Joel’s Comedy Club brings laughter to Lubbock

The last time Lubbock was home to a comedy club, Spike Dykes was still coaching the Red Raiders, North Overton wasn’t a whitewashed apartment bloc, and there was only one President Bush. It was literally in the last millennium when Lubbockites looking for a laugh could hit Froggy Bottoms. After changing locations for the third [...]

Tech Terrace: students vs. long-time residents

Kristina Samuel lived with two friends in Tech Terrace, a neighborhood located across the street from Texas Tech University, during her sophomore year. Eight months into the living situation, Samuel and her roommates received a notification from the city informing them they were breaking a code ordinance by living with two or more unrelated people. [...]

New laws hurt local winery

The Problem: The new rules permitting alcohol sales with the Lubbock city limits has its perks for local buyers. However, one local producer has seen a profit decrease. The Llano Estacado Winery, located 10 minutes outside of Lubbock has less visitors and direct buyers now that alcohol is easily assessable. Dusty Duke, the manager of [...]

Go Texan encourages consumers to go local

Triple J’s Chophouse and Brew Company has been a favorite among the residents of Lubbock and surrounding communities for years now, but in 2009, they became more than just a typical dining establishment. Triple J’s is now a registered Go Texan establishment because of their own microbrewery; the first and only of its kind in [...]

College students face challenges in marriage

Instead of worrying about a Friday night party dress, Texas Tech University senior Amanda Allen spends her weekends catching up on homework and flipping through bridal magazines. Allen said she met her fiancé, Kyle Bray, when she began working at the Red Lobster in Lubbock four years ago. They dated for more than a year [...]

Maxey Park Hosts 5th Annual Dog Day Howl-o-ween

Maxey Park hosted the fifth annual Dog Day Howl-o-ween from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17 near the Maxey Community Center. The event, which featured dogs dressed in Halloween costumes, included a competition in youth, teen, adult and costume categories, with prizes awarded in each category based on audience applause. Area animal shelters and [...]

Texas Tech Organization Hosts Rescue Dog Adoption

The Texas Tech University  Student Animal Legal Defense Fund held  its first rescue dog Adopt-A-Thon Oct. 11 at the Texas Tech School of Law along with five Lubbock no-kill animal shelters. Robyn Katz,  SALDF treasurer, said the event was designed to bring awareness to the many situations dogs may experience  in Lubbock while also educating [...]

Local Businesses Prepare for Alcohol

It was something one local business hoped wouldn’t happen. Roughly three months after Lubbock voters approved the sale of packaged alcohol and mixed drinks at stores and restaurants in Lubbock County, Alok Shiva, whose family owns Jordan’s Discount Liquor in southeast Lubbock, will close its doors. “As soon as the votes went in, my parents [...]

Long Distance Love

The phrase “out of sight, out of mind” is non-existent to Grace Cisneros and Dominic Caraveo. The two are high school sweethearts who now live more than 400 miles apart. The couple deals with work, school, and everyday relationship problems while seeing each other only two or three times a month. Grace and Dominic both [...]

Wind Power Center Receives Global Recognition

Lubbockites may be aware of the recognition the city receives as the home of Buddy Holly and Tech’s Red Raider football team, but there is another attraction they may take for granted – the American Wind Power Center. The center has been “internationally recognized as the place to visit for observing windmills in their natural [...]

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