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Stacie Guidry: The Queen of Homecoming Mums

By Patricia Hudson The Southern tradition of Homecoming mums is thought to have started back in the 1930s. In no other place has this tradition grown more than in Texas, where EVERYTHING is bigger and better! From a simple artificial mum from whi...

Food

Plum Coffee/ Cake Fine Pastry

By Patricia Hudson – Elizabeth Hale and her husband Jerry are owner/operators of Plum Coffee Shop and Cake Fine Pastry, two favorite “go to” places in Cypress. “We took over Plum because we didn’t want another Cypress independent coffee sho...

Coles Crossing

Spring Cypress Assisted Living Brings Paris to Resident Through Their Program: Livin’ the Dream

Story and Photos by Patricia Hudson Grayson Moss moved to Spring Cypress Assisted Living and Memory Care, 16306 Spring Cypress Road, Cypress, in August, 2019. Since his arrival, 96-year-old Grayson has become an integral part of Spring Cypress. A...

Cypress Creek Lakes

Karl & Louise Rugaard: Retirement Brings Time for Travel, Grands, and Friends

By Patricia Hudson – Karl and Louise Rugaard spent their early years in “various parts of Texas.” They finally landed in Harris County in 1986. “We raised our children in Hearthstone. Our Cypress Creek Lakes home was purchased in 2014 and w...

Cypress Creek Lakes

Veteran Family Brings Caribbean Fire to Cypress

By Patricia Hudson – Marcus and Iris Lopez began their lives nearly 2,000 miles apart. A proud 7th generation Texan, Marcus was born in Houston, while Iris was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her parents moved the family to Texas when Iris ...

Business

The Chef’s Bag Opening in Copperfield

“All Local All the Time” Kevin Mason, owner and Executive Chef of Mason’s Creative Catering, was born and raised in Houston. He lived in New Orleans for ten years, working with other talented chefs to marry the “big bold Texas style ...

Arts+Events

High School Seniors Show Resilience and Determination During Pandemic

Despite attending the same elementary and middle schools, Madison Wissing and Connor Fulbright, had never met one another. It wasn’t until the 9th grade when they were introduced through friends that they finally connected. “We started hanging ou...

Cypress Creek Lakes

Dine Out for Charity Smashes Fundraising Goal for Cy-Fair Helping Hands

It was a community of food enthusiasts, coming together on social media to share favorite recipes, give restaurant reviews, and provide an avenue for food related self-promotion on Work It Wednesdays. Enter Admin Metta Archilla-Ishida, who not on...

Bridgeland

Food Network Star Opens Beer Garden in Cypress

Cypress resident Eddie Jackson, former NFL player, Season 11 Winner of Food Network Star, food truck owner, private chef and personal trainer, has opened a new place in Cypress: The Rosehill Beer Garden. We caught up with Jackson at his three-day...