Living the Sweet Life: I’m One of “Those” People 

Hey Sweet Lifers! I was recently having a conversation with one of my dear friends, and she asked me to go to a party. Well, she “sort of” asked actually. Our conversation went like this: My friend started off by stating that she wanted to have a party, and she wanted me to be there. Then she described...

Fort Bend Leadership Forum Class of 2024 Now Accepting Applicants

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Fort Bend Leadership Forum is now accepting applicants for the Class of 2024. The Title Sponsor for the Class of 2024 is Audi Sugar Land – A Sewell Company. With limited spots, the unique program fills up quickly, and the early registration discount deadline is...

Fort Bend Business Coalition Welcomes Jeffery T. Alford, MD to Steering Committee

The Fort Bend Business Coalition (FBBC), an organization dedicated to promoting a pro-business environment throughout Fort Bend County, is pleased to welcome Jeffery T. Alford, MD as a member of the organization’s Steering Committee. A board-certified physician in Sugar Land with Sweetwater Medical...

Hightower High School Student Awarded $100,000 Scholarship in Surprise Presentation

Hightower High School senior Jasmin Esemu was awarded the $100,000 C. Jackson Scholarship Award from American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) in a surprise presentation on March 21st. Esemu is one of only four students to receive the award this school year, and the first Fort Bend ISD to be honored...

April 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend

The Fort Bend Education Foundation’s 30th annual gala on March 4th, “An Enchanted Forest,” proved to be the ultimate forest fantasy experience. Gala co-chairs Syndee Howgate and Shefali Jhaveri proudly announced that the gala raised $509,000 in support of Fort Bend ISD children’s education, the...

Winning Excursions & Institutions

It’s April – no foolin’ – and there’s so much going on this Spring in the Bend.  As Pete says in this month’s Fort Bend Strong, Spring has sprung!  His column is packed full of Springtime excursions both here in the Bend and some “mystery field trips” just a few short miles from home. ...