Texas Highways – September 2019

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3 P.M.

Pioneer Living

The revamp of the historic Pio-

neer Pocket Hotel along the red-

brick streets of downtown has

brought a much-needed lodging

option to Lubbock. Rather than

snooze in a generic chain hotel,

you can now unwind in a room

with a little soul. When you stay

at the Pioneer, a redevelopment

project that includes residential

apartments and retail, you are a

short elevator ride away from the

building’s ground floor and three

of Lubbock’s finest hangouts: The

Coffee Shop, a streamlined café

with soaring ceilings and old-

school tile floors; The Brewery

LBK, a light-filled brewpub with

affable staff and tasty craft beer;

and The West Table Kitchen and

Bar, an upscale eatery helmed by

skilled local chef Cameron West.

(West’s grandfather, Dirk West,

just happens to have been both a

former Lubbock mayor and the

cartoonist who devised Raider

Red, the red-bearded, gun-toting

mascot of Texas Tech.)

6 P.M.

Art Beyond Cowboys

For a whopping taste of the art

buzz in Lubbock, head over

to the First Friday Art Trail, a

monthly crescendo of creativity

in the Lubbock Cultural District.

Charles Adams Studio Project —a

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