Super Bowl Grub

January 31st, 2014

The time around Super Bowl Sunday is kind of a bitter sweet feeling. Like everybody else, I obviously love the game and seeing who finishes the year on top of the world. On the other hand however, it’s kind of a sad deal because it means football season is coming to an end.

However, there are many ways to squeeze out ever last bit of enjoyment as we possibly can out of the Super Bowl, and as always, there are places all throughout Tyler that make this easier.

I’m a strong believer that the best Super Bowl Party is with a small group of friends who want to watch the game and not necessarily the commercials, and of course a lot of food.

It’s a scientific fact that you can’t go wrong with wings, so why not stop by Wing Stop or other places in Tyler, or go pick up some from Brookshires or one of the many other grocery stores.

If you go the wings route, you can stop by Buffalo Wild Wings because you know they’ll be hosting a great Super Party there. If you prefer the comfort of your own home though, that’s more than understandable.

Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest pizza selling day of the year and there are no shortages of pizza locations. Maybe you want to consider Pappa Johns, after all, one of its spokesman will be lining up under center in the Super Bowl.

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Event: 1952 La France Firetruck at Brookshires Wildlife Museum

April 10th, 2012

1952 La France Firetruck The Brookshires Wildlife Museum is having a big event of family fun Wednesday April 11at 10am.

There will be a free concert, free ice cream, and a free T-shirt for each person who comes.

The event is in celebration of the dedication of the 1952 La France Firetruck. You’ve probably seen the firetruck in the playground.

It has been given a fresh coat of paint and looks nice. If your children are interested in firefighting like my son, you will want to bring them.

The actual original firefighters that drove this firetruck are dedicating it in person.

They are from the Dallas fire department. They will be telling some personal stories from when they went to fight fires in this 1952 firetruck.

I can imagine that it will be quite inspirational and educational. Come visit the Tyler Brookshires Museum tomorrow. Admission is free.

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Brookshires Grocery Store 5th Street

March 5th, 2011

Brookshires grocery store is a staple of Tyler. A family owned company that lives right here in Tyler has expanded it’s business across the country.

The Brookshires on 5th St. in Tyler is one of many locations and one of the several flagship stores in Tyler. Brookshires is an above average grocery store known for the exceptional quality of the food as well as the extraordinary and helpful nature of the staff.

Brookshires policy nurtures the comfort of it’s customers in earnest detail. The trained bag boys are required to help you bring all bags and carts to your car as well as load your groceries if needed.

The dress and appearance code assures that no one will again be disgusted with the unnatural sight of facial hair on employees, presumably to further comfort the high number of elderly shoppers into believing that since Brookshires employees always appear young then life itself has slowed down allowing them more time on this earth to spend eating groceries.

Although Brookshires is just another grocery store, it is undoubtedly a fancy grocery store. A great amount of expense and care is placed into the Tyler locations, from the arrangement of the expensive cheeses to the complimentary recipes offered by an in house chef. Brookshires does not merely sell groceries, they sell a unique and high quality cuisine of ingredients.

Locally Brookshires is unmatched in quality and selection in ingredients making it the ideal place to shop for any special home made meals or healthy organic vegetables and fruits to keep away the scurvy. Any Tyler resident is aware of the great reputation and service of Brookshires, but not all can afford it. Still, Brookshires is a well appreciated option for a better source of groceries.

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Hastings Video Store in Tyler

March 26th, 2010

Hastings

www.gohastings.com

4015 S Broadway Ave
Tyler, TX 75701-8727
(903) 534-9278

Hastings parking lot maybe an awesome hang out for the East Texas teenagers, but I think that there are more people in the parking lot than in the store. The store does have a great variety of books, movies, music, and video games. This store is probably the dirtiest store in East Texas. I feel like I have to take a bath after renting a movie. The well known store may be struggling to stay in business.

As I try to find the door through the clouds of smoke from the teenagers hanging out side the door, I already know that I really want to get a movie and leave as fast as you can. You can dig through the towers in the aisle to find cheap movies to buy. “Buy two get the third for a penny.” They have great deals for movies on sale and as the world of electronics grows to the newest level; Hastings is starting to sale and rent movies on Blue Ray.

Hastings lack of convenience may be the thing that puts them out of business. Although you can shop online for movies and music and much more, you have to return to the store. The great thing about the competing rental companies, such as Red Box and Netflix, is that they are convenient to your every day life.

The odd and, many times, unhelpful people that work at Hastings add to the frustration of the shopping experience. The oddly disturbing action figures and adult board games makes me rush out the store with my hands over my eyes.

Although you can find most music, movies and books, I would look everywhere in Tyler before I endure the torture of shopping in Hastings. The good thing about the store is that they buy those old movies and CDs that have been sitting on your shelf just collecting dust and taking up space.

Hastings is my “last stop store”; if I can not find a movie I have been wanting to watch for months in Red Box, or the dollar rental machine at Brookshires, or if it is not at the other failing rental store, Blockbuster, I go to Hastings, then I go home and take a bath until I can not smell the stink of the store in my hair.

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Brookshire’s Pride

March 23rd, 2010

The Brookshire’s grocery company has been named one of the top companies to work in the state of Texas. I totally agree with this award. Although I know that most people do not want to go to work in the morning, honestly, who does? Brookshire’s offers great benefits to their employees. But something that has always impressed me is that it is honestly a family-centered business. Every year they have events to honor their employees and their employee’s families.

Brookshire’s has a camp ground on Lake Palestine available for their employees and family. Every year they put on picnics to honor the workers for every part of Brookshires. Not only do they have great food but they also give away great prizes, including the flat screen television that is now hanging up in my bedroom. Brookshires has a small house available for employees and their families to stay at if they are in need, or if they have undergone some sort of disaster.

Brookshire’s has always been a family friendly company. In 1928 Wood T. Brookshire opened a small store downtown square in Tyler. Wood along with his brothers owned several different stores in East Texas. In 1939 the partnership dissolved. Brookshire was founded with the motto of “people first, profits will follow”. In 1953 Brookshire opened its first warehouse. Now Brookshires has more than 150 supermarkets throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Not only do they own the Brookshire Grocery Company, but also Super 1 Foods, and Ole Foods.

Tyler has the premiere Brookshire’s located on Rice Road. This store is the nicest store in Tyler. You are always treated with respect and the employees are always helpful. One thing that I love about the Brookshire’s Company is the fact that the employee carries out your groceries to your car for you. When you are trying to balance two children, and digging through your purse trying to find your keys, it is nice to have someone hired to put the groceries into your car.

Brookshire’s employees volunteer. The company looks at this as their way to give back to the community. All level jobs within the company find opportunities to give back, whether it is running for breast cancer or if it is cleaning the creek at Rose Rudman Park.

Brookshire Grocery Company is a great place to shop for you and your family. Their goal has been not only to make the store convenient to your needs but to also be a great experience for you and your family.

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