Local Nonprofits Receive Grants from 2025 Sugar Plum Market

Fort Bend County, Texas: The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL), with the support of title sponsor Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, successfully raised $317,000 at this year’s Sugar Plum Market, as announced during a check presentation on December 16, 2025. A total of 31 local nonprofits received grants...

Top 10 Christmas Wishes

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I understand I told the Big Guy I wanted three things for Christmas: health, peace and prosperity.  And I stand by that request.  But now that the hustle and bustle has hit my 60-year-old self like a freight train, I reserve the right to add to this list. Here goes: A...

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...

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...

Opinion Editorial: Representing Texas with Proven Leadership: House Representative Stan Kitzman, District 85

By: The Honorable Pete Olson, Former Congressman, Texas Congressional District 22 and State Committee Member, The Fort Bend Business Coalition On March 3, 2026, Texas House District 85 constituents will go to the polls to vote for their choice to represent their district for two more years in Austin. This...

Seasonal Surprises

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher A couple of Fridays ago, I decided to do the thing.  You know, the in person shopping the day after Thanksgiving thing?  I haven’t been Black Friday shopping – on the real Black Friday – in years.  I’m not entirely certain what got into me to participate in...