A grocery store can be a place to buy fresh tortillas, to-go sushi and Topo Chico. It can also be an entertainment venue, at least according to one Texas chain. Brookshire Brothers, which is based in the East Texas city of Lufkin, announced recently it’s opening a new store in its hometown, and it comes equipped with a concert venue.
“It’s so much more than a grocery store,” Brookshire Brothers Public Relations & Corporate Responsibility Manager Melissa Crager said in a news release. That much seems to be true. The new Brookshire Brothers location at 2110 S. First St. in Lufkin, opening Nov. 11, will include something called the Pineywoods Pavilion.
The pavilion can fit up to 1,000 people, according to the grocer, and will feature “a 20-foot television screen, playground, dance floor and premium sound system.” Brookshire Brothers plans to use the pavilion to host concerts, movie nights and other entertainment-based events…