Buttermilk Cafe is planning to open its doors in the Willis area in May. What they offer According to its website, beyond offering sweets and drinks, Buttermilk Cafe is a registered nonprofit organization. “Buttermilk Cafe is a cafe with a cause,” Director of Development Lauren Swonke said. “We exist to provide exposure and funding to…
By Cole Gee Cole joined Community Impact in 2025 as the general assignment reporter for the Tomball/Magnolia and Conroe/Montgomery areas. Before joining CI, Cole worked for many different news organizations, including KWBU News, The Houston Defender, and his alma mater’s student newspaper, The Baylor Lariat. When not reporting on local school board meetings and community…
Why did you decide to run in this election? As a native resident, wife, and mom to a five-year-old, I want my daughter to grow up with the same “hometown feel” I had. My work as a local blogger revealed a disconnect between City Hall and our neighbors. I’m running to bridge that gap and…
On Jan. 8, Raymond Flannelly was officially elected as president of the Montgomery County Fire Chiefs Association. A 45-year veteran of the force, Flannelly has served the county as fire chief of Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 9 for the last 16 years. The following interview has been edited for length and clarity. How…
Conroe City Council approved three police-related items March 26, including more tasers for officers, new handguns for the department’s SWAT-trained personnel and an amendment to the city’s meet-and-confer agreement with the Conroe Police Officers Association. What happened Council approved the purchase of 50 additional Axon Tasers to equip officers who do not already have one.…
The Houston Independent Bookstore Crawl is back in 2026 with 31 independent bookstores participating from April 1-30. The setup For those interested, participants will need to pick up a bookstore crawl card from one of the participating bookstores and get a stamp. For each store visited, the participant will get a stamp or a signature…
At least 257,000 students have applied for Texas’ inaugural education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office. Less than half of those applicants are likely to be accepted. With program applications closing at the end of the day March 31, here’s what to know about the application and acceptance processes. The overview Families…
Why did you decide to run in this election? Advocating for public education and the rights of all students comes naturally to me. I have dedicated much of my adult life to volunteering in our schools, serving on parent committees, and speaking with legislators in Austin. As a board trustee, I would use my voice…
A new cafe has opened in Conroe, owner Rhonda Schwob confirmed. On the menu Blue Giraffe Cafe offers a variety of drinks and snacks, Schwob said. Customers can order lattes, frappes, dirty sodas and matchas, and she said the shop carries 40 flavors of local sourced coffee beans. Bites include smash burgers, corn dogs, funnel…
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta’s company entered into an agreement made public in March to purchase the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Connecticut Sun, an American professional basketball team that finished 11-33 in the Eastern Conference in 2025. What we know The agreement, which was announced on the Houston Rockets’ social media page March 30, involves…