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The Coffmans: Life Through the Lens of a Camera and From 40,000 Feet

By Patricia Hudson – Thomas and Kari Coffman are longtime residents of the Fairfield community. Kari grew up in the Ponderosa neighborhood, in Spring, graduating from Westfield High School. Thomas moved from the Hobby Airport area in the 7t...

Life

Cypress Veteran Honored; Recounts Full Life of Hard Work, Determination, and Service

By Patricia Hudson Margret Mundo admires her neighbor, Louis Benjamin, whom she calls “an exceptional man, husband, and father.” When she discovered that he would turn 92 years old on Memorial Day, Margret rallied the Cypress Creek Lakes communit...

Bridgeland

Cy-Fair Helping Hands Food Pantry Serves Community During Pandemic

By Patricia Hudson Editor’s Note: In addition to my journalistic endeavors as the Editor of PinPointe Magazine, I have another passion of which one may not be aware: I am also the Executive Director of Community Outreach for Cy-Fair Helping Hands...

Greater Fairfield

Michelle Becker: Chamber Ambassador, Flu Fighter, and Jewelry Craftswoman Makes her Mark in Cy-Fair

By Patricia Hudson It was at one of my first Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce luncheons that I first met Michelle. Ebulliently greeting each guest, her bubbly personality and wide smile were infectious, and immediately put me at ease in an unf...

Life

Towne Lake is the Perfect Community for Ballard Family Foursome

By Patricia Hudson Shawn and Laura Ballard were just children when they first met. “I was 7 and he was 12. He was in my sister Courtney’s class at school. We didn’t pay each other a bit of attention; at that age, five years is a BIG OLE differenc...

Bridgeland

Community is Key for Local Resident and Activist, Kay Burkhalter

By Patricia Hudson Anyone that lives in the Bridgeland community knows that if you are seeking information about an upcoming event, issue, or legal procedure, one only needs to contact Kay Burkhalter. A Bridgeland resident since 2010, Kay believe...

Food

Duck ‘n Bao: Young Entrepreneur Brings Authentic Chinese Cuisine to Cypress

Story by Metta Archilla-Ishida Photos by Patricia Hudson Duck n Bao owner, Darren Ren, is a remarkable man from humble beginnings. As a son, Darren was raised in the Chinese tradition that necessities were to be appreciated, despite the absence o...

Arts+Events

Happenings

Living Legacy Center Farmers Market Every Saturday 8am -Noon 12527 Cypress N. Houston • Cypress, TX 77429 The Living Legacy Center, a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was created to protect our community’s seniors, veterans, and speci...

Life

2020 IS HERE! and I’m already over it

New year, new me. Bigger, no not bigger, skinnier, yes…skinnier… better…healthier…prettier…funnier…more organized…better wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend…health is wealth…positive vibes ...

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Mission Trip to Honduras Impacts Life of Cypress Engineer

By Patricia Hudson Photos provided by Sean Hudson Founded in 1990 by Harry Westmoreland, Jr., Living Water International is a faith-based non-profit organization that helps communities in developing countries to create sustainable water, sanitati...