March 2020 – Out & About in the Heart of the Bend

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce presented Sugar Land’s State of the City in January at the Sugar Land Marriott.  Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman and retiring Sugar Land City Manager Allen Bogard reflected on the City’s past, discussed current events and explored what’s next for Sugar Land.  This was...

Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal

Whether you’re hoping to sell in the near future or simply looking to touch up outdated areas, there’s one aspect of home maintenance most homeowners agree is important: curb appeal. It’s a broad term that may reference any number of visible features, meaning there are plenty of ways to enhance the...

2020 Bucket List: Next up – Rome

Perhaps there is no other place like Rome. The history, the architecture, the food . . . . ahhh! It is a rare opportunity to actually find in one place the richness of culture that Rome has to offer. This makes Rome both a desirable place to visit but an intimidating one as well. Things to know before...

Libraries Present Rosa Parks Re-Enactor

On December 1st, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the colored section of the bus for a white passenger after the white section was filled. Parks’ act of defiance, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement....

Sugar Land Wins Award for Right Tree, Right Place Tree Planting

The Houston Area Urban Forestry Council (HAUFC) recently awarded the Sugar Land Parks and Recreation Department a 2019 “Project of the Year” award for the Right Tree, Right Place volunteer tree planting event. Sugar Land won the same award in 2018 for its Trees Across America tree volunteer planting...

Sonic the Hedgehog

FAMILY NIGHT AT THE MOVIE | By Christopher Hill – Movies based on video games have a long and illustrious history. Not one to be proud of, however. Most of the films take a one-dimensional character, place them in a three-dimensional world and handicap the potential with a one-dimensional script. It is...