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A new place to relax in Hollister
Friday, July 03, 2009 By Adam Breen Relax! Grillin & Chillin opens on Hwy. 156 near Union Road
The name of Hollister's newest restaurant/bar - Relax! Grillin & Chillin - exemplifies the mood its owners want to create for customers.
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| The newly opened Relax! Grillin and Chillin has a long bar as the focal point in the dining room. |
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Brothers Market, at San Benito and South streets, has shut down until electricity and water is restored to the building. | | Photo by: Nick Lovejoy |
Business Buzz - Brothers Market
7/3/2009 12:00:00 PM
By Staff Report Lights out, for now, at Brothers
If you hadn't noticed, the lights are out and the doors are locked at Brothers Market at the corner of South and San Benito streets. But the store isn't necessarily closed for good.
The city building department, upon urging from the county health department, red-tagged the store about two weeks ago, which means it cannot operate until its water and electricity is up and running, said city Code Enforcement Officer Mike Chambless, who also acts as airport manager.
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RDA helps Hollister Honda keep rolling
City extends loan repayment terms for 2 years
Business was brisk at the local Hollister Honda store on San Felipe Road until recently, when the affects of a slumping economy forced its owners to seek an extension of the loan repayment terms with the city's Redevelopment Agency.
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Holly Forth holds up pasta from the San Benito Pasta Company with her son Ayden. | | Photo by: Nick Lovejoy |
Business buzz - Highlighting the latest changes in San Benito business community
6/26/2009 12:00:00 PM
By Staff Report San Benito Pasta opens on Sixth Street
Residents looking for a quick and tasty meal they can pick up and take home have another option in Hollister now that San Benito Pasta has opened downtown. The new shop at 360 Sixth Street - next to the Free Lance and Pinnacle offices - opened on June 18 under owners Jarod and Holly Forth of Hollister. San Benito Pasta sells its frozen varieties of ravioli after preparing the imported pasta with the business' sauce recipe and bagging it at the location for customers to enjoy, Holly Forth told the Pinnacle. They sell the pasta in two sizes, two- and five-pound bags, she said. Forth also noted how the pasta makes for a quick preparation once home and that it heats in five to eight minutes. She added that the business was inspired by grandmother Shirley Lomanto and her family's recipe from Italy. San Benito Pasta is open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 638-9400.
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Realtors tout 'positive' signs in home market
Foreclosures are high, but more buyers are showing interest
Local Realtor David Baumgartner feels sorry for all the people losing their homes, but he also sees the bright side of the housing market these days - first-time homebuyers having options they didn't have before and assuredness the industry will hit its stride again.
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 | | A new solar company is open on the corner of Fifth and San Benito streets. | | Photo by: Nick Lovejoy |
Business Buzz - AES Solar
6/19/2009 12:00:00 PM
By Staff Report Solar company opens downtown
With the popularity of solar energy increasing across the country and here in San Benito County, Ignacio Velazquez decided to establish a new business as a branch-off from his long-held American Electrical Services. AES Solar - which stands for Alternative Energy Systems - recently opened at the corner of Fifth and San Benito streets. Velazquez explained how his electrical company had been gaining more and more requests from developers and solar contractors for such work, so it prompted him to start doing his own projects, both commercial and residential. He pointed out how the popularity has grown along with the efficiency of the solar panels, which he estimated now have a five- to six-year "payback" for commercial buildings and 6 to 10 years for residential properties - as opposed to it taking 15 to 20 years at one point for consumers to get their money back for such investments. AES Solar is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call (866) 569-5303 or 638-1737.
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