To mark the anniversary of downtown Conroe’s devastating fire this week in February 1911, Fass Brewing is releasing a new fire-themed beer. The beer is called The Great Fire and it is a traditional Bavarian Smoked Red Lager. The release event is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and will coincide with Root for…
The Conroe ISD board of trustees approved adopting the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum at the Feb. 18 meeting, after initial discussion of the curriculum at the Jan. 7 meeting. Five board members voted in favor of the curriculum and two abstained. Marianne Horton and Melissa Summler abstained as they want to hear feedback from teachers. The…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital are forming a new partnership aimed at addressing childhood cancer, according to a Feb. 19 joint news release from the health care systems. What’s happening? In early 2026, joint operations and care for patients are expected to launch. While specifics have not yet…
After more than a decade of volunteer work to restore the historic Conroe Community Cemetery, the burial ground for the city’s early Black families received historical recognition from the state. A Texas Historical Commission marker was dedicated at the cemetery on 10th Street in Conroe Saturday before a large gathering of descendants of those buried there.…
The Bible-infused Bluebonnet Learning curriculum was approved in November by the Texas State Board of Education. Schools in the state are not required to use the curriculum, but there are financial incentives for those that do.
Paul Vincent Bonarrigo left his native New Jersey to work as a Physical Therapist at Bryan-College Station. Being the first-born son, he was taught the wine-making process by his family. This sixth-generation winemaker learned his wine-making skills from his Italian family roots from Messina, Sicily. One of Paul’s patients was a researcher at Texas A&M University…
Captain America: Brave New World Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and some strong languageRotten Tomatoes Score: 49%In Theaters Other than last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Marvel has slowed its roll as it has attempted to give us a new meta storyline that would eventually lead to a new Avengers epic. Unfortunately, fans didn’t…
Conroe Art League will unveil the exhibition of the League’s 10th Annual International Competition March 4, 2025, at the Madeley Gallery in downtown Conroe. A total of 70 works were selected for the show from 462 entries by jurist, Zaeed Kala. Originally from Mauritius, Zaeed is an award winning image-based painter and founder of Z…
“Seven Assassins Walk Into a Bar,” the title of the newest production by Houston’s Main Street Theater, sounds an attempt at a fresh setup for a tired joke. To some degree, it is. But tired jokes hang around for lots of reasons, not the least of which is that they help us deal with uncomfortable…
Conroe ISD Superintendent Curtis Null proposed discontinuing the program because of a budget deficit, and also because of staffing shortages and a decline in enrollment in the program, but tabled that plan after pushback from community members.