The Montgomery-based nonprofit Hope Resale recently expanded its building, Founder and Executive Director Lori Stone confirmed. Stone said the nonprofit now has a room for furniture and home decor, as well as more space for clothing on its boutique side. Hope Resale sells clothing, home decor and furniture, and uses the proceeds to help widows,…
A new $10 million facility for Montgomery County nonprofit Children’s Safe Harbor in Conroe reached a milestone in construction with the topping out of the building last week. Those on the project plus staff, board members, members of law enforcement, donors and invited guests toured the building under construction and got an update on its progress Feb.…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out this list of events going on in the Conroe and Montgomery area this weekend. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. Reader’s Night Meet fellow readers, swap books, shop unique book-themed merch from local vendors and get a tattoo. There is also the…
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle took office Jan. 1, and on March 4 he shared information with Community Impact regarding the state of the sheriff’s office as well as what new initiatives and trends he is focused on over the next four years. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What structural changes…
Everything in “The Glass Menagerie” is fragile. Laura’s shelves of animal figurines, of course, but also Tennessee Williams 1944 script that the play’s opening monologue labels “memory”: “it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic.” The challenge that any revival of the play today faces is to maintain that sense…
On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its Independence from the Dictator Santa Anna to establish itself as a free Nation. The siege at the Alamo ended on March 6, 1836, but the Texans won the war at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. Texas was the seventh revolt against the elected President-turn-Dictator with…
Two Texas senators are proposing tighter regulations on the food additives found in public school cafeterias and grocery store aisles. Their proposed bills are part of a plan to “get Texas healthy again” amid rising rates of chronic disease, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Feb. 26. “Many … preventable chronic diseases are caused by a…
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. Bun B’s Birthday Bonanza Bun B, Houston’s own global recording artist and co-owner of Trill Burger, will bring a series of musicians and artists to celebrate Black…
Daredevil: Born Again Rated TV-MARotten Tomatoes Score: 84%Streaming on Disney Plus Sometimes being a “film critic” comes with some amazing perks. In this case, it’s Disney allowing me to watch the entire season of Daredevil: Born Again before its release this week. Daredevil was never considered one of Marvel’s prime properties until the MCU suddenly…
Robert Craig Films has partnered with the Salvation Army organization for the movie “No Address” which is currently in theaters across the nation. The movie premiered Feb, 28 at Cinemark, AMC, Regal theaters in more. Locally, the movie is being shown at The Grand Conroe by Santikos. The Salvation Army of Montgomery County held a…