HOUSTON CHRONICLE - October 2006

Landry’s lets go of Joe’s

Houston-based Landry’s Restaurants has agreed to sell most units of Joe’s Crab Shack to private equity firm J.H. Whitney Capital Partners for $192 million, a price that was less than expected by at least one analyst. More

Rainforest Cafe Creator, Landry’s debut T-Rex family concept in Kan.

Kansas City, Kan. – As the nearly $1.14 billion-a-year Landry’s Restaurants Inc. is eyeing spinoffs of two chains in its vast brand portfolio, the company has unleashed T-Rex, a 375-seat, $15 million dinosaur-theme concept by the creator of the Landry’s-owned Rainforest Cafe chain. More

Landmark Reborn
Tower’s reopening draws rave reviews

As the sun set on the longest day of the year, hundreds watched from atop the Tower of the Americas while local dignitaries and members of the public celebrated the structure’s grand reopening. More

Tower’s restaurant is off to a good start

OK, so if you have made it this far in today’s paper or watched local news or even clicked on mysa.com, you already know that the renovated Tower of the Americas really is new and improved. More