Tag Archives: Texas

Halfsies helps diners cut calories while paying it forward

March 6, 2012 – 1:15 pm

by Sheri Linden WHAT’S HAPPENING Generations of American kids were told to clean their plates because there were hungry children in the world. Halfsies bridges that leap of logic by inviting consumers to eat less while donating food where it’s needed. The Texas-based social initiative is designed to address three increasingly urgent global challenges: obesity, […]

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SECRET HANDSHAKE

February 28, 2012 – 11:45 am

by Hans Eisenbeis Last week, I was in Fargo, ND, to see one of the world’s great sporting spectacles: the largest youth hockey tournament in North America, featuring 168 teams made up of 9- and 10-year-olds from the Dakotas, California, Texas, North Carolina, Minnesota, Ontario, Manitoba and beyond. As a native Minnesotan, I admit that […]

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Aging nomads find a home in an assisted-living RV park

September 27, 2011 – 12:59 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Hitting the road in an RV has long been a popular option for adventurous retirees. But what happens when a frequent need for medical care becomes an anchor? Matures reluctant to sell their rigs can pull into Escapees Care in Livingston, TX, the country’s first RV park with assisted living […]

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Citizen grocery: H-E-B opens made-to-order store

August 20, 2010 – 5:54 am

by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Fresh, local produce? Aisle 1. Curbside valet service? Done. Organic beef and poultry? Sure thing. Grocery chain H-E-B incorporated customers’ requests in building its new 68,000-square-foot market in Dripping Springs, TX (BlancoCountyNews.com 7.21.10). If they don’t carry a product, they’ll order it. Some other shopper-generated features include a sushi bar, […]

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