Chicken fried steak and beer. If we caught your attention, please join us on a unique Lubbock journey. Lubbock Lights pondered a story for this day – Chicken Fried Steak […]
Why Lubbock constantly needs people to serve on boards, commissions
Karen Mitchell and Mary Gerlach volunteered to find volunteers. Lubbock relies on volunteers to serve on boards and commissions shaping public policy and finding people has not been easy. The […]
If you’re frustrated waiting to drop off a stray animal at Lubbock’s shelter, there’s a way to help
Lubbock residents might wait two weeks or more to drop off stray pets at the Lubbock Animal Shelter, which will accept strays only by appointment. There is something that would […]
Tech waiting for voters to approve new state endowment aiding university — and Lubbock’s economy
Lubbock and Texas voters can give Texas Tech a piece of a new $4 billion endowment and also boost Lubbock’s economy as early voting in the November election is now […]
Current, former owners of 50th Street One Guy From Italy waging legal food fight
A popular Lubbock restaurant known for pizza slices and calzones is a legal battleground between the current and former owners with a new restaurant acting as the sticking point. One […]
Big changes coming to help Lubbock’s serious mental health issues
Lubbock has a mental health problem. “If someone has a problem and they’re having a short-term mental health crisis, what do we do with them?” asked Mayor Tray Payne recently. […]
Why improvements to dangerous Woodrow Road have been delayed, also increasing costs
Before and after school, Woodrow Road looks like rush hour in Austin or Houston – long lines of cars inching along – and improvement is not going to happen […]
Lubbock Lights is back … with a different mission
Lubbock Lights is back. We didn’t go anywhere – we just got to a point where we published very rarely. Five years later we’re launching a local news website taking […]
A trip to Cleveland crystalizes how Buddy Holly, Lubbock and West Texas massively impacted rock ‘n’ roll
I didn’t really understand Buddy Holly’s impact on rock ‘n’ roll before moving to Lubbock in 2006. I learned how he and the Crickets influenced the Beatles and many others. […]
Roosevelt High’s historic postseason run brought back 50-year-old memories of last time Eagles flew to unprecedented heights
Their season ended on a bitterly cold night against Childress in 1971. For 50 years, though, it was the greatest football season in Roosevelt High School history until this year’s […]
What I learned about cats: Feline visitors left me knowing more about feral, stray, pet cats … things everyone should know
Editor’s Note: This is the inaugural “FurEver,” a column about our furry friends, their owners and issues. The small calico cat visited the acre where I live just south of […]
Brad Ralston’s building Red Feather Golf & Social Club in south Lubbock. It’s private, expensive … but you can bring your flip-flops
Picture above: Brad Ralston stands on what will be the 10th tee box at Red Feather. Judge Smails and Brad Ralston would not be golfing pals. Smails – from the […]
At worst intersections in Lubbock County, speed … and your judgment … can be a deadly combination
Recently we looked at the top ten intersections in the city of Lubbock for accidents. But what about outside city limits? Here are the top half-dozen – followed by the […]
Where and when are the places to avoid a traffic accident? Probably ones it’s hard to avoid
Editor’s note: When we started Lubbock Lights almost three years ago, we had an idea for a column called Driving in Lubbock … it’s something people love to talk (and […]
Finn Walter returns home to open The Nicolett, a restaurant to ‘define and create High Plains Cuisine’
When Finn Walter attended Lubbock High School, his palate was advanced well beyond his classmates. They hadn’t grown up eating at European restaurants worthy of one or more stars in […]
Rave On: Buddy Holly Hall a feast for eyes and ears … thanks to all who got this stunning showplace done
I walked into the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences for the first time on Saturday night, January 23. After having my temperature taken. Since plans were announced […]
