lineup of brews including Boomtown Blonde Ale, Toolpusher Pale Ale and Hon- ey Hole ESB. The opening is part of a 10- year agreement between Hobby Airport and Areas, a global hospitality brand, and is expected to bring over $100 million in

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NOW OPEN 1 Kelley’s Country Cookin reopened March 9 at 1502 Main St., League City. The beloved restaurant closed over a year ago on Feb. 14, 2022, after being destroyed by a fire while undergoing roof maintenance. Kelley’s, which serves breakfast, burgers, sandwiches, fried steak and other country foods, has locations around the Bay Area, including Pearland and Pasadena, and was started by a Houston Police Depart- ment retiree in 1983. 281-338-0300. www.kelleysrestaurant.com 2 A new Johnson Fitness & Wellness opened at 19010 Gulf Freeway, Friend- swood, as part of the company’s recent slew of openings across the state. The company, which recently opened 17 new retail stores in Texas, offers a variety of fitness products and brands. Some of

the equipment offered by the facilities include treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes and other personal fitness staples. Johnson Fitness & Wellness is part of Taiwan-based Johnson Health Tech, which manufactures a range of personal training equipment. 281-488-0076. www.johnsonfitness.com 3 Following a major $10.6 million, three-year redevelopment project needed after Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island State Park , 14901 FM 3005, Galveston, held a grand reopening event March 31 and April 1 as part of the Texas State Parks Centen- nial program, according to a release from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The grand reopening festivities featured speeches, refreshments, prairie hikes, beach walks and fishing. Improvements to the park include 95 new campsites, 20 new shade shelters, two new restrooms, two

new changing areas with rinse-off showers, new roads, a new headquarters, and reno- vations to safeguard the park from severe weather events. Furthermore, the park also features a newly remodeled nature center in the bay section of the park, a new vendor area, and three new group-use pavilions in the beach section of the park. 409-737-1222. www.tpwd.texas.gov/ state-parks/galveston-island COMING SOON 4 According to city of Webster doc- uments, Via 313 Pizzeria is one of the restaurants set to open at the Shops at Baybrook at the southeast corner of I-45 and Bay Area Boulevard in Webster at the end of the year. Founded in Detroit in 2011, Via 313 offers authentic Detroit-style pizza. The restaurant has locations around

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