Foster Art Teacher to Study Renaissance Painting in Italy

Most teachers spend their summers honing their skills, preparing themselves for a new school year. Foster High School teacher Melanie Coffee is no different, except she will do some of her teacher development in Florence, Italy. The Fund for Teachers named Coffee a 2016 Fellow and awarded her almost $5,000...

Robert Gracia Joins Keller Williams Southwest Market Center

Robert Gracia, a Real Estate sales professional in Sugar Land, has joined the Keller Williams Southwest Market Center. “We are ecstatic to have Robert Gracia join us here at Keller Williams Realty Southwest,” said Chad St. Jean, team leader of Keller Williams Southwest. “We know that he will be a great...

OakBend Medical Center Announces 2016 Patchwork of Life: Mending Lives Stitch by Stitch

The 2016 Patchwork of Life event is set for Thursday, October 13th at Safari Texas Ranch. This year’s beneficiary is the Emergency Care Center at OakBend’s Jackson Street location. The fundraising goal for this event is $300,000, but the committee led by May Tape, DDS and Beth Wolf hopes to raise...

Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Hispanic Business Committee Hosts Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Join the Central Fort Bend Chamber’s Hispanic Business Committee for its annual Cinco de Mayo celebration presented by Legacy Ford in Rosenberg. Take part in the fun atmosphere from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday, May 5th at Legacy Ford, located at 27225 Southwest Freeway in Rosenberg. This event is a great...

Historical Richmond’s First All-Day Music Festival

The City of Richmond’s Wessendorff Park was created with an acoustically sound gazebo to satisfy musical tastes in a peaceful park setting. That gazebo will be tested with a free, all-day musical event presenting a variety of musical genres. Morton Street Music is back to introduce Concert on the Creek on...

La Cocina Presents 11th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration Benefiting Fort Bend Seniors

La Cocina Mexican Restaurant and Catering, located at 515 FM 359 in Richmond, will host its 11th Annual Cinco de Mayo fundraising event benefiting Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels (FBS) on Saturday, May 7th from 5 to 10:30 pm. Fort Bend Seniors CEO Manuela Arroyos said, “For the past 10 years, the Cinco...

4th Annual Art Walk Hosts Children’s Art Contest

Calling all Fort Bend County students! Arts Fulshear is hosting a Children’s Art Contest in conjunction with the 4th Annual Art Walk on Saturday, April 23rd from noon to 5 pm at Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear. Artwork entries must reflect the theme “What I Love about Texas” and may include both 2-D and...

Tank Schottle Loses 83 Pounds Through Special Olympics Texas Programming

Derek “Tank” Schottle of Sugar Land went for the gold at the 2016 Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) Winter Games, a statewide competition in bowling, powerlifting and volleyball, which was held in Austin February 5th through 7th for more than 2,500 athletes from across Texas. Schottle, a member of Lamar...

Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club Raises Funds for Student Scholarships

The Fort Bend Aggie Moms’ Club is conducting their Fifth Annual Raffle, which raises funds to provide scholarships to deserving Fort Bend students attending Texas A&M University, College Station or Galveston campuses and Texas A&M-Blinn TEAM students. This year’s first place prize is a 2016...

5th Annual Run to Attack Poverty 5K and Kid K Presented by OakBend Medical Center

Registration is now open for the 5th Annual Run to Attack Poverty 5K and Kid K on Saturday, April 23rd in Richmond. OakBend Medical Center is the presenting sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s event organizer Rose Pickens expects another successful year for the family-focused, health-based...