{"id":28787,"date":"2025-10-31T02:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28787\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T02:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:28:42","slug":"lubbock-residents-share-thoughts-on-changes-they-want-to-see-in-the-hub-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/28787\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Residents Share Thoughts on Changes They Want to See in the Hub City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877691_689_image\" style=\"display:none\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=3j2ayO_169ACpZe00\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Rant\u00a0About\u00a0My Own Neighborhood (and a Totally Fair One)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m usually a pretty positive guy. People even tell me it\u2019s annoying how upbeat I am about most things. But let\u2019s be real\u2014sometimes, even the happiest people get fed up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awesome98.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the KKCL Mobile App Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Case in point: when there\u2019s massive roadwork or a closed road ahead and somehow, no one thought to put up a sign. You\u2019re telling me the city can spend millions tearing up an entire neighborhood, rerouting traffic for weeks, and still can\u2019t afford a $20 \u201cRoad Closed Ahead\u201d sign?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877692_563_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2vRHxx_169ACpZe00\" width=\"1250\" height=\"885\"\/>Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same deal out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalospringslake.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Springs Lake<\/a>, where I live. When it rains, all that water from Lubbock drains into the lake, sometimes flooding the road near the campgrounds\u2014the\u00a0road I use to get to to my house every day. Not a big deal, right? Except\u2026 THEY DON\u2019T PUT UP A SIGN TELLING US IT\u2019S CLOSED!<\/p>\n<p>Come on, guys\u2014it\u2019s an easy fix. Just one little sign at the top of the hill that says, \u201cHey, maybe don\u2019t drive your SUV into a miniature ocean today.\u201d I even made a mock-up in Canva\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877692_164_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=3ZaUgz_169ACpZe00\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\"\/>Canva<\/p>\n<p>See? I already did 75% of the work for them!<\/p>\n<p>What Lubbock Locals Would Change<\/p>\n<p>That little rant got me thinking: if you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be? So, I asked our listeners\u2014and as usual, you didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n<p>From endless road construction and crazy drivers to dust storms, potholes, and that one person in front of you doing 40 on the Loop, it turns out there\u2019s a lot we\u2019d tweak if we could. Others kept it lighthearted\u2014suggesting more family entertainment options, better concert venues, or just more rain that actually stays in the lake.<\/p>\n<p>You can scroll through the full list of listener responses in the photo gallery below!<\/p>\n<p>If you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?Gallery Credit: Landon King <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877693_7_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1e6BNw_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877693_258_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2gUzQy_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877694_328_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=3Q0Rix_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877694_21_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4d0K1j_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877695_916_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1avbb8_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?If you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would 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src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877696_684_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=26wVju_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877697_585_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0jwje7_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877697_392_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2pe7ul_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877698_85_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1LFTHI_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877698_969_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1XffHP_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877698_373_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=31iy2n_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877699_970_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4CMQQP_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877699_964_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=3vZDIp_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877700_159_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4GJl1u_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877700_480_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4Pyjos_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877701_108_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0tuNwu_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877701_756_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4PMT0F_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Landon King\/TSMIf you could change one thing about Lubbock, what would it be?Join the Conversation<\/p>\n<p>We do these questions every single day on our Awesome 98 Facebook page, and they\u2019re some of my favorite posts to read. We\u2019re not talking politics or heavy debates\u2014just fun stuff about food, memories, pets, and life around the Hub City.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t joined in yet, it\u2019s easy: just like the page, check the daily question, and drop your answer.<\/p>\n<p>Because whether it\u2019s flooded roads, closed signs, or the eternal mystery of why construction never ends, we all love Lubbock\u2014and it\u2019s fun to laugh (and vent) about it together.<\/p>\n<p>If someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?Gallery Credit: Landon King <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877702_918_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=20WveZ_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" 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spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877709_209_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=49AtD9_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877710_717_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1sQX6h_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877710_407_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1CyjlX_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877710_166_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0O1jN4_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877711_677_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2tuTrF_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877712_490_image\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877713_510_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1KutpO_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877713_672_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0AH3Bm_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877714_776_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=1T241H_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877714_64_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=40A0Tn_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877715_648_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=0DxTxA_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google MapsIf someone\u2019s never been to Lubbock, what\u2019s the first local food spot you take them to impress them?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761877715_390_image\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=4UBFVb_169ACpZe00\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\"\/>Google 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