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Bay Area Natural Wellness opens in Seabrook
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Bay Area Natural Wellness had its grand opening March 18 at 2900 NASA Parkway, Ste. 280, Seabrook. The business provides holistic and natural health services including halotherapy; color, sound and aroma therapies; energy healing; nutrition counseling; and CBD products. 281-532-6518. www.bayareanaturalwellness.com
By Jake Magee
Jake Magee has been a print journalist for several years, covering numerous beats including city government, education, business and more. Starting off at a daily newspaper in southern Wisconsin, Magee covered two small cities before being promoted to covering city government in the heart of newspaper's coverage area. He moved to Houston in mid-2018 to be the editor for and launch the Bay Area edition of Community Impact Newspaper.
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