April 5th, 2008
The wait is now over …. Spring Texas has its first Fine Arts Museum. The efforts of Clara Lewis and Rev. Glenn Wilkerson which started thirteen years ago have finally become a reality with the opening of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts. The only Fine Arts Museum in the Houston TX area that is outside the Houston Museum district.
The museum came about its name in 2006 when The Fincher Family Trust made a major donation to the Museum of Fine Arts, Cypress Creek in honor of their mother, Pearl. The museum is a smaller scale version of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is an independent facility from MFAH but they have a strategic cooperative relationship which is certain to benefit the residents of Spring Texas. Read More »
April 3rd, 2008
When people ask us “Why do we live in Spring Texas?“, we usually respond with “How much time to do you have?“ So to help people understand why we choose to live here, we came up with a list of our favorite reasons to call Spring Texas “Home”.
“TOP 20 Reasons to Live in Spring Texas”
20. The Weather - In the last seven years, it has only snowed once and then it was gone the same day. We still own winter coats, but only need them a couple of weeks out of the year.
19. Location to other major Metropolitan areas - A 3.5 hour drive gets us to San Antonio, Dallas, or Austin for a long weekend, a short vacation, or just a change of scenery.
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March 10th, 2008
Without any fanfare and only a large Now OPEN banner, 55 Degreez Wine Bar has quietly opened in Spring TX. I was immediately curious about what was behind the darkened windows of its mysterious store front.
After I walked in and was able to adjust my eyes from the bright sunshine to the darkened bar I was amazed. I thought for sure that I had just been transported from Spring TX to a hip, cool wine bar in downtown Houston and the lack of a TV told me that this was NO sports bar. Read More »
March 8th, 2008
Imagination Toys & Shoes is now open at Vintage Park, an upscale outdoor shopping plaza at 249 and Louetta in Northwest Houston. They offer educational toys for children of all ages. If you are looking for the latest Crocs or Webkinz, look no further. My nine year old nephew has just discovered Webkinz and has started a growing collection of these plush pets. Read More »
February 29th, 2008
On March 7th at 8:00 pm the joint a.k.a The Centrum will be a rocking to the sounds of big band swing jazz performed by Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band.
Comprised of L.A.’s finest musicians this 18-piece ensemble has quickly become one of the most hard swinging jazz ensembles around. The Big Phat Band’s debut album “Swinging for the Fences” received two Grammy nominations and Goodwin won a 2006 Grammy for Instrumental Arrangement of Incredits from the film, The Incredibles. Read More »
February 17th, 2008
2008 - The year of the Mustang? I know you probably thought it was the year of the Rat. Well its both the year of the Rat and the year of the Mustang. At least it is in Houston Texas.
At the end of February, a herd of 28 hand-painted mustangs will go on display to celebrate the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The majority of the horses will be on display at the rodeo, but a select few will be roaming the streets of downtown Houston. After the rodeo is over, the mustangs will make their way back to their owners. Many of them will later be auctioned off for charity or put on display in business lobbies. Read More »
February 16th, 2008
Retirement …. the first place that pops into my mind is Florida and the next would be Arizona. It would not be Spring Texas. Why? Maybe because over the years Florida and Arizona have received a lot of exposure from the press. And until lately I don’t think the reporters knew where Spring Texas was yet alone if it would be a good place to retire to. Well they must have discovered our area because lately I am receiving more calls from people living in Florida inquiring about life in Spring Texas.
What makes an area a good place to retire to anyway? Read More »
February 15th, 2008
Almost 1.2 million Texans in addition to myself went online and voted for our new state license plate design. I am proud to say the design I voted for “Lone Star Texas” was the clear winner capturing almost almost half the votes. 
I suppose the Texas Department of Transportation wants to make sure no vote tampering occurred because they have yet to declare the results official. It was really all for fun anyway. Since the Texas Transportation Commission will be making the final decision on February 28th.
The new plates are needed because its projected that by the end of 2008 we will have exhausted our current six character combination plates. Its no wonder we are running out since the state of Texas’s population increases by roughly 1,000 people every day. Read More »
February 5th, 2008
My fellow Texans, here is your chance to go online and cast your vote for our new 2009 state license plate. The voting started on February 4th and you have until noon on February 11th to submit your vote for one of five designs, including the current license plate. All four new designs feature Texas on the top and “The Lone Star State” on the bottom. Read More »
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