Andor: Season 2 Rated TV-14Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%Streaming on Disney+ Since Disney+ launched in 2019, their goal was to produce a huge amount of content for their Star Wars franchise, filling in the gaps of the massive universe with new stories and characters for us to adventure with. In 2022, they released the first season…
My dear late mother had worked her way through college as a waitress many years ago. Subsequently, about 60 years ago, my soon-to-be roommate and I were standing on a train platform in New York about to embark on our life-changing odyssey to the University of Texas in Austin. Just before we boarded that train,…
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…
Conroe teen singer and songwriter Payton Riley is taking her talent to Ireland and England. Riley, 16, is on her first international tour titled the “Texas To You Tour.” Riley made her debut on Season 22 of the singing competition show American Idol in 2024. While she did not get picked to move on in American Idol, she…
Former Conroe ISD board member Ann K. Snyder will be the grand marshal for the 49th Annual South County 4th of July Parade in The Woodlands. The nearly 50-year-old parade is an annual tradition in The Woodlands that takes place on July 4 morning in and around the Market Street shopping destination. NEW PRINCIPALS: Conroe ISD names…
The Conroe Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announces its spring concert, The Best of Broadway, featuring the internationally acclaimed Broadway star Sal Viviano. This highly anticipated performance will take place April 26 at 2:30 pm at First Methodist Conroe. Sal Viviano, celebrated for his commanding stage presence and velvety vocals, has graced Broadway stages in City of Angels,…
The country’s second location of BRKTHROUGH, a challenge room and social-entertainment experience, has opened in suburban Houston. A location in Shenandoah north of The Woodlands opened this month at 8885 Metropark Drive, in the city’s restaurant and entertainment complex. “We have been working hard since announcing the Shenandoah location to get the space fully ready to be…
This date 189 years ago marks the battle that won Texas its independence as a nation. The Battle of San Jacinto lasted only minutes and changed the course of history forever. Rotarians are forging ahead and changing the lives of our High School students forever in a Program called Interact. Basically, Interact is a positive influence…
It’s been said, “Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion” and this proved true in big ways last week. Conroe Noon Lions were stepping up and serving all over our community. One of the biggest opportunities to fill needs and have a grand time every year is in the concession stand at the Montgomery…
It was a sunny and lovely Palm Sunday afternoon in Houston and it seemed like the perfect time to get musically reacquainted with the talented Lone Star Lyric group, founded many years ago by its leader, Kelli Estes. In the interests of full disclosure, I must confess that Kelli and I are longtime friends from…
