The continuing pandemic forced business owners in Conroe and Montgomery to adapt their models and services to changing customer needs. Here are three businesses featured in the Conroe-Montgomery edition.



Majkszak’s Meat Market: Local butcher shop serves fresh meats for nearly 20 years in Conroe

A class at Conroe High School set Mike Majkszak on the road to opening Majkszak’s Meat Market in 2002, where he sells beef, poultry, pork, seafood and specialty sausages, and offers catering. Read more

Montgomery store Modern Skein specializes in hand-dyed yarn


Sharon Graff opened an online yarn shop in 2017, and after finding out how popular it became, she opened her brick-and-mortar location in downtown Montgomery. The shop sells hand-dyed yarn made from alpaca, goats, camels and yaks and plant-based yarn made from cottons, linens and bamboo. Read more

Montgomery couple gives new life to used bottles at A Second Round

Used wine bottles in Montgomery find a new life at A Second Round. Brent and Scarlett Stokes turn the bottles into handmade glassware with custom engravings. Read more