A big thanks goes out to Bubba’s BBQ for renewing their membership in Bissett Neighborhood Association this year. We’ve enjoyed watching them grow in our neighborhood, but not just with barbecue. Did you know that right across the highway from their restaurant on West Bypass, they have THREE additional businesses?
Hillbilly Paradise boasts some of the coolest and most unique items under one roof. They have everything from hand-crafted cedar furniture to knickknacks and glassware to T-shirts and more!
Countryside BBQ Pro Shop has about everything you need to be a BBQ pro. They sell high quality grills, accessories and a pretty amazing selection of rubs. Finally, Legends Design House just opened last year. They make aluminum, wood and steel posters, and they make them in-house, so the quality is there. You can send them an image or text or both and they will handcraft something to go on your wall or for a really cool gift. It is really awesome to see all these local businesses launching and being successful right in our backyard.
Complete Electronics Recycling (CER) is renewing their BNA membership … and they are expanding. First you can now bring a wider variety of items for recycling there, including appliances. They have also expanded their waste removal service, so you can have them do anything from hauling off that old projection TV or broken down appliance, to clearing out a whole garage.
And now for the big kicker: Everyone knows about recycling and that usually means taking some material like paper, plastic or metal, shredding it up and reforming it into something else – usually something of lesser value. But how about upcycling? That’s where you reuse a discarded item to create a product of greater value.
Well, that is what the brand-new store co-located with CER on Chestnut is all about. They are just now opening and you can find there 2,500 square feet of items that CER has refurbished and are now ready for a second life. Ever had a specialized screw fall out of something that then renders the item useless? CER is also carrying a range of really hard-to-find fasteners and other parts that they salvage from discarded items.
And how about starting off the day in fine form with a just-made doughnut from Daylight Donuts on West Bypass? We’re really happy that owner Chris Moss has also renewed his membership!
All in all, we’re really excited about the cool stuff happening with our Bissett Neighborhood Association business members. You’ll see each of them involved with BNA activities. They each have made positive impacts for our neighborhood in past years, and no doubt we’ll benefit from them again this year.