Tag: Sugar Land

  • County’s biggest pumpkin patch returns to Holy Cross Episcopal Church

    County’s biggest pumpkin patch returns to Holy Cross Episcopal Church

    For more than a decade, Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Sugar Land has been referred to as “the pumpkin church,” according to pastor Scott Thompson. Next month, the church finally gets to bring back its most popular event that precipitated the moniker following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. Oct. 15 will mark the…

  • Fort Bend ISD Student Wins First Place in John F. Tinker Foundation National Essay Contest

    Fort Bend ISD Student Wins First Place in John F. Tinker Foundation National Essay Contest

    Fort Bend ISD Clements High School sophomore Karen Wei won first place in the John F. Tinker Foundation essay contest for her submission Together, Possibility and will receive a $5,000 prize. Wei participated in a Zoom call last week where president and namesake of the foundation John Tinker congratulated her. Original Article: http://www.fortbendfocus.com/fort-bend-isd-student-wins-first-place-in-john-f-tinker-foundation-national-essay-contest/

  • Nibbles and Sips: Sugar Land Town Square hosting inaugural Oktoberfest

    Nibbles and Sips: Sugar Land Town Square hosting inaugural Oktoberfest

    One of Fort Bend County’s bustling hotspots will host an Oktoberfest next month. On Oct. 1, Sugar Land Town Square will put on the event from 4-9 p.m., which will have a biergarten, local marketplace by Boho Market, live music and dancing and traditional German food along with games, contests and more. Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/culture/nibbles-and-sips-sugar-land-town-square-hosting-inaugural-oktoberfest/article_616ac73a-3379-11ed-82bc-0fcc7f486125.html

  • Renovations complete at Mercer Stadium

    Renovations complete at Mercer Stadium

    Fort Bend ISD has finished an $11 million renovation project at Mercer Stadium in time for the school year, according to the district. FBISD announced Aug. 11 that renovations at Mercer Stadium, 16403 Lexington Blvd. in Sugar Land, are now finished. The stadium and adjoining fieldhouse were closed last year for the entirety of the…

  • Saigon Pho a perfect reintroduction to Vietnamese cuisine

    Saigon Pho a perfect reintroduction to Vietnamese cuisine

    Before last week, it had been some time since I’d last enjoyed a good bowl of pho. It’s not that I don’t like Vietnamese food – quite the opposite, having eaten my way through pounds of pho back in my college days. Maybe instead that oversaturation led to my longstanding break. Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/culture/saigon-pho-a-perfect-reintroduction-to-vietnamese-cuisine/article_794aa348-18ad-11ed-bf7f-5f3183d1240d.html

  • Sugar Land proposes $379.7 million 2023 fiscal budget

    Sugar Land proposes $379.7 million 2023 fiscal budget

    Inflation, the pandemic and a slowdown of growth – city governments across Fort Bend County face a multitude of unprecedented challenges as they prepare for the next fiscal year. Sugar Land’s proposed $379.7 million budget attempts to thread that needle, and the unique challenges facing the city, according to… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/sugar-land-proposes-379-7-million-2023-fiscal-budget/article_3f987744-0d25-11ed-b74f-8b89e6a445bd.html

  • Virtual ‘Beat the Pack’ Program to Help People Quit Smoking Offered at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

    Virtual ‘Beat the Pack’ Program to Help People Quit Smoking Offered at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

    Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is offering the community a proven program to help people quit smoking. The complimentary program, called Beat the Pack®, was developed by Pfizer Inc. and is sponsored by Houston Methodist Cancer Center at Sugar Land. The next four-week series is scheduled to start at 5:30 pm on July 13th on…

  • Dulles alum’s MLB pursuit coming full circle in Sugar Land

    Dulles alum’s MLB pursuit coming full circle in Sugar Land

    Nick Hernandez is a Fort Bend and Houston-area baseball man through and through. He graduated from Dulles High School in Sugar Land, and still calls Missouri City home to this day. His first MLB game was at Houston’s Astrodome in the 1990s watching future Astros’ Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio. Original Article:…

  • Fourth of July to bring celebrations throughout county

    Fourth of July to bring celebrations throughout county

    It’s about time for popping off those fireworks and taking a day to celebrate the camaraderie and fellowship of the United States, and most every municipality in Fort Bend County has events planned to celebrate the occasion. The city of Sugar Land will host its annual free Red, White,… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/community/fourth-of-july-to-bring-celebrations-throughout-county/article_70fabff4-f655-11ec-9a02-db51ec85847c.html

  • Sugar Land Pilates studio opening second location

    Sugar Land Pilates studio opening second location

    A Fort Bend County pilates studio is expanding in the area with its second studio in Sugar Land. Performance Pilates announced in a June 6 news release that owners Michelle Long and Cody Robbins will open their second local spot this fall at 5128 Texas Ave. inside Sugar Land Town Square. Its original location opened…

  • Sugar Land offering residents small tax savings

    Sugar Land offering residents small tax savings

    Sugar Land might soon offer residents minor tax relief in response to unprecedented growth in property values across Fort Bend County. The city council this month gave the first approval toward a plan that would increase the homestead exemption from 12 to 13 percent for the 2022 tax year, according to a city news release.…

  • Review: Service, affordability illustrate Café Goo Goo Yen’s popularity

    Review: Service, affordability illustrate Café Goo Goo Yen’s popularity

    Chinese food has become such a ubiquitous part of American life that it seems each of us has our “place” by which all other restaurants are judged. This is the cuisine’s biggest challenge and also its strength. I’d heard enough about Sugar Land’s Café Goo Goo Yen,… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/culture/service-affordability-show-why-caf-goo-goo-yen-is-local-mainstay/article_dfd6d3e4-eb5c-11ec-ad23-a35dfa04773c.html

  • Service, affordability show why Café Goo Goo Yen is local mainstay

    Service, affordability show why Café Goo Goo Yen is local mainstay

    Chinese food has become such a ubiquitous part of American life that it seems each of us has our “place” by which all other restaurants are judged. This is the cuisine’s biggest challenge and also its strength. I’d heard enough about Sugar Land’s Café Goo Goo Yen,… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/culture/service-affordability-show-why-caf-goo-goo-yen-is-local-mainstay/article_dfd6d3e4-eb5c-11ec-ad23-a35dfa04773c.html

  • I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet [Encore]

    I SEE U, Episode 46: Sugar Land Not So Sweet [Encore]

    Convict leasing, a gruesome practice that started in 1867, was highly profitable for states across the South and for the families who owned plantations. It was a time when Sugar Land, Texas was known to carry a network of sugar cane farms and state-sanctioned labor camps after the abolition of slavery. It also wasn’t uncommon…

  • Sugar Land and Fort Bend ISD exchange land

    Sugar Land and Fort Bend ISD exchange land

    Sugar Land City Council approved at a May 17 City Council meeting the exchange of 0.87 acres between the city of Sugar Land and Fort Bend ISD. The land received by the district will be used to develop outdoor athletic facilities, such as a track, for Sugar Land Middle School. Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/government/2022/05/23/sugar-land-and-fort-bend-isd-exchange-land/

  • Review: Alpha Dessert’s uniqueness deserving of second visit

    Review: Alpha Dessert’s uniqueness deserving of second visit

    I’ll be frank – I’m not much of a sweets person. If given the option between dessert and something salty or spicy, I’ll generally pick the latter. But on a hot day full of interviews, sometimes the soul calls for a nice, cold smoothie. Such were the circumstances I found myself in last week. Original…

  • Local U9 soccer team invited to international tournament

    Local U9 soccer team invited to international tournament

    Sugar Land resident Vaios Papandreou has watched his son, 8-year-old Alexander, develop from the moment he touched a soccer ball two years ago. But he said he never quite envisioned his development moving as fast as it has. That development has led to Alexander being part of a team from… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/sports/local-u9-soccer-team-invited-to-international-tournament/article_10f0b060-d55c-11ec-b0a0-33bb14ba6549.html

  • Sugar Land 95 project focuses on education, remembrance

    Sugar Land 95 project focuses on education, remembrance

    Routine construction in early 2018 for Fort Bend ISD’s James Reese Career and Technical Center led to the unearthing of remains for 95 individuals believed to have died at the Bullhead Convict Labor Camp during Texas’ convict labor leasing program in the late 19th century. Construction on the… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2022/05/11/sugar-land-95-project-focuses-on-education-remembrance/

  • See who won in Sugar Land, Missouri City in the May 7 general election

    See who won in Sugar Land, Missouri City in the May 7 general election

    Unofficial results for several races across the Sugar Land and Missouri City area included in the May 7 general election have been counted, including two races for the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees—Position 3 and Position 7—and two races for the Sugar Land City Council—At-Large Position 1 and At-Large Position 2. Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/government/2022/05/09/see-who-won-in-sugar-land-missouri-city-in-the-may-7-general-election/

  • Unofficial results show incumbent Jennifer Lane wins race for Sugar Land City Council At-large Position 2

    Unofficial results show incumbent Jennifer Lane wins race for Sugar Land City Council At-large Position 2

    With 50.27% of the vote, incumbent Jennifer Lane has won the May 7 race for Sugar Land City Council At-large Position 2, according to unofficial voting results from Fort Bend County. As of 7:33 a.m., May 8, Fort Bend County is reporting early, absentee and election day vote totals, with… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/05/07/unofficial-results-show-incumbent-jennifer-lane-wins-race-for-sugar-land-city-council-at-large-position-2/

  • Unofficial results: Incumbent William Ferguson wins race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 1

    Unofficial results: Incumbent William Ferguson wins race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 1

    Incumbent William Ferguson has won the May 7 race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 1, according to unofficial voting data provided by Fort Bend County. As of 10:14 p.m., Fort Bend County is reporting early and absentee vote totals along with election day totals. Ferguson has received 82.57%… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/05/07/unofficial-results-incumbent-william-ferguson-wins-race-for-sugar-land-city-council-at-large-position-1/

  • Early voting results show Jennifer Lane leads early in race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 2

    Early voting results show Jennifer Lane leads early in race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 2

    In the May 7 race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 2, incumbent Jennifer Lane has the lead with 52.44% of the vote, according to early voting data provided by Fort Bend County. As of 8:05 p.m., Fort Bend County is reporting early and absentee vote totals. None of… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/05/07/early-voting-results-show-jennifer-lane-leads-early-in-race-for-sugar-land-city-council-at-large-position-2/

  • Early voting results show William Ferguson leads early in at-large Position 1 race for Sugar Land City Council

    Early voting results show William Ferguson leads early in at-large Position 1 race for Sugar Land City Council

    Incumbent William Ferguson has the early lead with 83.40% of the vote in the May 7 race for Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 1, according to early voting data provided by Fort Bend County. As of 7:58 p.m., Fort Bend County is reporting early and absentee vote totals. None… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/05/07/early-voting-results-show-william-ferguson-leads-early-in-at-large-position-1-race-for-sugar-land-city-council/

  • Landlords get probation for receiving fraudulent COVID funds

    A Sugar Land man has been sentenced to three years deferred adjudication and more than $260,000 in restitution for his role in filing false claims for federal coronavirus-related funding, court records show. Roger Sam Kurian, of Sugar Land, pleaded guilty last month to one count of theft of property between… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/crime/landlords-get-probation-for-receiving-fraudulent-covid-funds/article_41a7fa26-cbd2-11ec-aaed-cfec775d7da9.html