Bay Area Houston Magazine

League City names interim fire chief

Jeffrey Smith will serve as the City of League City’s interim fire chief, effective Feb. 1 and will oversee the Volunteer Fire Department, EMS, Emergency Management and Fire Marshal’s Office.

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Look for students to be flying around at Pasadena Memorial

This January Pasadena Memorial High School will host the most spectacular production in the history of the school. The Fine Arts department is producing the popular musical Peter Pan this season, and it will not be anything like what you might expect from a high school production. While Peter Pan has long been a hit in its many forms, this production is the exceptional, original, musical performed by Mary Martin on Broadway in 1954, revived by actress Sandy Duncan in the 1970s and again by Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby in the 1990s.

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Mike Sullivan Launches Property Tax Workshops

Workshops to discuss property taxes, exemptions, protesting and payment options

Tax Assessor-Collector Mike Sullivan wants to ensure taxpayers understand their tax bill and how they can lower their tax burden.

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League City WaterSmart Park Award H-GAC Award

The City of League City’s Ghirardi WaterSmart Park has been named the winner of the of the 2014 Houston Galveston Area Council Parks & Natural Areas Award in the “On-the-Ground Projects Over $500,000″ category.

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Exhibit Offers Glimpse of Future Space Travel

While achievements in space exploration make up an important part of Space Center Houston’s newest exhibit, almost every element of The Next Giant Leap: Beyond Planet Earth invites visitors to contemplate where humans will go from here.

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Cold Weather Expected Wednesday Night

Remember to Protect People, Pets, Pipes, and Plants

The National Weather Service says that Houston and most of the surrounding area may experience below freezing temperatures Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.

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Roberts Wealth Management

What began as an extension of the family business, Roberts Wealth Management of Texas has turned into a results-driven powerhouse. The Roberts Wealth Management team focuses on staying relevant within an industry that is constantly evolving. What worked several years ago may not yield the same results today.

By Betha Merit

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Holiday parties everywhere you look

PARTIES GALORE! We work hard all year, and we party hard during the holidays. And, this year was no exception, except for those of us who had respiratory illnesses and had to miss some of the merry making. But that didn’t slow down most.

By Mary Alys Cherry

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Baytown lassie follows in her dad’s footsteps

The apple, the old adage goes, does not fall far from the tree. So, it is no surprise that Danielle Ferris of Baytown would follow in the footsteps of her dad, Jim Ferris, and attend Sam Houston State University. Or that she is a second-generation Bearkat cheerleader, again following in the footsteps of her dad, who cheered at Sam Houston State from 1965-67.

By Aubrie Walker

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Help is on the way, ever so slowly

Every day we find ourselves stuck in traffic. But help is on the way, and one of these days we’ll be in our vehicles, sailing along like speedboats across Galveston Bay.

By Mary Alys Cherry

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