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2025 POLAR PALOOZA Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center turns down the temps and turns up...

The winter forecast is in, and it’s calling for flurries of fun, giggles galore, and zero need for snow boots! From now through January 4, Fort...
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Opinion Editorial: Representing Texas with Proven Leadership: House Representative Stan Ki...

By: The Honorable Pete Olson, Former Congressman, Texas Congressional District 22 and State Committee Member, The Fort Bend Business Coalition On...
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Houston Methodist’s Dr. Choudhury Discusses Flu Season and How to Protect Yourself

As flu season ramps up, Dr. Tiyashi Choudhury, a board-certified primary care physician at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, is available to...
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Cross Creek West CURE-Ageous 5K Raises $20,000 for The IBC Network Foundation

The second annual CURE-Ageous 5K Fun Run broke records this year, raising $20,000 for The IBC Network Foundation. Approximately 350 runners, joggers...
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Lung Cancer Survivor Credits Early Detection for Saving Her Life After Surprise Diagnosis

When Anne Sexton rushed to Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s emergency room for painful swelling in her face, she never imagined the visit...
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Grab History by the Horns: George Ranch Frontier Days Saturday, November 15th

See Cowboys in Action, Rare Birds, Children’s Entrepreneur Market and more! Come see how the west was won during a great day of Fall family fun on...
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Lamar CISD Voters Approve 2025 Bond Propositions

Lamar Consolidated ISD is pleased to announce that area voters approved three of the four bond propositions on the district’s 2025 bond....
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Opinion Editorial: Missouri City Election Matters: For Missouri City and Fort Bend

By: James Thompson, Former Sugar Land Mayor and Municipal Committee Chairman, Fort Bend Business Coalition This November 4, 2025, Missouri City...
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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Patient Now Cancer-Free with Help of Fast Track Program

When 34-year-old Caitlyn Prescott found a lump in her breast, she knew she had to act quickly. For the past five years, Prescott had been proactively...
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Lamar CISD Buys Property for New School at The George

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has purchased 15 acres in The George for a new elementary school. The purchase closed August 15, 2025....
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Halloween at The Boo!Scovery Center

Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center conjures up hair-raising fun with safe trick-or-treating and more! Now Through October 31! Ghouls just want...
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Harvest Green Fall Community Garage Sale Sprouts October 11

The Harvest Green Fall community garage sale is sprouting up 8 am to noon on Saturday, October 11, offering “unbe-leaf-able” deals to...
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Fort Bend ISD Welcomes Former Board Member Addie Heyliger Back to the Dais

Former Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) Board Member Addie Heyliger was sworn into office at the September 15, 2025 general board meeting to fill a Position 5...
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George Memorial Library Presents 2025 Shakespeare-by-the-Book Festival with “The Merchant ...

Deception is the currency. Love is the jackpot. Justice is always a roll of the dice. For 2025, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Shakespeare-by-the-Book...
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Sienna Gingerbread Market Marks 20th Year October 18

Sienna kicks off the holiday shopping season with the annual Gingerbread Market 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, October 18, at the Sawmill Lake Club,...
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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 Christmas’ CEO
Christmas’ CEO By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I’m a go directly to the source kind of girl.  Always have been.  I mean why deal with a middleman when you can go straight to the top?  I find this approach much more efficient garnering the desired results in a concise, timely fashion.  I’m also not overly...
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 2025 POLAR PALOOZA Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center turns down the temps and turns up the fun for chills, thrills and winter skills Now through January 4th
2025 POLAR PALOOZA Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center turns down the temps and turns up the fun for chills, thrills and winter skills  Now through January 4th The winter forecast is in, and it’s calling for flurries of fun, giggles galore, and zero need for snow boots! From now through January 4, Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center invites families to bundle up their curiosity and slide into Polar Palooza, a season packed with festive programming, cultural...
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,...