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communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Community members at Clear Creek ISD will be able to experience a makerspace lab and bookmobile bus named “Voyager” starting in mid-June, officials announced May 23. In a nutshellThe Voyager bus will offer literacy and science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, resources and materials for families within the district’s boundaries, according to a May 23 news release from the district.
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1 week ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Living assistance center Visiting Angels has moved to a bigger facility in Webster, co-owner Casey Lindblade told Community Impact on May 27. The overviewThe location, which originally was located on Hwy. 3 in Webster, has moved to Egret Bay Boulevard as of mid-April. The new location offers a larger office space and training rooms, among other enhancements, Lindblade said.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Trending now A new swimming pool supply store is now open in Friendswood. (Courtesy Pinch A Penny)...
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
1820 Coffee House celebrated its 5-year anniversary on May 4, co-owner Dorian Strickland told Community Impact on May 21. Two-minute impactThe coffee shop, which was originally called Rocket Boom after Henry Dillman, owner of Gordon Street Tavern, opened it in November 2018, nearly closed in May 2020. Right before Dillman was set to tell his staff the store was closing, Strickland told him to hold off on that announcement.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Trending now Biryani House is now open in Pearland. (Courtesy Biryani House)...
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Whiskey River South, a Houston-based dance hall, will be coming to Webster in August, Todd De La Garza, a representative for the dance hall, said in an email on May 21. The overviewThe venue will feature a spacious dance floor for two-stepping, a mechanical bull and a large outdoor patio with its own dance floor, De La Garza said in the email. The dance hall will also offer tacos, quesadillas and nachos, according to the business’s website. What else?
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Paige, an international fashion brand for men and women, is now open in the Montrose Collective as of early April, an employee with the store told Community Impact May 22. What they offerThe store offers denim, women’s dresses and blouses, men’s shorts and shirts, as well as shoes and accessories, according to the business’s website. The detailsThis is the first store to open in the Greater Houston area, with three other locations in Texas, including Austin, San Marcos and Plano.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Cosmetology students at San Jacinto College will be able to take the state cosmetology licensing exam as their final exam instead of having to wait months to take it after graduating. This came after a partnership agreement between the college and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations, or TDLR, to administer exams on the North and South campuses. San Jacinto College is the first ever college to offer this service, according to a May 19 news release from the college.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Friendswood ISD’s Education Foundation received a donation totaling nearly $85,000 from longtime FISD supporters Robin and Craig Hall, according to a May 19 news release from the district. The donation will go toward FISD’s special education department in support of its dyslexia support and services. The overviewThe Halls made the donation to support dyslexia intervention as they encountered dyslexia through their two daughters, the news release noted.
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2 weeks ago | 
communityimpact.com | Haley Velasco
Trending now Bakehouse, a bakery serving unique pastries and coffee, is now open in Friendswood. (Courtesy Bakehouse)...
