Provided By The Rockwall News
The Blue Canyon Kitchen, Wine Bar and Sports Bar unexpectedly closed down for business at The Harbor in Rockwall Feb. 11 after operating at the lakeside dining and entertainment district for the past three years.
According to the management firm which now manages The Harbor, since the property was foreclosed upon last October, Blue Canyon was locked out for non-payment of rent.
Employees were notified Friday about the closing by Area Manager Paul Baerenstecher, but neither he nor other spokespeople for Blue Canyon were available today for comment.
The restaurant’s other three locations near Cleveland OH and in Missoula and Kalispell Montana remain open.
Baerenstecher had told TheRockwallNews.com last December that business was not what Blue Canyon was hoping it would be. To attract more customers, Blue Canyon opened a sports bar last Summer which he said was very busy until the weather turned cold in December. They also made numerous menu changes and lowered prices on most meals.
Employee Kristen Harte, a 2010 Rockwall High graduate who’s worked there for nearly three years, said she is extremely disappointed about the closing.
“It’s really upsetting. I’m extremely disappointed.”
“It was the best place I’ve ever worked and it’s like losing a family to me. Blue Canyon will be very missed and I’m sad it had to end this way.”
Former executive manager Aimee Thibodeaux agrees that Blue Canyon was like a big family and she will really miss the quality of food.
“I opened the restaurant in January, 2008, and went from server, to lead trainer to assistant and then executive manager,” she said.
“I was with Blue Canyon for about 19 months. I resigned in July, 2009, to focus on my family. “BC” was like a big family; I met and worked with some of the greatest people.”
The thing I will miss the most is that there is nowhere else in Rockwall that serves the quality of food that Chef Scott created in such a relaxed, casual, family-friendly atmosphere.”
“I am saddened that it is closed, but not surprised. This economy hit everyone, but restaurants were hit harder than most businesses. Couple that with the rents at The Harbor and it was a recipe for disaster.”
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Groovy's A-List Party!
Provided By Planet Rockwall
When: Thursday, February 03
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Details: Thank you celebration ~ Music & Dance!
2010’s BEST WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE by WFAA’s A-List!
“I am so thrilled that someone outside of Dallas can receive such an incredible award. It truly is a testament to our loyal customer base and our small town approach to big city business. We are so proud to represent all of ‘the little guys’ in the fashion business,” stated Christi Foster, owner of Groovy’s.
Groovy’s is a casual shopping destination for women of all ages. The store features premium denim, fun jewelry, trendy tops, Vera Bradley and TOMS shoes. Their small town customer service and high city fashion sets this boutique apart from their competition. Groovy’s started in an old cotton gin in Forney, Texas and have grown to add two other retail storefronts in Rockwall and Arlington.
All that is left to do now is celebrate! As a big thanks to all the ladies that love and support all three locations, get ready to dance the night away as Groovy’s closes down the Rockwall store to PARTY! The DJ will be rockin’ and the drinks will be cold, so here’s to you!
WHAT: A-List Party!
WHEN: February 3, 2011 from 7pm - 8:30pm
WHERE: 110 E. Rusk Street, Rockwall, Texas 75087
CONTACT: Christi Foster (469) 939-1776 or (972) 722-8004
When: Thursday, February 03
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Details: Thank you celebration ~ Music & Dance!
2010’s BEST WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE by WFAA’s A-List!
“I am so thrilled that someone outside of Dallas can receive such an incredible award. It truly is a testament to our loyal customer base and our small town approach to big city business. We are so proud to represent all of ‘the little guys’ in the fashion business,” stated Christi Foster, owner of Groovy’s.
Groovy’s is a casual shopping destination for women of all ages. The store features premium denim, fun jewelry, trendy tops, Vera Bradley and TOMS shoes. Their small town customer service and high city fashion sets this boutique apart from their competition. Groovy’s started in an old cotton gin in Forney, Texas and have grown to add two other retail storefronts in Rockwall and Arlington.
All that is left to do now is celebrate! As a big thanks to all the ladies that love and support all three locations, get ready to dance the night away as Groovy’s closes down the Rockwall store to PARTY! The DJ will be rockin’ and the drinks will be cold, so here’s to you!
WHAT: A-List Party!
WHEN: February 3, 2011 from 7pm - 8:30pm
WHERE: 110 E. Rusk Street, Rockwall, Texas 75087
CONTACT: Christi Foster (469) 939-1776 or (972) 722-8004
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Dallas-Fort Worth's Super Bowl: No Florida heat, but warm, friendly people
Provided By Dallas News
Howdy: Dallas-Fort Worth welcomes first Super Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will really know they're in Texas when they get to their hotels and see the handmade saddles waiting for them, made especially to mark their visit.
"They can go to Miami , they can go to New Orleans and have Super Bowls," said Mark Dunlap, general manager of M.L. Leddy's, the saddle maker. "What, if any, object speaks about those communities any better than a saddle that represents Fort Worth and Texas? I can't think of a better thing to put up."
The two saddles — an AFC one and another for the NFC — will be just one of the Texas touches evident when the teams, fans and media arrive for the NFL championship being played in the Dallas Cowboys' new $1.3 billion home next Sunday.
There also will be the annual World's Original Indoor Rodeo, the twice daily cattle drives and a rental car lot the size of Rhode Island. Well, not really, but it seems like it.
The leading attribute in Texas? How about hospitality? From the beginning, the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee emphasized a regional effort that envisioned more volunteers than previous host cities and key events spread across the 30 miles that separate Dallas and Fort Worth.
And don't forget about Arlington, halfway in between. That's where the game will be played at the home of "America's Team," regardless of what everyone heard when the Packers and Steelers whooped and hollered about "going to Dallas!"
"You have a western goal post where the AFC team is going to be," said Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief. "You have an eastern goal post where the NFC team is going to be. And then the 50-yard line is Arlington."
The site also has another Texas pastime covered: driving. Arlington remains the largest city in the country without mass transportation, and the Dallas area's light rail service still hasn't quite made it out to the area's massive airport. Instead, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has a huge car rental center.
The Super Bowl effort has been described as the most cooperative in the region since the airport that covers 30 square miles went up nearly 40 years ago, and organizers are perfectly comfortable with the idea that visitors will land, pick up their rental and drive who knows how many miles a day to find the action.
Maybe it's downtown Dallas, where the NFL Experience and media center aren't too far from the site of JFK's assassination and a slew of Super Bowl parties. Maybe it's downtown Fort Worth, where Sundance Square sits under a huge longhorn cattle mural and figures to be one of the heartbeats of Super Bowl week.
Just west of downtown Fort Worth, rodeo cowboys will be riding bulls and young boys and girls will be showing sheep, goats and other livestock. A few miles north, cowboys on horseback lead real-life longhorns on a cattle drive down Exchange Street twice a day in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Custom-order cowboy boots, hats, belts and buckles are plentiful.
"For people that haven't experienced Texas, I think it leaves a lot to the imagination," said Shanna Weaver, spokeswoman for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. "I think it makes them curious and anxious to come see what Texas is all about."
North Texas waited nearly 50 years for a Super Bowl in part because no one ever came up with a plan to put a dome on the Cotton Bowl, which was once home to the expansion Dallas Cowboys. The weather is likely to remind these Super Bowl visitors why the game never came.
Sure, Dallas-Fort Worth can warm you with Florida-like winter weather, but it's not Florida. Early arrivals likely will learn that first hand, with a forecast for Super Bowl week calling for plummeting temperatures Tuesday and highs barely above freezing Wednesday. There's a chance for icy precipitation, too.
Organizers say they're prepared for all weather contingencies. And they're counting on the warmth of more than 10,000 friendly faces — mostly Texans — greeting guests with a smile.
"That's what we're known for in Texas," said Tara Green, vice president of the host committee. "We don't have a beach. We have warm, friendly people, so we want to roll out the Texas red carpet."
Howdy: Dallas-Fort Worth welcomes first Super Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will really know they're in Texas when they get to their hotels and see the handmade saddles waiting for them, made especially to mark their visit.
"They can go to Miami , they can go to New Orleans and have Super Bowls," said Mark Dunlap, general manager of M.L. Leddy's, the saddle maker. "What, if any, object speaks about those communities any better than a saddle that represents Fort Worth and Texas? I can't think of a better thing to put up."
The two saddles — an AFC one and another for the NFC — will be just one of the Texas touches evident when the teams, fans and media arrive for the NFL championship being played in the Dallas Cowboys' new $1.3 billion home next Sunday.
There also will be the annual World's Original Indoor Rodeo, the twice daily cattle drives and a rental car lot the size of Rhode Island. Well, not really, but it seems like it.
The leading attribute in Texas? How about hospitality? From the beginning, the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee emphasized a regional effort that envisioned more volunteers than previous host cities and key events spread across the 30 miles that separate Dallas and Fort Worth.
And don't forget about Arlington, halfway in between. That's where the game will be played at the home of "America's Team," regardless of what everyone heard when the Packers and Steelers whooped and hollered about "going to Dallas!"
"You have a western goal post where the AFC team is going to be," said Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief. "You have an eastern goal post where the NFC team is going to be. And then the 50-yard line is Arlington."
The site also has another Texas pastime covered: driving. Arlington remains the largest city in the country without mass transportation, and the Dallas area's light rail service still hasn't quite made it out to the area's massive airport. Instead, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has a huge car rental center.
The Super Bowl effort has been described as the most cooperative in the region since the airport that covers 30 square miles went up nearly 40 years ago, and organizers are perfectly comfortable with the idea that visitors will land, pick up their rental and drive who knows how many miles a day to find the action.
Maybe it's downtown Dallas, where the NFL Experience and media center aren't too far from the site of JFK's assassination and a slew of Super Bowl parties. Maybe it's downtown Fort Worth, where Sundance Square sits under a huge longhorn cattle mural and figures to be one of the heartbeats of Super Bowl week.
Just west of downtown Fort Worth, rodeo cowboys will be riding bulls and young boys and girls will be showing sheep, goats and other livestock. A few miles north, cowboys on horseback lead real-life longhorns on a cattle drive down Exchange Street twice a day in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Custom-order cowboy boots, hats, belts and buckles are plentiful.
"For people that haven't experienced Texas, I think it leaves a lot to the imagination," said Shanna Weaver, spokeswoman for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. "I think it makes them curious and anxious to come see what Texas is all about."
North Texas waited nearly 50 years for a Super Bowl in part because no one ever came up with a plan to put a dome on the Cotton Bowl, which was once home to the expansion Dallas Cowboys. The weather is likely to remind these Super Bowl visitors why the game never came.
Sure, Dallas-Fort Worth can warm you with Florida-like winter weather, but it's not Florida. Early arrivals likely will learn that first hand, with a forecast for Super Bowl week calling for plummeting temperatures Tuesday and highs barely above freezing Wednesday. There's a chance for icy precipitation, too.
Organizers say they're prepared for all weather contingencies. And they're counting on the warmth of more than 10,000 friendly faces — mostly Texans — greeting guests with a smile.
"That's what we're known for in Texas," said Tara Green, vice president of the host committee. "We don't have a beach. We have warm, friendly people, so we want to roll out the Texas red carpet."
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Winter Storm in DFW
Provided By Examiner.com
Winter storm requires rare Wind Chill Advisory for Dallas-Fort Worth
High winds and falling temperatures have led to the issuance of a Wind Chill Advisory, which is quite rare for north Texas. The Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 6am Wednesday.
Wind chill values will dip below zero through today and tonight as the raw northerly gusts continue.
A major winter weather event continues across north Texas as we begin February. Rain changed to freezing rain and sleet overnight and temperatures fell rapidly into the 20s before dawn Tuesday morning. Precipitation will taper off by late morning but wind-driven snow will make for occasional low visibility in areas that have received snow.
There were rounds of thunderstorms overnight and some periods of heavy sleet and snow with several inches of sleet and snow dumped around the Metroplex. Heavier amounts have generally been in the northwestern half of the DFW area.
It is unlikely that we’ll get above freezing again until Friday afternoon, and just barely at that time. A complete report on sleet and snow amounts along with an updated forecast will be posted later this morning.
Winter storm requires rare Wind Chill Advisory for Dallas-Fort Worth
High winds and falling temperatures have led to the issuance of a Wind Chill Advisory, which is quite rare for north Texas. The Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 6am Wednesday.
Wind chill values will dip below zero through today and tonight as the raw northerly gusts continue.
A major winter weather event continues across north Texas as we begin February. Rain changed to freezing rain and sleet overnight and temperatures fell rapidly into the 20s before dawn Tuesday morning. Precipitation will taper off by late morning but wind-driven snow will make for occasional low visibility in areas that have received snow.
There were rounds of thunderstorms overnight and some periods of heavy sleet and snow with several inches of sleet and snow dumped around the Metroplex. Heavier amounts have generally been in the northwestern half of the DFW area.
It is unlikely that we’ll get above freezing again until Friday afternoon, and just barely at that time. A complete report on sleet and snow amounts along with an updated forecast will be posted later this morning.
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