Ruth Stubenrouch: Painter of Happiness

Since a neighbor introduced little Ruth Stubenrouch to drawing and painting, she has always found happiness through the art of others and then naturally to her own ability to convey delight to others. With subjects varying from elephants, Texas boots and burnt Colorado forests to abstract canvases with many...

Homemade From the Heart

By Alisa Murray – Gift giving is best when a gift is made with someone special in mind and by your own hands.  I love making special gifts for friends, and hand scrubs are one of my favorites. I’m using hand scrubs so much these days due to my latest hobby:  gardening.  The one thing they don’t...

Simple Ways to Help You Protect Yourself Against Skin Cancer: Free Skin Cancer Screening

With more than three million people diagnosed every year, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. It’s also one of the most treatable cancers when diagnosed early and largely preventable if you avoid the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and tanning beds. “These rays can...

What an Unforgettable Year This Has Been!

For over 43 years, Arlene Rolsen has been helping buyers and sellers realize their dreams of home ownership in and around Fort Bend County. Over the years, Arlene has enjoyed introducing families from all over the world to Fort Bend where they could find a wonderful place to call home:  great schools,...

Living the Sweet Life: A Continued Study of Aristotle’s Virtues, the Eighth of Which is Patience

This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th birthday. As a way of reflection and remembrance, this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 Virtues and how they are applied to my life. Patience as a virtue is probably...

5 Home Remodeling Tips From The Pros

With the extra time many Americans have spent at home over the past few months, there have been plenty of opportunities to think about how that living space could be improved. While this may not be the ideal time to tackle a full gut and renovate project, it may still be possible to do some smaller scale...

Perfect Hill Country Wine Days

From Houston, San Antonio or Austin, the perfect wine day begins at 11 am at the Fall Creek Tasting Room in Driftwood, about 25 minutes south of Austin. Fall Creek owners Susan and Ed Auler are the co-pioneers of the modern Texas wine industry. Ed, an Austin attorney, was instrumental in working with the...

Summer Sweets

It’s summer, and there’s so much delicious and healthy fruit in season, it’s the perfect time to make fresh desserts filled with nature’s goodness. But what to make?  We visited with some local chefs to share their favorite seasonal dessert recipes – just in time for summer...

Gingerbread: Quality Early Education in Fort Bend County

With summer in full swing, it is not too early to turn our attention to a new school year. This year, the Gingerbread Family of Learning Centers celebrated their six year anniversary of the Gingerbread Kids’ Academy in Richmond and the 40th anniversary of The Gingerbread House Learning Center in...

Top 10 Things to Do in July

By Alisa Murray – 1. Garden: There’s still time to plant cucumbers, tomatoes, okra and herbs. If you started gardening in spring, it is also time to can and put up harvest for the winter months. To learn how to traditionally can and harvest vegetables, go to my YouTube channel. You’ll find step by...

Texana Center: Expanding Autism Services to Meet Needs

Texana Center has expanded it autism services significantly since its creation 15 years ago.  Now with over 10 unique programs, there is an option for almost everyone and any age to help them unlock their potential. The Children’s Center for Autism, the largest of these specialized programs with locations...

Fort Bend Christian Academy Faith. Academics. Arts. Athletics.

Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA), a private school serving grades pre-k through 12, is the first choice for committed Christian families in Fort Bend and the surrounding Houston area. We trust God. FBCA partners with Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, academic...

Jackson Family Wines

Today, Jackson Family wines is a multi-generational, family-owned wine company that has grown into an unrivaled, premium collection of wineries and estate vineyards across California, Oregon, Italy, France, Australia, Chile and South Africa. Founded in 1982 by the late indefatigable genius Jess Jackson, the...

Celebrating Our High School Seniors

We CAN graduate our high school seniors.  It may be a bit late, and it will be outside, but we can – and will – celebrate our seniors’ achievements.  All 11 high school ceremonies will be held outdoors at FBISD’s Kenneth Hall Stadium. Ceremonies will take place June 1st through 6th in a safe,...

Thriving Through the Corona Crisis: Fort Bend Strong

By Patti Parish-Kaminski – As it has worldwide, the word “Corona” or “COVID-19” has brought much change to Fort Bend.  Our vocabulary has literally been changed to include phrases, such as the “new normal,” “social distancing,” “contact tracing” and the ever-popular “elbow...