Fort Bend Women’s Center Launches Online Fashion Store

Fort Bend Women’s Center is offering an online store, Thrifting Fashionista, for dedicated thrift shoppers searching for individual looks at www.thriftingfashionista.com. Thrifting Fashionista is a new initiative by PennyWise, the resale division of Fort Bend Women’s Center. In addition to offering some...

OakBend Medical Center’s Thanksgiving Food Drive

OakBend Medical Center held a Thanksgiving Food Drive at its facilities and collected enough food to serve to eight families nominated by Jane Long Elementary School. OakBend’s Human Resource Director Nancy Retzlaff worked with Kimberly Zapata, a counselor at Jane Long, to come up with the nominated...

Laura Lyons Honored as Literacy Advocate

Laura Lyons, Lamar Consolidated ISD’s (LCISD) Executive Director for Elementary Education, received the Advocate for Excellence in Literacy Award at the Billie J. Askew Reading Recovery and K-6 Literacy Institute at the Reading Recovery Conference in Dallas. Lyons was nominated by Kathryne Salinas, the...

Central Fort Bend Chamber to Host First Shop & Swirl

The Central Fort Bend Chamber will host their first ever Shop & Swirl in Historic Downtown Rosenberg on Thursday, December 4th from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. The event is in conjunction with Rosenberg Christmas Nights put on by the City of Rosenberg. The Shop & Swirl will begin just after the City’s Tree...

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and Spectra Specialty Present Fort Bend Cares 10th Annual Road Trip Fundraiser

Fort Bend Cares proudly announces Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and Spectra Specialty as presenting sponsors for its February 7, 2015 annual Road Trip fundraiser. Joining them as diamond sponsors for the event are Grant Thornton LLP, The PUB at the Fountains and Fairmount Santrol. This year, Fluor...

Holiday Music Magic with the Fort Bend Boys Choir and Special Guest International Recording Artist John Holiday

Experience some holiday music magic with the Fort Bend Boys Choir on Saturday, December 6th with family and friends. Three performing choirs – Training, Town and Tour – will be showcased at Sugar Land Baptist Church, located at 16755 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, at 7 pm. Special guests include Music...

Living with Autism in Two Worlds with Dr. Temple Grandin

Autism Spectrum Disorders bring a mix of emotions, behaviors, abilities, disabilities, challenges and triumphs. It encompasses many parts of a spectrum from one end to another that can be puzzling, mysterious and even eye opening. In spite of this, life exists and the unique abilities from each individual...

Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. Hosts Sixth Annual Helen Cordes Award Dinner

Fort Bend Regional Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. presents the Sixth Annual Helen Cordes Award Dinner featuring intervention specialists Debbie and Brandon Knauss on February 26th, 2015 at Safari Texas Ranch. Brandon and Debbie have been featured on the Dr. Phil Show, The Doctors and the TLC primetime...

Fort Bend County Receives Best All Around Clean Air Leadership Award

Fort Bend County received Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (HGAC) Best All Around Clean Air Leadership Award on September 11th. County Judge Bob Hebert and Precinct 4 Commissioner James Patterson were in attendance at the presentation.  The award recognizes Fort Bend County’s “continued outstanding...

Over 1,200 Attended the Rosenberg Railroad Museum’s Fall Fun Fest

The Rosenberg Railroad Museum was inundated with rail fans of all ages for the  Fall Fun Fest on September 20th. Music played as visitors took in all the Museum had to offer: model train layouts provided by the Houston Area “G” Gaugers, food, games, crafts, a bounce house and tours of the Museum’s...