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By Claire Allbright |

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SomiSomi Soft Serve & Taiyaki hosted a grand opening celebration Aug. 9 for its new Sugar Land location, located at 3520 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land. The business is known for its Korean-inspired soft serve served in fish-shaped cones. Customers can choose and mix flavors, such as matcha, chocolate, ube, black sesame and banana. There are several SomiSomi locations throughout California, Texas and Hawaii. 346-350-5049. www.somisomi.com
By Claire Shoop
Claire joined Community Impact Newspaper in September 2019 as the reporter for the Sugar Land/Missouri City edition. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in May 2019 where she studied journalism, government and Arabic. While in school, Claire was a fellow for The Texas Tribune, worked for the student newspaper, The Daily Texan, and spent a semester in Washington, D.C. She enjoys playing cards with her family and listening to the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

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