West Houston Restaurants Making a Comeback After Hurricane Harvey Houston West Chamber of Commerce hosts 10th annual Zest in the West Zestival Oct. 18, 2017 – 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Château Crystale – 2517 S. Gessner Rd., Houston, TX 77063 HOUSTON, TX – October 1, 2017 – Zest in the West, West Houston’s premier culinary and wine event, celebrates a Decade of Decadence at the 10th annual Zest in the West food and […]
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Miller Career Cosmetology Services Available to the Public
Miller Career and Technology Center (MCTC) Cosmetology Salon is now open for community customers!! Katy ISD’s Cosmetology program has some well qualified students who have been training in the fundamentals of skin, hair and nail care. In a salon-like environment, the MCTC cosmetology students are constantly learning artistic business practices to prepare them for the workforce. Some of the services include haircuts, thermal styling, formal up-dos, waxing, facials, manicures and pedicures among other services. Book […]
Katy ISD Lost Instructional Time
As many families and staff continue recovery efforts in our neighborhoods, homes and community, we are also slowly but surely getting back on track with the business of teaching and learning across Katy ISD campuses. As you know, our students lost two weeks of instructional time as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey. However, because the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be waiving up to 10 instructional days, there will be no need to extend […]
Katy ISD Extends Free Meals for Students
Katy ISD was granted permission by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to extend their free breakfast and lunch service to all Katy ISD students through October 31. The initiative was previously designated for the month of September. However, because many Katy ISD families were impacted by the storm and the recovery efforts are ongoing, the District requested a program extension which was approved by the TDA. As the rebuilding process takes place in neighborhoods […]
Halloween Monster Mayhem
Monstrous mayhem unleashed for three weeks of Halloween at the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center Make us your Halloween Hub for safe trick-or-treating! October 10 to 31, 2017 Something spooky this way comes to the Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center – A Very Special Project of the Children’s Museum of Houston! A myriad of magic, mystery and monsters have maneuvered their way into the Discovery Center for three weeks of Halloween! Come partake in spine-tingling experiments, […]
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is thrilled to announce the schools who will be participating in the 2018 Tommy Tune Awards!
As the administrative body of the Tommy Tune Awards, TUTS is honored to shine a light on some of the incredibly talented young artists who call Houston home. The 45 schools who signed up to participate in this year’s Tommy Tune Awards Program are examples of the palpable difference arts education makes in the Houston community. Throughout the next six months, TUTS will share some of the experiences these students experience along this journey. To […]
Residents of Parkway Place raise thousands of dollars for employees affected by Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON, October 5, 2017 – Houston residents are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on the city. The storm damaged homes and cars and left many people with nowhere to go, including 31 employees of Parkway Place, a faith-based, nonprofit senior living community in Houston. To show their appreciation for the employees, residents at the senior living community collected money, clothing and cleaning supplies to give to the team members. The residents feel strongly that this […]
Wicked Weekend and Terror Under the Big Top Haunted House
Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) Presents Wicked Weekend and Terror Under the Big Top Haunted House at our annual fundraiser, October 27 through 29 2017. KVPAC is a Katy local nonprofit founded in Katy in 2001 dedicated to our mission of fostering a life-long love of the arts for all in the Katy area. Wicked Weekend is a safe Circus themed carnival attraction spooky and fun for families during the day and scary and […]
Katy ISD Schools Rank Among the Niche Top 25 Best High Schools
October 4, 2017 – Known as one of the fastest growing school districts in the country, Katy ISD campuses are also among the top high schools in the Houston area. Niche recently released rankings for 250 high schools after analyzing state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality and high school ratings obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The following four schools made the list: Seven Lakes High School – Rank #2 […]
Harvey Won’t Stop Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s Christmas Home Tour
Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction across Fort Bend County and the Houston Metropolitan area but even the wrath of Hurricane Harvey won’t stop this Fort Bend County event, which is set for December 8 and 9. A Fort Bend holiday tradition, the Tour offers guests the opportunity to view beautifully decorated homes in Fort Bend County while helping to raise much needed funds to support CAFB’s programs serving abused and neglected children. “When […]