Mad Hatter’s House of Games Still Playing After 30 Years

By Mackenzie Sams It’s nearing 7 p.m. at Mad Hatter’s House of Games and players are restless. Its weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament is about to start. Some players fiddle with an app that allows them to track their progress of wins and losses. Others start to fold their game mats or shuffle their decks. […]

Lubbock small business buzzes after pandemic strains

  By Urvi Dalal Kate Mitchell remembers opening a small business with a newborn as if it happened yesterday. The year she opened Mainstream Boutique, she had a baby and walked into the Lubbock Small Business Development Center office with her newborn.  Mitchell, now 37, said Mainstream Boutique started due to favorable circumstances rather than a […]

Joyless: Amusement Park Liquidation Underway, Owner Recalls Past

Understanding the 50 years of Joyland Amusement Park history helps explain why its future is murky. This is the first part in a series about the park’s past and failed sale. By Reece Nations, Graduate Editor MACKENZIE PARK — The gates of Joyland Amusement Park will remain closed this spring for the first time since […]

Let’s Taco ’bout it: Lubbock’s Five Best Places for Tacos

Considering its West Texas location, Lubbock is not ordinarily associated with great Mexican food. Sure, Torchy’s and Fuzzys can please the masses with their consistent cuisine, but what about the local stands that may not be as trendy? Although they may take a bit more effort to find, the unassuming traditional, local Mexican food establishments readily […]

“It’s Stupid Good.”

Walking into The Wine Nest it’s hard not to fall in love instantly. There’s home decor-galore on just about every surface of the floor plan, you can smell an abundance of candles waiting to be selected, there’s at least one hundred kinds of chocolate welcoming you at the door, and that’s not even the best part. […]