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Raise a Martini: Lubbock Trades a 100-Year-Old Landmark for Another Student Housing Box

lubbock-sucks — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:30:21 +0000

Cafe J — the longtime restaurant and bar across from Texas Tech where martinis flowed and important people pretended they loved Lubbock — officially closed Sunday night after graduation weekend. The property has been sold, the building will be demolished, and the site will become high-density student housing. Because of course it will. The closure [...]

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Abbott’s Frozen Custard Closes—Turns Out Lubbock Only Likes One Abbott, and He Doesn’t Serve Dessert

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:07:29 +0000

Abbott’s Frozen Custard has officially called it quits in Lubbock, shutting down right after celebrating their first anniversary. The shop on Slide Road quietly updated its Facebook status to “permanently closed,” which is basically the business version of being ghosted. No long farewell message, no heartfelt community thank-you—just poof, like half the restaurants that dare [...]

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United Supermarkets Cuts 126 Jobs—Because Even Your Grocer Isn’t Safe in This Economy

lubbock-sucks — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:41:55 +0000

United Supermarkets filed a WARN notice saying it’ll be chopping 126 jobs at its Lubbock headquarters starting Jan. 19. That’s right—one of the city’s top 10 employers is pulling the plug on director roles, marketing staff, and support desk positions. Because nothing says “we’re a thriving West Texas hub” like losing a chunk of one [...]

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Grand Slam with a Side of Airbags: Car Crashes Through Lubbock Denny’s

lubbock-sucks — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:49:16 +0000

Because nothing says “Lubbock brunch” like dodging a sedan, the Slide Road Denny’s added a new drive-thru option this weekend — right through the dining room. Witnesses say they were waiting to pay when a car came barreling toward them, turning “Moons Over My Hammy” into “Tires Over My Table.” Employees say the restaurant’s closure [...]

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Taco Villa’s New Recipe: Keep the Pennies, Blame the Math

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:36:59 +0000

In a move no one asked for but many will definitely notice, Taco Villa has quietly stopped handing out pennies on cash transactions. Instead, the chain now adds a mysterious new line to receipts labeled “Rounding.” Translation: they’re rounding your total up—or down, if you’re lucky—but mostly up, because capitalism loves an extra cent or [...]

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SNAP, Crackle, and Starve: Texas Cuts Off Groceries and Common Sense

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:07:01 +0000

Nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like cutting off food aid to 3.5 million Texans right before grocery day. Thanks to the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, families who rely on SNAP — that’s 12% of all grocery sales nationwide — are about to find their debit-like cards as empty as the promises that caused this [...]

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Let Them Eat Nothing: 3.5 Million Texans Face SNAP Cutoff as D.C. Plays Shutdown Chicken

lubbock-sucks — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:55:14 +0000

Nothing says “fiscal responsibility” quite like cutting off food for 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million kids — because Congress can’t meet a deadline. Texas officials have begun warning residents that their food benefits could disappear in November if the federal government’s latest “oops, we ran out of democracy” moment drags past October 27. [...]

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Abuelo’s Files for Bankruptcy, Proves That Even “#1 Mexican Restaurant in America” Can’t Survive Inflation (or Lubbock)

lubbock-sucks — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:21:25 +0000

It’s been a rough few years for Abuelo’s, the Lubbock-based Tex-Mex chain that once dreamed of national domination. Now, it’s down to just 16 restaurants in seven states—and that’s after closing spots in Austin, Plano, and League City, because apparently even Texans weren’t buying $18 enchiladas in this economy. The company filed for Chapter 11 [...]

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Tommy’s Famous Burgers Flips Its Last Patty After 47 Years

lubbock-sucks — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:54:47 +0000

Another Lubbock institution bites the dust. Tommy’s Famous Burgers on North University has closed up shop after nearly five decades of greasy greatness, with the owners retiring instead of grinding through another year on the grill. Since 1978, Tommy’s was a go-to for locals who wanted a straightforward burger without all the “gourmet” nonsense that [...]

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Lubbock Crowned King of Boredom — Texas Edition (and Apparently America’s Too)

lubbock-sucks — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:46:00 +0000

Congratulations, Lubbock! Not only are we dangerous, we’re also boring. According to a ranking no one asked for, Lubbock managed to snag the title of the most boring city in Texas and the entire U.S. Impressive, really — takes talent to bore people this hard. The numbers say it all: bottom of the barrel for [...]

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