A Conroe restaurateur and businessman known for his generosity and support of first responders has been named the city’s 2025 Citizen of the Year. The award was presented to Joe Haliti, founder of Joe’s Italian Restaurant in Conroe, at Saturday’s Isaac Conroe Founder’s Day at the town namesake’s original homestead in the city. Haliti has operated the…
Country Music Association (CMA) of Texas Songwriter of the Year Thom Shepherd and Country recording artist Coley McCabe welcome a stellar lineup of Texas country and Trop Rock artists along with Nashville songwriters to Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe for the Lone Star Luau 2025. The dates are March 27-30 at the resort. Festival goers…
Conroe Noon Lions had a “Shake It Up” day to get everyone sitting, talking and engaging with members other than their accustomed table mates. We were all randomly assigned to “Rockets, Mavericks, or Spurs” table groups from the outset and the adventures commenced. Past District Governor Pat Brennan offered the invocation and Past President…
Rotary was started by businessmen and has evolved to include women in this organization of business leaders. Collectively Rotarians have a lot of business clout and volunteerism. We recognize those who serve in our communities and uplift our business community. While Conroe, The Woodlands and West Montgomery County have flourished, the residents of East Montgomery County have…
Hippity Hoppity Easter is on its way! The Players Theatre Company presents “Tuck Everlasting, the Musical” weekends March 14 through the Sunday, the 30th. This is the story of Winnie Foster, a teenage girl on the cusp of maturity. Winnie longs for a life outside the control of her domineering mother, and when lost in…
For more than two decades I have had the honor of documenting the Concert of Finalists that concludes the annual YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS Music Competition, as it showcases the finest young college and university musicians in the Lone Star State. Many contestants would be native born Texans, while others would be students from other parts…
Arts nonprofit Young Texas Artists (YTA) pulled out all the stops for its 40th anniversary celebration on March 8 and delivered an evening brimming with electrifying performances, Texas star power, and world-class classical music talent. Adding to the excitement was special guest Ray Benson, founder of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. The celebration…
The Montgomery County Literary Arts Council Writers in Performance and Lone Star College Montgomery will host Bret Anthony Johnston in March. The event is at 7 p.m. at Lone Star College Montgomery, Room G-102, March 20. Johnston is the internationally bestselling author of the novels We Burn Daylight and Remember Me Like This, and the…
Women have been contributing to the Texas wine industry since it started its resurrection in 1976. This month we celebrate women in the wine business. Let’s start with the resurrection of the Texas wine industry after Prohibition which ended in 1933. One of the early woman wine pioneers, Merrill Bonarrigo worked side by side with hubby…
Rising Texas country artist Sandee June is making waves with her latest single, “Hurricane,” which has become her highest-debuting song on Texas radio. The soulful country rendition of Levon Helm’s classic debuted at No. 50 on the Texas Regional Radio Report and, in just three weeks, has surged to No. 35—a testament to the song’s impact…
