The North Houston Association presented its 2025 Strategic Mobility Priorities to Montgomery County commissioners during the Sept. 9 court meeting, highlighting 22 transportation projects aimed at improving regional mobility. The details The association, founded in 1982, updates its mobility priorities every three years to identify projects most in need of political support or funding, North…
Need something to do this weekend? See this list of events going on throughout the Conroe and Montgomery area this weekend. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. Ink Stained Book Fair Hang out with other book lovers and indulge in local author signings and book swaps. Attendees can also choose to…
Conroe City Council voted Sept. 11 to adopt the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget and maintain the property tax rate at $0.4272 per $100 valuation, the same as the previous year. The gist The adopted general fund budget of $135.6 million covers day-to-day city operations, including public safety, parks and city services. As part of…
Montgomery City Council voted Sept. 9 to grant a special use permit allowing H-E-B to include a drive-thru for a future restaurant on its planned grocery store site. The details The permit applies to a 31.97-acre tract at the southeast corner of Hwy. 105 and FM 2854, according to city documents. The drive-thru will be…
Looking for a spine-tingling and spooky activity to get in the Halloween spirit? Check out this guide for haunted houses and ghost tours throughout the Greater Houston area. This list is not comprehensive. Haunted Houses Creepy Hollow Haunted House Multiple themed scary attractions are offered by Creepy Hollow Haunted House. Visit beloved creepy characters as…
There are several events taking place in the Greater Houston area to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from Sept. 15-Oct. 15. This list is not comprehensive. Hispanic Heritage Celebration Houston Premium Outlets is hosting a performance and dance lessons from Mixteco Ballet Folklorico and a performance from Mariachi Estrella de Mi Tierra.…
The Montgomery County Historical Commission invites the public to a special historical marker dedication ceremony at the front steps of the old County Hospital on Monday morning, Sept. 15, at 9am.  It is located at 301 1st Street in east Conroe in what was the city’s first residential area in the early 1900s. Opened exactly…
The Montgomery County Historical Commission will dedicate a historical marker to the Montgomery County Hospital during a public ceremony at 9 a.m. Sept. 15, according to a Sept. 10 news release. Some context First opened in 1938, it was the region’s first public hospital, according to the release, and received its first addition in 1954…
The grape harvest in Texas is winding down after weeks of harvesting Texas grapes. The white grapes ripen first with Viognier, Chardonnay, Chennin Blanc, Pinot Grigio and other white grapes maturing first. These grapes are first de-stemmed, then crushed, and skins pressed with these white wine grapes going into the fermentation vats. Eventually the red grapes…
Looking for something to do in the Houston area this weekend? Check out this weekend’s guide! All events are subject to change, and this list is not comprehensive. Homeschool Day at The Learning Zoo Meet an 11-foot-long python and learn about the snake’s ecosystem, how they catch their food and how they shed their skin.…