Brazos River Flood Recovery: Neighbors Helping Neighbors

COVER STORY | By M.G. Angulo – The historic cresting of the Brazos River in June brought a fear-imbued awe to residents throughout Fort Bend County.  The mere fact it was happening, and nothing could stop it, was almost unbelievable. It was Memorial Day weekend when a heavy anxiety settled on the...

Cisco Tucker Kolkmeier – Shines the Spotlight on Rosenberg’s Thriving Art Scene

COVER STORY | By Sarah Bearden – Tucked away in the heart of Fort Bend County, Rosenberg is quickly becoming a center of arts activities for the county and beyond. In 2013, the Texas Commission on the Arts named Historic Downtown Rosenberg a Texas State Cultural Arts District. Then on October 20,...

Blushing Brides

If you or your children have married within the last year and reside in the Brazos area, and you would like to enter for a chance to be featured in our next Here Comes The Bride, complete the “Wedding Form” at www.absolutelyBrazos.com and e-mail at least 10 high-resolution photos of the ceremony and/or...

Comprehensive Sports Medicine Comes to Fort Bend County

Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute in Sugar Land Now Open COVER STORY | By Nancy V Mills, APR – The Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute in Sugar Land is now open, offering expanded access to a highly qualified team of sports medicine specialists who know how to keep...

OAKBEND MEDICAL CENTER’S ACE UNIT: Providing Specialized Care for Our Elderly – Close to Home

COVER STORY | By Trish Johnson | Photos by Mary Favre – Illness, medical traumas and surgeries create stress and take a physical and emotional toll not only on patients, but on the families of patients as well. Add into the mix that your loved one is elderly, and the situation can become even more...

Happy Birthday Texas! Fort Bend County and the Texas Revolution

COVER STORY By Joan Frances | Photo courtesy of the Fort Bend County Museum Association. – Fort Bend County history is interesting, engaging and authentic. Our local history is entwined with the historic events of our great state, including perhaps the most important date in Texas history:  March...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Breath of Life

COVER STORY – At Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, new technologies are helping physicians team up to defeat lung cancer. Physicians at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital are using advanced technology and a collaborative treatment approach to give patients a fighting chance against lung...

Caring for the Community: Chris Bronsell

COVER STORY | By Trish Johnson | Photos by Studio Ainsley Photography – Chris Bronsell has spent more than 20 years serving the citizens of Fort Bend County. Just when you think he’d be ready to sit back and slow down, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputy is signing up for more. Not only is he...

Building a Legacy One Partnership at a Time

COVER STORY | By M.G. Angulo  | Photography by Nesossi Studios – When Ron Ewer purchased the former long-standing Dub Miller Ford automobile dealership on Highway 59 in Rosenberg and opened his own dealership — Legacy Ford — in November 2005, a new era began in Fort Bend County. Ewer had a clear...

Real Solutions – Real Results for Parkinson’s Patients Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Gets BIG and LOUD

ABSOLUTELY BRAZOS | COVER STORY – Parkinson’s disease affects more than one million Americans. It is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. Although Parkinson’s disease produces familiar symptoms, its diagnosis may be delayed because symptoms often develop...