Hometown Heroes: Leslie Woods

By Joan Frances – Fort Bend County is privileged to have so many residents who work full-time jobs, have families to support and still find time to work at a fundraiser or knock on doors asking for financial support for a worthy cause. These living angels are happy to work behind the scenes, unnoticed,...

Meet Jackie Michelle Rosenthal

By Joan Frances | Photo by Prestige Portraits – Elkins High School in Fort Bend Independent School District has highly qualified teachers who are devoted to their students. The school “provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become productive, responsible and successful members...

#ISurvived…I Win Panel Discussion

Wilma Shaw, founder and CEO of Perfectly Wrapped Ministry Inc., along with Mya Carroll, CEO and founder of Phoenix Women’s Outreach Inc., and Casondra Brown, CEO of Conquering the Obstacles of Painful Experiences Incorporated (C.O.P.E.), have joined to present #ISurvived…I Win, a special panel discussion...

Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair 2016

The Grand Tasting at Sugar Land Marriott Town Square April 8,...

Sugar Land Girl Scout’s Craft Program for Special Needs Children Earns Top Honors

According to the Girl Scout Research Institute’s (GSRI) report The Power of the Girl Scout Gold Award: Excellence in Leadership and Life, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients receive greater lifetime benefits than their peers with regard to positive sense of self, life satisfaction, leadership, life success,...

Rear Visibility Standard

To reduce the risk of devastating backover crashes involving vulnerable populations, especially very young children, KidsAndCars.org and their partners worked to prevent these predictable and preventable tragedies for over a decade. A rear visibility standard was issued on April 7, 2014 as mandated by the...