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BB's Tex-Orleans pop-up extends stay in Valley Ranch Town Center
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Houston-area eatery BB’s Tex-Orleans opened a pop-up food trailer March 5 in the parking lot of Valley Ranch Town Center off the Grand Parkway and Hwy. 59. The trailer serves boiled crawfish, shrimp po’boys and other items. The pop-up eatery had planned to remain in the center until April 19, but its stay has been extended until June 19, said Kelley Mattlage, chief communications officer at the East Montgomery County Improvement District. www.bbstexorleans.com
By Kelly Schafler
Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood
Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.
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