A Modern Ghost Story ARE Things That Go Bump in a Downtown Building Business As Usual OR Something Spookier?
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EATS & TREATS: February 2011 A GUIDE TO FOOD & FUN NO FEAR HERE Also Inside TOUCHDOWN IN BRYAN A Modern FORMER NFL PLAyer’s NEW CAREER IN FINANCE Ghost Story HOME UPDATES ARE THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN A GET A JUMP ON SPRING DOWNTOWN BUILDING BUSINESS AS WITH HOME PRODUCTS USUAL OR SOMETHING SPOOKIER? & IMPROVEMENTS A DAUGHTer’s CREEPING ALONG As I was TRIBUTE IN THE DARK, DRAFTY ‘She’s here to teaCH FORMER BOARDING US A DIFFERENT KIND HOUSE, a vice-like grip on OF Love’ whichever of my coworkers MAKE THE was unfortunate enough to be DATES standing next to me, straining to • THE COLOR PURPLE • SOUPER BOWL hear something GO BUMP IN THE OF CARING NIGHT, I kept thinking, “WHY ON • BALLPARK BEERFEST EARTH AM I HERE? by Caitlin Shields • DO THE ARMADILLO DASH February 2011 INSITE 1 2 INSITE February 2011 24 CONTENTS MAKEPLANS 5 Ballpark Beerfest Suds Up Free festival at the BV Bombers Ballpark 7 The Color of Love is Purple OPAS brings smash Broadway musical to B/CS 9 Do the Dash 5th annual Armadillo Dash steps out 10 YOURSOURCE “PURE HEART! Get a Jump on Spring! ” Products and improvements A BROADWAYUSA Today HIT! for your home & yard Special Advertising Section INSITE Magazine is published monthly by Insite Printing & “A bright odyssey of triumph.” Graphic Services, 123 E. Wm. The New York Times 14 UPCLOSE J. Bryan Pkwy., Bryan, Texas NFL Touchdown 77803. (979) 823-5567 www. insitegroup.com Volume 27, “ & ” Former player launches second career in finance SOARINGTIME JOYFUL! Number 11. Publisher/Editor: by Caitlin Shields Angelique Gammon. Account Executive: Lauren Williams. Graphic Designers: Alida Bedard; 18 COMMUNITYOUTREACH Karen Green. Editorial Interns: Souper Bowl is Back Caitlin Shields; Clarissa Orth. Before the kick-off is a super time Marketing Interns: Courtney to help the hungry Lovelace. INSITE Magazine is a division of The Insite Group, LP. Reproduction of any part 20 MEDICALMILESTONE without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Insite A Daughter’s Legacy Printing & Graphic Services How one woman became the Managing Partners: Kyle DeWitt, PETER SYLVADA Y B face of Rhett syndrome Angelique Gammon, Greg N Gammon. General Manager: Carl STRATIO by Caitlin Shields LU Dixon. Pre-Press Manager: Mari IL Brown. Office Manager: Wendy 24 BELIEVE ORNOT Seward. Sales & Customer Tuesday & Wednesday, Things That Go Bump Service: Molly Barton; Candi February 8 & 9 • 7:30 PM The Insite Printing building Burling; Janice Hellman; Manda gets the full spook treatment Jackson; Marie Lindley; Barbara Rudder Auditorium Wyss. Production: Stephen by Caitlin Shields Beatty; Troy Cahill, Norris Carnes; Strong language, mature subject matter and adult situations. Marilyn Carey; Don Coburn; Jaimie Colwell; Ricky Conchola; Byron Lee; Margie Lowry; Doug Departments Madison; Arthur Maldonado; GET TICKETS! Brandon Prouse; Frank Ramirez; MSC Box Office • 979-845-1234 Jimmy Welch. MSCOPAS.org PUBLISHER’SDESK Shrieks and geeks page 4 Sponsored by WHAT’SHAPPENING February events page 6 BUSINESSBRIEFS Notable business news page 30 EATS & TREATS Food & fun guide page 31 February 2011 INSITE 3 PUBLIShER’SDESK OVER THE YEARS, I’ve heard stories from employees about having CREEPY feelings after spending time on the second floor of our building looking through old storage files. No surprises there: it’s a creepy place. That part of the building remains largely unchanged since the Moehlman family stopped operating it as a BOARDING HOUSE above a dry goods store in the late 1960s. I’m the resident SKEPTIC, having spent plenty of late nights working at the Insite building when some otherworldly help would have been appreciated but to date, none has been offered. It may change after this ghost story runs, but after 27 years publishing INSITE Magazine, the most frequently asked question is, “how do you decide what to WRITE ABOUT in INSItE?” The vast majority of stories come from OUR READERS and often highlight the work of the many vital NON-PROFITS around the Brazos Valley. This issue offers a double handful of such stories including the upcoming Souper Bowl of Caring and Armadillo Dash. There is also a very moving story about Ashley Fry, who suffers from Rhett syndrome. Many years ago, INSITE ran a feature about the Aggie chapter of the national non-profit Project Sunshine that connects VOLUNTEERS to children with long-term illnesses, disabilities or special needs. From that story, the Fry family connected with a generation of Aggie volunteers who have enriched Ashley’s life greatly. More recently, Ashely’s father wrote to ask if I would be interested in sharing Ashley’s story, including about the neuroscientist who credits meeting and caring for Ashley with her BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY of the defective gene that causes Rhett. Why the ghost story? Resident skeptic or not, it’s a FUN READ. Why the rest of the stories? Because they are stories about local people, local places and local organizations that deserve to be told. And because SOMEBODY told us about them so we could TELL YOU. – Angelique Gammon Get in Touch Angelique Gammon, Publisher [email protected] www.insitegroup.com • (979) 823-5567 Insite Magazine March Real Estate & The Spring Entertainment Guide Distribution Date: February 28 ad space & what’s Happening Deadline: February 4, 2011 4 INSITE February 2011 MAKEPLANS compiled by the Insite staff try something new and if you don’t like it, 4th Annual Ballpark Beerfest you’ve invested in only four ounces. The law of averages says that if you keep trying new les, lagers, craft beers – Raspberry the Brazos Valley. The 1947 Bombers were things, you’ll discover some really good stuff. beer, anyone? – from around Texas part of the new Lone Star League, a Class-C Beerfest is sponsored by O’Bannon’s Taphouse and Village Foods. Aand around the world will be on tap circuit that boasted eight teams in locales like The cook-off will feature restaurants from to taste at the 4th Annual Ballpark Beerfest Henderson, Jacksonville, Lufkin, and Tyler. the Bryan/College Station area looking to coming March 5 to the Brazos Valley Bombers The team played at brand new Bomber Field, showcase their tasty spin on fajitas for the ballpark in Bryan. Admission to the event renamed Travis Field, the same ballpark the chance to go home with a cash prize and the is free with tickets available for purchase Bombers now call home. coveted first place trophy. “We are expecting to taste fajitas, beer and wine. Daylong Although the Brazos Valley Bombers a big crowd this year as the festival generated entertainment will include music by Journey baseball season is four months away, team a ton of interest last year. You won’t want to Tribute band “The Frontiers,” games and partner Uri Geva has said the idea for the miss the Journey Tribute Band, these guys are entertainment for kids in the KidZone and spring Beerfest came from a minor-league the real deal,” says Bombers General Manager even a designated driver section. team in Charleston, S.C., that sponsors a beer Chris Clark. The Bombers are a summer-league, festival each year. Crowds at the Bryan festival More information about special VIP wooden-bat team for collegiate players and have grown since its inception in 2008 with Passes and food and drink tickets is available have called the Bryan ballpark home since more than 3,400 attendees at last year’s event. at www.ballparkbeerfest.com along with a 2006. Sixty years before, the original Bryan Brew fans will appreciate the opportunity complete list of beers, wines, activities and Bombers brought professional baseball to to taste more than 200 beers and 50 wines: driving directions. i WHAT: 4th Annual Ballpark Beerfest WHEN: March 5, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Brazos Valley Bomber Ballpark, Carson St., Bryan HOW: Admission is free. Food, beer and wine tasting tickets may be purchased at the event or in advance at www.ballparkbeerfest. com. For more information, call the Bombers at (979) 779-PLAY or email [email protected]. February 2011 INSITE 5 WHAT’SHAPPENING compiled by the Insite staff UPCOMING EVENT PLANNER Through March 26, MSC include tasting all the food The deadline for applying is Benefit 2011 will be held at W. 26th, Downtown Bryan. Forsyth Center Galleries in prepared by the 50 men as well February 4 at 5 p.m. For more the Brazos County Expo. Table conjunction with the Texas A&M as a silent auction. For tickets, information, contact Officer sponsorships are available from February 21 from 5:30 p.m. Hillel Foundation is hosting email Ken Fogel at Atmos Energy Dennis Bain, Community $500 to $10,000 and include to 7:30 p.m., the American a traveling exhibit from the at [email protected] Services Division, College 10 tickets and an invitation to Business Women’s Holocaust Museum Houston. or call (979) 676-1018. Station Police Department, (979) meet this year’s speaker, Rick Association – Women of The exhibit, “When They 764-3573 or [email protected]. Santorum, prior to the event. Excellence will hold its Came to Take My Father,” February 5, celebrate with Visit BrazosCountyExpo.com for monthly meeting at LaRiviera features photographs by Mark your friends in support of February 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 more information. Restaurant & Bakery in Seliger and is free and open National Catholic Schools noon, join the Brazos Valley’s Bryan. Cost is $20 per person to the public. An internationally Week and St. Joseph Farmer’s Market Valentine’s February 19 from 7 a.m. to 10 and meetings include a known photographer, Seliger Catholic School at the Celebration in the Brazos a.m., the Women of Excellence professional speaker, dinner and is widely recognized for his Annual Spring Fling – A County Health Department Chapter along with the Texas networking opportunities.