Posted on Jul 06, 2010 | Tagged in: Cy-Fair College
Cy Fair is seeing great growth in employment and education over the next year. First, very-successful tech company Sysco has bought the old HP building on 290 and will be providing thousands of nearby jobs to the area, starting now with a skeleton crew and heading to capacity over the course of the next three years. The building is over 669,000 square feet. This is a great step for the entire Houston area - and it begins in Cy Fair!
Next, Lone Star College broke ground June 28 on a new 63,000 square foot facility at its Lone Star College Cypress Center, located at 19710 Clay Road. The building is scheduled to open for the fall semester in 2011, and includes classrooms, labs, satellite center, and administration offices. The Lone Star College system is a great educational resource for the Cy Fair and surrounding areas.
This kind of job and education expansion shows that Cy Fair is THE place to live in the Houston area!
Posted on Jul 06, 2010 | Tagged in: Entertainment , Cy-Fair College
From Monday, July 26 through Saturday, July 31, Lone Star College Cy Fair Theater will present a great children’s adaptation of the classic “Aesop’s Fables”. Playwright and director Brian Byrnes brings together great staging, humor, and acting with the best of the old tale of Aesop, who is tasked by his master to write five stories overnight, in a unique and artistic way that will be fun for the whole family. Children have loved these tales throughout the centuries, so come see Aesop and his friends as they recreate the best of the old fables!
The theater is located at the Lone Star Campus Cy Fair, 9191 Barker Cypress Road, with shows at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, and noon on Saturday. Tickets are only $5 each ($4 for groups of 20 or more). For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.lonestar.edu/box-office-ticket-info.htm or call 281.290.5201.
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 | Tagged in: Charity
PLANTATION HOMES, PIONEER HOMES, COVENTRY HOMES, AND CARMEL BUILDERS PARTNER WITH HOUSTON AFFILIATE OF
SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE(r)
Houston, TX (May 6, 2010).... Plantation Homes, Pioneer Homes, Coventry Homes and Carmel Builders, are honored to announce their partnership with the Houston Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure(r), supporting its efforts with large scale promotions and a very generous fund raising commitment.
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 | Tagged in: Education , Cy-Ranch High School
Athletics don’t stop for the summer for Cy-Ranch High School students, and don’t forget about your fall Mustangs Football Season Tickets! Incoming freshmen can register for a volleyball camp from July 26 to 29 for $60 per student. The volleyball camp runs from 1-5 p.m. during those days, and more information can be found at the Cy-Ranch High School volleyball camp website.
Softball camp for 6th, 7th, 8th graders as well as incoming freshmen runs from June 21 to 25 between 9 and 11a.m. The cost is $30 per student, and more information can be found at the Cy-Ranch High School softball camp website.
Finally, for all season ticket holders for Mustang Football: Be sure to renew your season tickets by 4 p.m. Friday, August 13, 2010! Current season ticket holders have been emailed and/or mailed instructions for renewal, but in case you missed the specifics please visit The Cypress Ranch Mustangs Athletic Booster Club website for help and information. Renewals start August 2, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the great 2010-2011 Mustangs Football season!
Posted on Jun 21, 2010 | Tagged in: Events , Education
For parents of budding magicians and future scientists, pack up the car and make the short drive into Houston to visit the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Always a worthwhile outing for the whole family, this summer guarantees something very special - the fantastic exhibit “Magic: The Science of Wonder.”
Running now through September 6th, the exhibit is host to displays of the rich history and facts as to how magicians have incorporated math, science, and wonder into their magical effect shows. Sure to inspire, the exhibit includes artifacts and videos from the history of modern magic. You and your children will see magical items from Harry Houdini’s to the modern times of such magicians as Penn & Teller and Doug Henning, including the scientific explanation of many wondrous magic tricks.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is located at 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030. For maps, times, and ticket prices to the Magic exhibit, please visit HMNS.org. Remember, considering a yearly family membership to the Houston Museum of Natural Science is a great way to see many exhibits during the year at significant discount. The main museum (excluding special exhibits) offers free admission every Tuesday from 2-6pm!
Posted on Jun 08, 2010 | Tagged in: Events , Community , Charity
Sunday, June 24th, Noon-4pm, the first “A Taste of Cy-Fair” will be held to benefit the Layla Grace Foundation of Cy-Fair. Your whole family can enjoy live music, food samples, and drinks from over 40 local Cy-Fair restaurants, all while helping a good cause and contributing to finding a cure for pediatric cancer. The tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and free to children under six. There’s also a Family Four-Pack, which is a great savings at only $25. “A Taste of Cy-Fair” will be held at the Northwest Forest Conference Center, 12715 Telge Road Cypress, TX 77429, and all proceeds will go to benefit the Layla Grace Foundation and its research.
Layla Grace was a courageous child who battled neuroblastoma. Her struggle and her family’s efforts to help her were followed by communities across the area, with fundraisers and support coming from many areas. Despite every effort by her family and doctors, Laya Grace passed away as a result of her disease. But, resulting from her courageous battle, The Layla Grace Foundation has been formed as a non-profit to help research the future cure for this terrible children’s cancer. Children everywhere will and do benefit from the love and legacy of Layla Grace, and one day there will be a cure!
Posted on Jun 01, 2010 | Tagged in: Events , Entertainment
Coca Cola is sponsoring a Summer Music Series at Houston Premium Outlets Mall this summer on select Saturdays at the Cowboy Court from 1pm-5pm, weather permitting. The Summer Music Series includes both local bands as well as a the Young Talent Showcase consisting of local teen talent, so get your budding musician or singer over to the Cowboy Court to see how it’s done and listen to some great music!
Houston Premium Outlets Mall is a great local shopping experience, with stores from Nike to Calvin Klein to Lane Bryant—and more. Located just a short ride north on Highway 290 from Cy-Fair, Houston Premium Outlets Mall is a great destination any time you feel the shopping or exploring mood strikes you this summer. It’s also air conditioned entertainment, perfect for the hot Texas summer months!
For a full schedule of the Summer Music Series at Houston Premium Outlets Mall and the location, see PremiumOutlets.com.
Posted on May 26, 2010 | Tagged in: Untagged
The Cypress Creeks Lakes Garden Club joined with other area groups including the Cy Ranch Key Club to plant a butterfly garden on the morning of May 22.
See more photos here
Posted on May 26, 2010 | Tagged in: People , News , Community
Do cities have a future? Pessimists point to industrial-era holdovers like Detroit and Cleveland. Urban boosters point to dense, expensive cities like New York, Boston and San Francisco. Yet if you want to see successful 21st-century urbanism, hop on down to Houston and the Lone Star State.
You won't be alone: Last year Houston added 141,000 residents, more than any region in the U.S. save the city's similarly sprawling rival, Dallas-Fort Worth. Over the past decade Houston's population has grown by 24%--five times the rate of San Francisco, Boston and New York. In that time it has attracted 244,000 new residents from other parts of the U.S., while older cities experienced high rates of out-migration. It is even catching up on foreign immigration, enjoying a rate comparable with New York's and roughly 50% higher than that of Boston or Chicago.
Posted on May 25, 2010 | Tagged in: Events
This Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 2:00 p.m., Commissioner Steve Radack’s Precinct 3 office will once again host the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at The War Memorial located in the Bear Creek Park. Each year, the office arranges to add the names of Harris County’s fallen servicemen and women to the War Memorial wall in a short ceremony recognizing the fallen heros.
This year is perhaps even more special because the ceremony experienced its first ever cancellation last year due to park flooding. Additionally, this year will include not only fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the addition of a WWII Harris County veteran’s name, which is yet to be disclosed, and resulting from the culmination of efforts by both the veterans’ family and Radack’s office to verify the residence and service.
