FunPlex, YMCA closures in Alief narrow options for children and parents
Read full article: FunPlex, YMCA closures in Alief narrow options for children and parentsThe closure of Funplex, a once-popular family entertainment venue, marks the latest in a series of recreational facility closures affecting Houston’s west side communities, particularly in the Alief area.
Chuck E. Cheese employee arrested in iconic mouse mask for using stolen credit card, police say
Read full article: Chuck E. Cheese employee arrested in iconic mouse mask for using stolen credit card, police sayPolice say an employee of Chuck E. Cheese was arrested at one of the chain's Florida restaurants while wearing the furry mask of the family restaurant's mascot mouse.
Rainforest Café in Katy Mills Mall will undergo $2.5M transformation, stay open during it
Read full article: Rainforest Café in Katy Mills Mall will undergo $2.5M transformation, stay open during itA representative for Landry’s -- the owner corporation of Rainforest Cafes -- confirmed Tuesday that Rainforest Café in Katy Mills Mall will indeed undergo a major renovation this year -- and, what’s more: it will stay open during it.
Chuck E. Cheese weddings and Chicken McNugget boots: These 2023 April Fools’ jokes were sure to turn a few heads around
Read full article: Chuck E. Cheese weddings and Chicken McNugget boots: These 2023 April Fools’ jokes were sure to turn a few heads aroundSome U.S. companies are in the pranking spirit on April Fools’ Day, giving fans something to smile about.
Man charged, accused in father’s killing outside Humble Chuck E. Cheese, police say
Read full article: Man charged, accused in father’s killing outside Humble Chuck E. Cheese, police sayA man has been arrested and charged after police said he shot and killed a father outside a Chuck E. Cheese in north Harris County.
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Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy
Read full article: Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcyChuck E. Cheese - where kids could be kids while parents nursed headaches - is filing for bankruptcy protection. The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic. Chuck E. Cheese got its start in 1977, when Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell opened Chuck E. Cheeses Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, California. The pandemic was a final straw, hammering restaurants like Chuck E. Cheese that relied on dine-in traffic and weren't set up to do takeout. Chuck E. Cheese will certainly not be the last pandemic-inflicted bankruptcy, but it will definitely be one of the most interesting to follow, he said.