San Angelo's Pit Masters: When Jesse Sanchez and D.J. Ridenour, best friends for years and owners of The Pit BBQ, first discussed the possibility of opening up their own restaurant, they had no idea just how popular it would become in such a short time. 

Jaton and Courtney Hampton had been living and working in the Dallas area for seven years when opportunity – in their hometown of San Angelo, of all places – came knocking.

When most people think about a tattoo parlor, they envision scenes from old movies: Sweaty bikers sitting around a dark, dungeon-like room in a thick fog of cigarette smoke.