Tag: Local Business
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Game publisher ends direct sales to local stores
Wizards of the Coast is a publisher of fantasy and science fiction-themed games originally ran from a basement. Wizards of the Coast, now owned by Hasbro, publishes card games such as Magic: The Gathering and tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons. The direction Wizards of the Coast has been taking with Magic: The Gathering…
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Lubbock coffee shops provide study atmosphere for students
by GENEVA NATAL Coffee shops mean more to people than just the coffee. It’s about a place to hang out, relax or study, and enjoy a warm beverage. Fall is finally here, and along with it comes a drop in temperature and an increase in the need for coffee. Many college students regularly go to…
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Frightful Fun: Nightmare case haunts West Texas with scary attractions
In the calm of the night, you can hear the screams of the people who dared to enter Nightmare on 19th Street.
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Wallace Theater entertaining new generation of audiences
by DESIREE MENDEZ//Staff Writer Once upon a time, in a small West Texas town, there was a man who wanted to open a movie theater in Levelland. The Wallace Theater was created in 1928 by Wallace Rose Blankenship. Blankenship had owned more than 30 theaters in the West Texas region. Bob Hope and Walt Disney wrote…
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Fine as Wine…Local vineyards thrive in West Texas climate, soil
by SARA MARSHALL//Editor-in-chief As high quality, artisan alcohols become more popular in the United States, local growers are taking advantage of the booming market in West Texas. Beating out international wines and the top wines in the United States, Trilogy Cellars of Levelland brought home gold, silver and bronze medals from the 2017 TEXSOM International Wine…
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Cowork provides quiet place for students, faculty
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer Students now have another study space option available that has the conveniences of a coffee shop and the quietness of a library. David Lamb-Vines, Lubbock native and 2004 graduate of South Plains College, and his wife Leann, are the owners of the art for goodness sake Fine Arts Gallery and Studio in…