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The Fort Bend Foodie 06/19/13

Tucano’s Brazilian Grill 16535 Southwest Frwy Sugar Land, TX Cuisine:  Brazilian Meats & elaborate salad bar Price Range: $21.95 dinner and all day Saturdays, $14.99 lunch Hours:  Mon. thru Thurs. 11am to 10pm Fri. & Sat. 11am to 11pm Closed Sundays. Menu: Quite an elaborate salad bar (buffet style) with every kind of salad you [...]

1-800-HITMAN

By LeaAnne Klentzman   So, mad at an old boyfriend? Here’s the ticket…Umm hum, send out a hit squad, that’ll teach him. Yep, recently a north Fort Bend County teen got mad at her X so she called him… They are coming to get you!! And they did, well they showed up anyway, but the [...]

Nick’s Picks 06/19/13

FEATURED MOVIE REVIEW MAN OF STEEL When one thinks back to Superman’s creation in 1938, it boggles the mind to think of just how much that superhero has been loved and revered over time.  It’s dizzying to think that through comic books, cartoons, television shows and feature films, there have been an inordinate number of [...]

Some’s Hot, Some’s Not 06/19/13

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I missed Father’s Day…. But that’s okay. I miss my father today and every day. My father was a long, tall, laconic Texas rancher, who until the day he died at 84, still ducked to get through any door, accustomed as he was to houses with smaller doors that were hard to get his 6’7” [...]

Southminster School’s Denim & Diamonds Gala a huge success

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This past April, more than 200 guests danced away an evening to the music of The Houston Rebeats at Southminster School’s Denim & Diamonds Gala in the Stafford Centre. In addition to providing entertainment, the 14th biennial event also raised funds for school programs to the tune of more than $70,000. Specifically, proceeds will be [...]

NIX named Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month

The Sugar Land Skeeters announced  that former Skeeter and newly-acquired Triple A Charlotte Knights pitcher Michael Nix was named Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month for May 2013. During the month, Nix went 5-0 in five starts with Sugar Land. His 0.00 ERA (0ER/30.1IP) led the Atlantic League during that span, while he accumulated 28 [...]

Learn how to use MS Word at library programs

University Branch Library will present a series of basic classes this month on using Microsoft Word 2010. The classes are free, and participants may attend individual sessions or the whole series. The University Branch Library is located at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land on the UH campus. The first class, “MS Word Survival Basics,” [...]

Learn about canning and preserving food

Missouri City Branch Library will present a special program, “The Art of Preserving Food,” on Saturday, July 6, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 1530 Texas Parkway. By preserving your own food, you can savor the best flavors of every season any time of the year, save [...]

Spay or neuter your pet to prevent overpopulation

As summer rolls in and days get longer, your pets are more likely to breed–unless they are spayed or neutered. Cats tend to be seasonal maters and “kitten season” is just around the corner. Consider this, 2 dogs and their offspring can produce more than 60,000 puppies in 6 years, and 2 cats and their [...]

Retired rocket scientist Don Cooper to share memories of Apollo launches

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NASA launched Apollo 11 to the moon 44 years ago this month. What exactly did it take to accomplish this successful, history-making mission? Hear a behind-the-scenes account from one of the NASA scientists who helped make that dream a reality, at a special program at University Branch Library on Tuesday, July 9, beginning at 7:00 [...]

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