2025 in review: 5 businesses to check out in Conroe, Montgomery

“It was then that he said that [beekeeping] was what he was put on the earth to do,” Wendy Reed said.

• 4963 Price Road, Montgomery
• https://wildhoneybox.myshopify.com

Julie Long said her mission through Space City Gourmet Popcorn is to introduce gourmet popcorn as more than a holiday snack. The Houston Space City-themed popcorn shop opened in November 2024 in time for Thanksgiving, Long said. While popular during the holidays, the popcorn shop, based in Montgomery, offers over 30 flavors of popcorn at a time, with seasonally themed options throughout the year.

• 15320 Hwy. 105, Montgomery
• www.spacecitypopcorn.com

Montgomery residents Karl and Stacy Woyton opened their own indoor pickleball court facility alongside their neighbors after meeting at their neighborhood outdoor pickleball court and bonding over the sport. Designed by former architect Stacy Woyton, Pickleball Hideout opened Dec. 8, 2023.

• 18952 Freeport Drive, Montgomery
• www.pickleballhideout.com

Looking for different ways to improve his health, Rick Ornelas created a business to offer biohacking methods to optimize health naturally through science and technology.

“I was reading [Lifespan by David Sinclair], and that's where the idea for Revive Biohacking was born,” Ornelas said. “I don't remember exactly the chapter I was reading but it was about some different modalities that can help to increase not only your lifespan but your health span to live a better quality of life at an older age.”

• 618 Fish Creek Thoroughfare, Ste. 500, Montgomery
• www.revivebiohacking.com

Erika Prothow opened E. Free's On Main in February 2024 to carry on her late mother's legacy of friendship and elegance and bring people together through tea. At E. Free’s, there are over 15 blends made with properties that are beneficial for conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and skin concerns.

• 227 N. Main St., Conroe
• www.efreesonmain.com