New Year – New Baby!

Welcome to 2026!  The first baby born in the new year from Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital was Rowen Allen Reed.  He was born to parents Mackenzie Harper and John Reed III at 3:14 am on January 1, 2026. Welcome to the world Rowen, and congratulations to the proud...

Resolving the New Year

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I have been prayerfully considering this New Year’s Resolutions thing for a couple of weeks now.  My people keep asking me about my resolve and my goals for the year.  My resolve?  It’s as if they don’t know me.  I have more resolve than the average Joe.  I am...

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...