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May 1 at 1010 NASA Parkway, Ste. A, Web- ster. It also has a location in Clear Lake, which opened three years ago. The bar serves margaritas and daiquiris in various avors, such as strawberry, pina colada, pineapple, kiwi and mango. 281-532-6457. www.goworldfamous.com 10 Lone Star Flight Museum , 11551 Aerospace Ave., Houston, on April 22 commemorated the 25th anniversary of its Texas Aviation Hall of Fame by inducting four new honorees. Among those honored were Bruce A. Bohannon, an Alvin native; astronaut Bernard A. Harris Jr., who lived in Clear Lake during his time with NASA; Marion P. Jayne; and retired General Mark A. Welsh III. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, which rec- ognizes famous aviators who happen to be Texans along with famous Texans who happen to be aviators, began in 1997 with four inductees, one of whom was George H. W. Bush. 346-708-2517. www.lonestar ight.org 11 Skylab Fitness is celebrating its one-year anniversary at 218 S. Walnut St., Webster, in May. The business o ers high-intensity interval training classes, personal training and special sessions for those age 50 and older so customers can achieve tness goals, including building muscles or losing weight. 281-724-9447. www.skylab tness.com The city of League City hosted a celebra- tion May 14 to commemorate its 60th anniversary. The festivities included a competition modeled after the television show “The Amazing Race” called “The A-May-zing Adventure,” which allowed participants to solve clues and complete challenges, such as axe throwing, an
obstacle course, puzzles and trivia. The city also hosted a family festival at Big League Dreams, 1150 Big League Dreams Parkway, League City, that included live music, bounce houses, a rock climbing wall, an in atable obstacle course, face painting, cornhole and minigolf. League City was o cially incorporated and char- tered in May 1962. 281-554-1000. www.leaguecity.gov NEW OWNERSHIP 12 Gulf Coast Commercial Group in February purchased Baybrook Passage at 19425 Gulf Freeway, Webster, becoming the new owner of the 189,000-square- foot shopping center. Gulf Coast Com- mercial Group plans to upgrade the center with new paint and additional architecture to enhance and modernize the center’s aesthetics. The center is 80% occupied with tenants such as Best Buy, Staples, Mia’s Table, Torchy’s Tacos and others. 713-532-0977. www.gulfcoastcg.com IN THE NEWS 13 The Bay Area community is com- ing together to raise funds to rebuild Kelley’s , a restaurant destroyed by a re Feb. 14. Some proceeds from the annual Taste of the Bay event Oct. 6 will go toward Kelley’s restoration, as will some revenue generated by participating restaurants during a donation event Oct. 7-8. Located at 1502 W. Main St., League City, Kelley’s was famous for its country food and large portions. The restaurant has locations across the Greater Houston area, including in Pearland and Alvin. www.kelleysrestaurant.com
A NASA space shuttle simulator is now on display at Lone Star Flight Museum.
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FEATURED IMPACT IN THE NEWS As of April 12, a NASA space shuttle simulator has joined Lone Star Flight Museum ’s permanent collection at 11551 Aerospace Ave., Houston. Retired astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, who also is an aerospace engineering professor at Texas A&M University and a member of the museum’s board, worked alongside volunteers to restore the simulator, which took about 5,000 hours of work. The simulator is a full-scale replica of the ight deck of a space shuttle orbiter. It features windowed display screens that provided simulated views during various phases of ight, and it has motion systems to realistically replicate a space shuttle’s movements. The simulator was built in 1976 to support approach and landing tests of Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was rst used Jan. 9, 1979, to support ight
crew training. The simulator was operated for decades at Johnson Space Center but was removed after the nal space shuttle mission in 2011 to make room for NASA’s new space ight training hardware. The Lone Star Flight Museum is a nonpro t museum featuring historic aircraft and achievements in Texas aviation. 346-708-2517. www.lonestar ight.org
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CLOSINGS 14 Polish restaurant Pierogi Queen will close May 20, after press time. The restaurant at 2047 W. Main St., Ste. A8, League City, serves European cuisine, such as pierogies, or Polish dumplings;
sausage sandwiches; and other simple Polish foods. Owner Eva Sek cited high food prices and a lack of reliable workers as the reason for closing. She said she has received an outpouring of community support since announcing the closure. 713-244-4644. www.pierogiqueentx.com
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