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DINING FEATURE Re:Bar Cafe and Juicestillery TOMBALL Re:Bar Cafe and Juices- tillery sits on Main Street inside The Renewal Center, a nonprot providing services, pastoral care and programs for the Tomball commu- nity and those in mental health and addiction recovery. The cafe, which opened in January , serves as a nancial pillar for TRC, but it also stands on its own, TRC Co-Director Kelly Hall said. Additionally, Re:Bar provides sec- ond-chance jobs for those in mental health or addiction recovery, such as barista Paige Terrell. “It’s just really incredible that peo- ple have given these opportunities to someone that’s having so much trouble,” Terrell said. The name Re:Bar, which was cre- ated by cafe Manager Anita Edwards, stems from the idea of redoing the bar scene, she said. “You come in and everyone knows your name [like at a bar], but instead you can have healthy drinks and food that are good for your body, healthy conversations and healthy rela- tionships based on love rather than alcohol,” Anita said. Re:Bar’s food menu is gluten free, featuring waes, soup, smoothie bowls, parfait and waes Benedict as well as the “frittae”—a frittata made in a wae maker—and the “wae-nini,” a panini sandwich made in a wae maker. “I wanted to do a completely glu- ten-free menu because it just means there’s more room at the table for people,” Hall said. “We really try to blur the lines of social constructs so people realize we all have more in common than we have dierent.” N

Club member Shari Wojta watches a child jump into Lake Conroe from one of Freedom Boat Club’s boats.

Freedom Boat Club

MONTGOMERY Freedom Boat Club oers a country club-style experi- ence to the Lake Conroe community, allowing members to spend time on the water without dealing with the upkeep of boat ownership. Club Manager Sande Olson said Freedom Boat Club oers its more than members the ability to essen- tially rent out a boat whenever they want. Members can reserve a boat or see what is available that day, and they only pay for gas in addition to membership fees. Olson said the sta at the club takes care of getting the boat ready and cleaned up, allowing members to walk right onto the boat— and walk right o with no hassle. “We have new members who have never driven a boat before, and so for them, that’s exciting. We have mem- bers who have owned boats before and said, ‘Been there, done that, not doing it again thank you very much. Too much work,’” Olson said. “And then we have people who are looking to buy a boat who say, ‘You know, for months, I can gure out how much we’re going to use the lake [and] which boat we like before we buy.’” The most popular boats are the tritoons, a type of pontoon, and the ski boats. Olson said the ski boats allow people to go wakeboarding and

water skiing, while the tritoons are better suited for relaxing and holding conversations. No matter the boat, Olson said every member is trained before going on the water. “We want to make sure … the mem- ber is comfortable and safe. We want to make sure our boats are safe,” Olson said. “And we want to make sure trac on the lake is with people who are mindful and knowledgeable about boating on Lake Conroe.” Olson said she believes Lake Conroe is the best-keep secret in the Greater Houston area. “I can be down in the middle of Houston inside the loop within minutes to an hour, but yet I’m out here in this beautiful country … some rolling hills, some beautiful trees and this beautiful water,” Olson said. “Why not take advantage of it?” FULL STORY BY ANDI LI

An acai berry smoothie bowl ($9) is topped with raspberries, blueberries, coconut flakes, seeds and honey. The cafe also has vegan dishes and a keto wae available, in addition to a variety of coees, teas and signature cold-pressed Steampunk Juice blends. “We’ve found that there’s never competing with businesses around us, even food businesses,” said Aaron Edwards, TRC co-director and Anita’s husband. “It just feels like we’re on the same team, from the businesses to the customers.” FULL STORY BY KARAMCINTYRE

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