New Drake neighborhood hotel open for business Friday, December 18, 2020 4:41 PM
A view of the newly opened Home2 Suites by Hotel and retail space in the 2600 block of University Avenue. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten
The hospitality industry has been among the hardest hit during the pandemic.
Yet that didn’t dissuade a development group from moving forward with opening a 124-room Home2 Suites by Hilton at 2650 University Ave. As a developer and owner, we’re playing the long game, said Alexander Grgurich, director of development and chief operating officer with Nelson Construction & Development. We saw the potential in the Drake Neighborhood pre-pandemic and we believe, post-pandemic, its potential will get even better.
Simulated grocery store prepares special education students for life beyond Copperas Cove HS
and last updated 2020-12-17 17:28:23-05
COPPERAS COVE, TX â Renee Nash at Copperas Cove High School has transformed her classroom into a simulated Walmart experience. Hoping, this problem-solving task, can prepare her special education students for their life s beyond the classroom one day.
âThe students are working on independence skills and employment. One of the skills the students are currently learning in this lesson is learning to count money, purchase items they would need in real life to survive on their own, and making sure they have enough money,â Nash said.