Infomaniacs: July 26, 2012 (7:40am)

Coming up on Sunday, October 25, 2026, you can dine on pizza AND make a difference in our community! The Rotary Club of College Station is hosting Pizza for a Purpose at Napa Flats on Texas Avenue to benefit the Rotary Club’s Clothing for Kids project. The club helped approximately 160 local children through its back-to-school and Christmas shopping events last year. Each child received a $150.00 clothing-shopping budget, providing roughly $24,000 in direct clothing assistance to children in need. With the Christmas shopping event approaching, the club hopes to raise additional funds to serve even more children this holiday season. Community partnerships help make that goal possible. Napa Flats is generously partnering with the Rotary Club of College Station to provide the pizzas and beverages for Pizza for a Purpose. Pickup will take place from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Sunday, October 25th in the Chick-fil-A parking lot next to Napa Flats in College Station. For $40.00, get your choice of cheese, pepperoni, or Margherita pizza, plus a bottle of red or white wine or a 2-liter soft drink. Every ticket also includes automatic entry into the event’s His & Hers Raffle, where participants have a chance to win either a rifle or a gift basket filled with goodies donated by a local salon.* Tickets can be purchased through Venmo at @csrotary, with Tap to Pay available on the day of the event. WoodmenLife – Texas Southeast will match donations. Burdett & Son Outdoors is also contributing its services by handling the firearm prize transfer and associated paperwork at no cost to the Rotary Club. Together, these partnerships demonstrate the power of local businesses and organizations coming together to support children and families throughout the Brazos Valley. For perspective, every $150.00 raised is equivalent to the shopping budget for one child. With the generosity of local businesses, community supporters, and WoodmenLife’s matching contribution, the Rotary Club of College Station hopes to expand Clothing for Kids and make this Christmas brighter for even more children. Event Details: What: Pizza for a Purpose When: Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 5–7 p.m. Where: Chick-fil-A parking lot next to Napa Flats, College Station Cost: $40 per ticket Includes: Choice of pizza, beverage, and automatic raffle entry Payment: Venmo @csrotary or Tap to Pay at pickup Benefiting: Clothing for Kids, a Rotary Club of College Station service project Community Partners: Napa Flats, WoodmenLife – Texas Southeast, and Burdett & Son Outdoors About the Rotary Club of College Station: The Rotary Club of College Station is a local service organization and part of Rotary International, a global network of people dedicated to creating lasting change in their communities and around the world. Guided by the motto Service Above Self, club members work together through service projects, charitable initiatives, and community partnerships to address needs throughout the Brazos Valley. *Firearm prize transfers are subject to applicable laws and eligibility requirements. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.

According to the Texas Railroad Commission, there were permits issued for 696 new oil wells in the state during the month of September. That brings the total of new wells for the year to 5,780, which is not yet to the 2025 total of 8,434 new wells. More than half of the new drills in September were in the state’s Midland drilling district. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.

The City of College Station wants to know which stores you’d like to see come to the area. Grow College Station is hosting their quarterly Shape College Station survey, and this go ’round, you can have your say in what shopping destinations you think are missing. Options on the survey include Dick’s Sporting Goods, an Apple Store, IKEA, a LEGO Store, Pottery Barn, The Container Store, and Micro Center! And of course there’s Trader Joe’s. Anytime someone mentions a new place on Facebook and Nextdoor, the overwhelming response is always Trader Joe’s. You can also write in your favorites. The survey is literally one click. It’s open through November 30th. Share your picks at GrowCollegeStation.com, then see what everyone else has to say. According to Grow College Station, the City’s economic development team uses survey responses to have conversations with retailers, developers, and site selectors. When a brand weighs a new market, evidence of local demand is part of the business case and resident input helps the City make that case with real numbers instead of assumptions. “Every time a resident drives to Houston or Austin to shop, that’s convenience and revenue leaving College Station,” said Michael Ostrowski, chief development officer for the City of College Station. “Retailers are paying attention to College Station right now, and the strongest thing we can bring to the table is proof that our residents want them here. Shape College Station turns what people talk about around the dinner table into useable data.” The City doesn’t decide which businesses open in College Station — retailers make those calls based on their own market analysis — but resident input helps shape recruitment priorities and gives Grow College Station a clearer picture of where demand exists. Strong local retail keeps shopping dollars in College Station, supports sales tax revenue that funds city services, and adds to the quality of life that helps the city attract and keep talent. College Station’s retail landscape continues to grow, including the recent openings of Sprouts and Aerie. Tecovas will be opening soon at Century Square and there’s the recently announced Bass Pro Shops that will be going in near Costco. Grow College Station will compile responses after the survey closes at the end of November and share results in December on GrowCollegeStation.com and the City’s social media channels. Shape College Station poses a new question each quarter about the restaurants, shops and attractions residents want to see. In their last survey, they asked which restaurants residents would like to see. The top answer: Waffle House. The top 10 were (in order): Waffle House In-N-Out Burger Hat Creek Burger Company Grimaldi’s Pizzeria The Cheesecake Factory Pappadeaux Seafood P. Terry’s Burger Stand Pappasito’s Cantina Culver’s P.F. Chang’s About Grow College Station: Grow College Station is the City of College Station’s official economic development and strategic growth platform, coordinating and accelerating long-term economic diversification for the community. Grow College Station connects site selectors, industry leaders and business partners to the tools, opportunities and civic leadership needed to grow — supporting a diversified, resilient economy where talent stays, businesses scale and growth is intentional. For more on College Station’s growth and development opportunities, visit GrowCollegeStation.com. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.