Melissa Bartlett

Have you ever dreamt of running your own business? Maybe one that is already open and established? One that is in a good location and a fun place to have? If this is your dream there is a perfect opportunity.

I drove by this new restaurant, Amanda's Cafe, over the weekend to get a picture of it for another story. The parking lot was pretty full. They were doing some pretty good business. This was on a Sunday around lunchtime.

If you have been in Amarillo for any length of time then you know the name Dorien Thomas. This is a mystery that still haunts Amarillo. We are coming up on the anniversary of his disappearance.

I took a day yesterday where I was driving around Amarillo getting some photos of some restaurants in Amarillo. As I was driving around I was trying to take in how much Amarillo has changed since I first moved here.

I get it we don't really care for the creepy crawlers. I know I sure don't. I won't run and shriek at the sight of most bugs. I will be the one that gets rid of the spiders for everyone else. Now that is not to say I am their biggest fans at all.

After a year of everything shutting down and cancelling this is the year that things are happening again. Last years Canyon Chamber of Commerce Chow Down had to cancel. This year not so much.

This has been a crazy ride. Ever since the pandemic first hit and places have had to close we have been hit with staffing shortages. Many restaurants have been hit. Many are trying their darnedest to get employees in to work so that they can all operate on a normal basis.

Ok I am a fan of anything spicy. I am also the type of person who will try anything once. If I like it I will try it again. If not....I will let it be. So I was intrigued by the new item they were going to introduce at Burger King.

When I saw the news on Facebook I had to message my daughter right away. When we lived in a house near Sam's we always would make trips to Cool Cat Sno Cone Stand. We visited there a lot. We had a punch card because we were frequent customers.

I can deal with a shortage of toilet paper that we saw early on. I can deal with no alcohol and even styrofoam. I am not ready to face the news I saw on Facebook yesterday. The possible shortage of Allsup's Burritos and Chimichangas.

More Halloween fun for you and your family is back at the Don Harrington Discovery Center. Get your family and grab your Halloween costumes. Make a night of it. We are all ready for this.

It's that time of the year. The Amarillo Chamber Good Times Celebration Barbecue Cook Off. It is happening tonight. For the first time we are all heading to the Tri State Fairgrounds to get our barbecue on.