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Sugar Land Rotary Club’s Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) Scheduled for May 19...

Sugar Land Rotary Club’s Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) Scheduled for May 19th at Constellation Field
Posted on Apr 16, 2024
Join us for Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) – Sugar Land Rotary Club’s GLOBAL. FUSION. FEST! It’s a family friendly affair with...
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Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Elects Richmond’s Claudia Scott...

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Elects Richmond’s Claudia Scott Wright to Executive Committee
Posted on Mar 27, 2024
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), the oldest and largest livestock association in the Southwest, elected new leadership...
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The George Ranch’s New Visitor Center Hosts Grand Opening

The George Ranch’s New Visitor Center Hosts Grand Opening
Posted on Mar 20, 2024
Just in time for the 200th Anniversary of The George Ranch, a new state-of-the-art Visitor Center has opened at the Ranch to showcase two centuries...
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Fort Bend ISD Names Champions for District Spelling Bee

Fort Bend ISD Names Champions for District Spelling Bee
Posted on Feb 7, 2024
Vedant Balaji, a 5th grade student at Sullivan Elementary, and Jason Nguyen, a 7th grade student at Crockett Middle School, were named champions of...
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FBJSL Accepting Educational Scholarship Applications

FBJSL Accepting Educational Scholarship Applications
Posted on Jan 23, 2024
The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its annual Scholarship Awards. Every...
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Sugar Land Heritage Foundation Announces 2024 “Night at the Museum” Honoring J...

Sugar Land Heritage Foundation Announces 2024 “Night at the Museum” Honoring Jimmy Thompson
Posted on Jan 23, 2024
The Sugar Land Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the 3rd annual “Night at the Museum” on February 29, 2024, at the Sugar Land...
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Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses

Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses
Posted on Jan 3, 2024
At the December Board meeting, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved six names for new campuses including elementary schools 35-38, middle...
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Top 10 Champagnes for the Holidays

Top 10 Champagnes for the Holidays
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
the drunken cyclist By Jeffrey M. Kralik, Ph.D.  | www.thedrunkencyclist.com  – Every year at this time I hear it, and I bristle. It drives...
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The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD

The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
I am not going to talk about the Sugar Land 95.  I am not going to talk about VATRE.  I am not going to talk about school vouchers.  This column...
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DARKROOM A Beacon of Light for Young Adults

DARKROOM A Beacon of Light for Young Adults
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
As a father of three sons, Sugar Land dad Randy Templeton is like most dads:  concerned about his children.  And his concern isn’t limited to...
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Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation Seeks Talented Artists to Participate in 3rd Annual Su...

Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation Seeks Talented Artists to Participate in 3rd Annual Sugar Land Arts Fest
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
The Sugar Land Cultural Arts Foundation has opened the call for artists to participate in the 2024 Sugar Land Arts Fest, a two-day festival...
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Successful FBISD Prop A – VATRE Election Results Now Official

Successful FBISD Prop A – VATRE Election Results Now Official
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
The votes from the district’s successful November 7th Proposition A – Voter Approval Tax Rate Election were canvassed by the FBISD Board...
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2023 Lexus RX

2023 Lexus RX
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
absolutely AUTO REVIEW  |  By Steve Kursar – The 2023 Lexus RX is the fifth generation for the Lexus core model. It was completely redesigned...
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The Sweet Life Gardener : The Foxglove

The Sweet Life Gardener : The Foxglove
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
Hey Sweet Lifers! There’s something pretty awesome about studying plants in your garden, and I hope over this past year, you have learned a bit...
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December 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend

December 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend
Posted on Nov 29, 2023
Houston Methodist Sugar Land (HMSL) partnered with The George Ranch’s Great Pumpkin Round Up to offer an experience that was exclusive to HMSL....
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recent from PUBLISHER'S PREVIEW The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s often said this is “the most wonderful time of the year.”  Holiday gatherings with family and friends, planning for a new year, cooler temps – I tend to agree. In this final issue of 2023, we bring you some wonderful things.  First and foremost, the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice...
recent from On the Porch with Patti Right or Wrong?
Right or Wrong? By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher The quintessential battle of right versus wrong reigns supreme in my life.  It’s much the same as the good versus evil analogy, with right being good and evil being wrong.  I believe it’s because I tend to be extremely black and white.  There’s not much gray with...
recent from FORT BEND STRONG The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD
The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD I am not going to talk about the Sugar Land 95.  I am not going to talk about VATRE.  I am not going to talk about school vouchers.  This column has never been about politics, and I am not going to start now.  I am going to talk about the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD).  I want to...
recent from NEWSWORTHY Sugar Land Rotary Club’s Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) Scheduled for May 19th at Constellation Field
Sugar Land Rotary Club’s Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) Scheduled for May 19th at Constellation Field Join us for Shrimp and Spice (and Everything Nice) – Sugar Land Rotary Club’s GLOBAL. FUSION. FEST! It’s a family friendly affair with lots of flair where you can eat, drink, play and more! Join us on Sunday, May 19th from 2 to 6pm at Constellation Field, located at 1 Stadium Dr in Sugar Land. In...
recent from FEATURES Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses
Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses At the December Board meeting, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved six names for new campuses including elementary schools 35-38, middle school 7 and a future campus site. In the next phase, these elementary schools will be matched with the respective namesake. Namesakes selected include: Antonio...
recent from OUT & ABOUT FT. BEND September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend
September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend The Finest and Bravest Foundation of Sugar Land (FBFSL), an organization formed to support all of Sugar Land’s First Responders – Police, Fire and EMS – has announced their first annual event.  “Red & Blue United – A Sugar Land First Responders Tribute” is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th,...