Melissa Bartlett

This is a story you are familiar with if you live in the Texas Panhandle. Canadian, Texas, an hour and 40-minute drive from Amarillo where the Thomas Brown case took place.

You know the familiar site. You are driving down 34th Street or and busy intersection in Amarillo and you see those recognizable firefighters looking for your help. It is around this time every year that they look to Fill the Boot.

It's not even September but over the weekend I already found a great reason to be excited about Christmas.

This was one of those stories I really hated to see. I hate seeing any business close down but this is one that I have gone to many of times. See it is in Downtown Amarillo and right by one of my workplaces. So this was a bummer to see over the weekend happen.

So here we are at the weekend and it's time to start making your plans. Right? You want to get out of the house and have a fun family experience. Guess what? Amarillo Parks and Recreation has you covered. Oh and did I mention it's free? So perfect for your wallet.

Happiness really is the key to life. Leading a fun and healthy life starts with just being a bit on the happy side. It seems with all that 2020 has thrown at us so far that finding that happiness is a little more challenging.

It was about this time last year when the whole chicken sandwich war started. I think competition is good. The more good restaurants we get of any kind just gives us more choices and ups the battle for the best.

Everyone is going to look different as they head back to school this year. They will be sporting masks students and teachers alike. The one thing that won't change is the need to learn. One of the trickiest subjects for a lot of people is math.

In a year of uncertainty this is one of those decisions that make sense. Our Drive in Theater, Tascosa Drive In, is for sale. I get it. Now is the time. The owners are looking to retire and making those plans now.

So let me ask real fast...who likes pizza? Who likes good pizza? We have a lot of great local places to get pizza here in Amarillo. I feel when the competition goes like this we in Amarillo just get the win.

Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Maybe you always wondered about the Queen Bee and how she makes everything work. Well you can take a really cool tour in Canyon and get to know all of the ins and outs.

If 2020 could really use anything I would ask for a sense of normalcy. It has been quite the year. So let's get back to something a lot of us look forward to each year. Who is ready for that delicious smell coming from the United Supermarkets? I am talking about Hatch Green Chile's. Are yo…