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Small Business Spotlight

RCA celebrates the shops, restaurants, and service providers investing in Riverside Terrace and Third Ward.

Current spotlightMobile dog grooming

Fresh Tails

Mobile dog grooming with a community spirit

Owned by Peregrine Chapman

Explore Instagram: @freshtailshouston832-546-1615
Peregrine Chapman smiling with three dogs inside the Fresh Tails mobile grooming van.
Photo: Fresh Tails Houston

RCA's latest Small Business Spotlight is Fresh Tails, owned by Peregrine Chapman. The Houston business brings dog grooming to customers through its mobile service.

Fresh Tails describes community outreach as part of its mission. Its grooming van, Big Keith, was donated by supporters Keith and Gretchen, a story the business shares on its website.

Meet Peregrine, explore Fresh Tails' work on Instagram, and contact the business directly to confirm service availability, pricing, and appointments.

Services & offerings

  • Mobile dog grooming
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A closer look

Life at Fresh Tails

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Photos: Fresh Tails Houston
  • Meet Big Keith, Fresh Tails’ mobile grooming van.
  • Peregrine shares a cuddle with a little companion.
  • A little personality, a lot of love.
  • Fresh air and a friendly face.
  • A sweet moment with a dressed-up pup.
Past Small Business SpotlightsPOParazzi's Gourmet Popcorn — stories, photos, and RCA’s support.
Past spotlightThird Ward · near TSU

POParazzi's Gourmet Popcorn

Popcorn, sno balls, and Blue Bell ice cream at Ennis and Palm

Owned by Alan Roland

Explore Instagram: @poparazzispopcorn_ennisst713-505-1001
Families sit at tables outside POParazzi's beneath a neon popcorn sign and the shop's Gourmet Popcorn banner at the corner of Ennis and Palm streets.
Families gather outside POParazzi's at the corner of Ennis and Palm.

RCA donated the red bench out front

Treasurer Phyllis Moss came by with her grandkids and found nowhere to sit. So RCA donated the bench.

Donated

POParazzi's Gourmet Popcorn is open at 5002 Ennis Street, at the corner of Palm and a short walk from Texas Southern University. Owner Alan Roland is serving gourmet popcorn, sno balls, water ice, Blue Bell ice cream and shakes, cookies, and pizookie.

It may seem like a small thing, but we face plenty of challenges in this community — so it is especially good to have something that brings smiles to children's faces, gives families a fun place to go, and adds a little joy right here in the neighborhood.

Stop by, grab a treat, take a seat on the new bench, and welcome POParazzi's to Riverside Terrace.

Services & offerings

  • Gourmet popcorn
  • Sno balls
  • Water ice
  • Blue Bell ice cream & shakes
  • Cookies
  • Pizookie
5002 Ennis Street
  • Owner Alan Roland outside POParazzi's Gourmet Popcorn at 5002 Ennis Street.
  • The plaque on the bench reads “Donated by Riverside Civic Association 2026.”
  • Neighborhood kids try out the new bench with sno balls and ice cream.
  • RCA members join owner Alan Roland at the new bench outside the shop.
  • A young neighbor greets the shop's air dancer next to the RCA bench.
  • Neighbors and families gather outside POParazzi's at 5002 Ennis Street.
  • POParazzi's opening flyer — popcorn, sno balls, water ice, Blue Bell ice cream and shakes, and pizookie.
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