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In this week’s digest: EaDo gets a shoutout in the Houston Chronicle, two local restaurants bake for a national movement, and the neighborhood says goodbye to an old favorite.

 

Local news Updates 

The Houston Chronicle features EaDo as a “mecca of hip food and drink”

The Houston Chronicle featured EaDo this week with a roundup of places to visit, eat and shop. A few favorites highlighted include Graffiti Park, EaDo Bike Co, and Brothers Taco House.

 

EaDo businesses join bake sale to raise funds for racial justice

Koffeteria and Nancy’s Hustle are participating in the “Bakers Against Racism” movement to raise money for racial justice. Koffeteria will donate proceeds from their Break Me Off, a “trio of different-colored profiteroles filled with pastry cream,” to the Houston chapter of Black Lives Matter. Nancy’s Hustle is offering a variety of desserts—including Nancy cakes, zucchini kumquat cake, buckwheat blueberry hazelnut cake—for pick-up on Saturday, June 20, and will donate proceeds to BLMHTX.

 

EaDo bids farewell to Lucky’s Pub sports bar

We’re wishing a fond farewell to Lucky’s Pub, which closed its doors at 801 St Emanuel Street last week. Lucky’s owner, Anthony Weggman, hopes to relocate close by at a future date.

 

Local Business Updates

Nancy’s Hustle 

Nancy’s Hustle is not currently offering dine-in service, but you can order to-go dinners Wednesday through Sunday from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Be sure to check out the website and Instagram page throughout the week for updates.

 

Indianola 

Indianola has added a new item to their brand new Gulf Coast Texas dinner menu: Charcoal-Grilled Bone Marrow (with toasted Indianola sourdough, herb salad, and horseradish). Current hours are Tuesday – Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brunch is available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Reservations can be made here

 

Facet Seven Fitness EaDdo

Facet Seven EaDo Fitness is open and taking precautions to ensure safe experiences for staff and members. Facet Seven will continue checking workers’ temperatures, and requires all staff to wear masks. Everything at the gym is being disinfected regularly, including equipment, floors and walls. For more information, head to the website or visit the gym’s Facebook page.