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CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS & FINALISTS ANIMALS & PET SERVICES Best Day Care/Boarding Service WINNER – Lone Star Pet Lodge FINALISTS –Camp Bow Wow Lake Olympia Animal Hospital Best Grooming WINNER – Southern Style Grooming - Casey Collins FINALIST – Wolf Gang Grooming
Best Local Museum WINNER – Houston Museum of Natural Science, Sugar Land FINALISTS – George Ranch Historical Park, Children’s Discovery Center Best Performing Arts Venue WINNER – Smart Financial Center FINALIST – Stafford Centre
Best Jewelry Store WINNER – James Avery FINALISTS – Jared, Penny Wise Best Liquor Store WINNER – Spec’s FINALISTS – Total Wine, Regal Liquor
Best Veterinarian WINNER – Sugarcreek Animal Clinic - Dr. Cox FINALISTS – Foster Creek Vet – Dr. Mark Buvinghausen Lake Olympia Animal Hospital – Dr. Glenda Wall
FOOD & RESTAURANTS
Best Local Furniture Store WINNER – Gallery Furniture FINALISTS – Plantation Furniture, Penny Wise
Best Asian Restaurant WINNER – Hunan Garden - Rosenberg FINALISTS – King Bo, Ninjas Japanese Restaurant
Best Mattress Store WINNER – Gallery Furniture FINALISTS – Texas Mattress, Mattress Firm
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES/PRODUCTS
Best Bakery WINNER – Sweet Tooth FINALISTS – Hummingbird Bakery, Vasos Little Greek Kitchen
Best Men’s Clothing Store WINNER – Men’s Wearhouse FINALISTS – Penny Wise, Stein Mart
Best Auto Dealer WINNER – Classic Chevrolet FINALISTS – Mercedes Benz Sugar Land, Ft. Bend Toyota Best Auto Repair WINNER – Crissman’s Auto Repair FINALISTS – Charlton’s Auto, Hope Automotive Best Car Wash/Detailing WINNER – Mister Car Wash FINALIST – Texas Pride Best Towing WINNER – Larry’s Wrecker Service FINALIST – Porters
Best BBQ Restaurant WINNER – Vasos BBQ FINALISTS – Swinging Door, Schulze’s BBQ Best Breakfast Spot WINNER – Vasos Little Greek Kitchen FINALISTS – Clancy’s Public House, 9ers Richmond Best Caterer WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Vasos BBQ, Off the Vine Bistro
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Best Date Place WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Off the Vine Bistro, Brandani’s
Best Day Spa WINNER – Planet Beach, Sugar Land FINALIST – Sorayya’s Elite Day Spa
Best Dessert WINNER – Vasos Little Greek Kitchen FINALISTS – Clancy’s Public House, Sweet Tooth
Best Hair Salon WINNER – Strands Hair Salon FINALIST – Just Friends, Sugar Land Salon and Spa
Best Hamburger Joint WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Willie’s Burger in Katy, Ramble Creek Grill
Best Manicure/Pedicure WINNER – Sweetwater Nails FINALIST – Simply Devine Nails Best Stylist WINNER – Yolanda De Simone – Strands Hair Salon FINALISTS – Sydney Robinson-Sissy’s Beards and Shears Kaycie McFarland – Sugar Land Salon and Spa Best Tanning Salon WINNER – Planet Beach Sugar Land DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS Best Bar WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Berryhill Sugar Land, Bar Louie Best Coffee Shop WINNER – Mugz Coffee Shop FINALISTS – Vasos Little Greek Kitchen, Joseph’s Coffee & Cigars Best Happy Hour WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Bullpen Pizza & Sports Bar, No Label Brewing Company Best Sports Bar WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALIST – Bullpen Pizza Bullpen Pizza & Sports Bar Best Wine Bar WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Off the Vine Bistro, Vino and Vinyl EDUCATION
Best Hot Wings WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Hunan Garden Rosenberg, Wing Stop Best Ice Cream WINNER – Marble Slab Creamery FINALISTS – Mystic Dessert Bar, Another Time Soda Fountain-Rosenberg Best Irish WINNER – Clancy’s Public House Best Italian WINNER – Lamonte’s FINALISTS – Correlli’s Italian Cafe, Antonia’s Best Lunch Spot WINNER – Hunan Garden - Rosenberg FINALISTS – Clancy’s Public House, Vasos BBQ
Best Women’s Clothing Store WINNER – Penny Wise FINALISTS– JC Penney, Lane Bryant HEALTH CARE Best Assisted Living Home WINNER– Brookdale-Sugar Land FINALISTS – Inspired Living, Oyster Creek Best Chiropractor WINNER – Freedom Chiropractic – Dr. Thomas Kolenko FINALISTS – Tyler Flores Chiro 4 Health Best Dentist WINNER – Advanced Dentistry - Dr. Varghese John FINALISTS – Dr. Littman, Dr. R. Lee Clitheroe Best Eye Care Provider WINNER – Advanced Family Eye Care, Dr. Bill Richey FINALISTS – Horizon Eye Care, Dr. Lacy Koonce Best Free Standing Emergency Center WINNER – Signature Care ER FINALIST – St. Michaels Best Hospital WINNER – Methodist Sugar Land FINALIST – Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Best Massage Therapist WINNER – Advanced Massage Therapy - Karen Koonce, FINALIST – Elements Massage - Patricia
Best Hardware Store WINNER – Court’s Hardware FINALISTS – Ace Hardware, Lowe’s Best Heating & Air Conditioning Service WINNER – Hartford Services FINALISTS – Martin Mechanical, Critical Air Best Home Decorating Store WINNER – Plantation Furniture FINALIST – Home Goods Best Interior Design/Decorator WINNER – Kimberly Patterson Best Pest Control Company WINNER – Integrated Pest Management Inc. FINALISTS – Sleep Tight Pest Control, Selesky Pest Control Best Plumbers WINNER – Alan’s Plumbing FINALISTS – Hartford Services, Graham Plumbing Services Best Roofing Company WINNER – Beam Roofing FINALISTS – Mars Roofing, Ochoa Roofing PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Best Attorney WINNER – Deborah Crain FINALISTS – Margaret Connolly, Romano & Sumner Best Bank/Credit Union WINNER – Mercantil Bank FINALISTS – NewFirst National Bank, Prosperity Bank Best Financial Advisor WINNER – Edward Jones - Dalyn Hoegemeyer FINALISTS – Junker Financial Advisors LLC, Debra Stelley Best Custom Home Builder WINNER – Brickhouse Construction FINALISTS – Pierce Built Homes, Highland Homes Best Developer WINNER – Johnson Development FINALIST – Pierce Built Homes
Best Mexican WINNER – Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen FINALISTS – Gringo’s, La Casona
Best Orthodontist WINNER – Dr. Lee Mahlmann FINALISTS –C & C Dental, Lemke Orthodonist
Best Florist WINNER – Deep Roots TX Floral Studio FINALISTS – House of Blooms, Azar Florist
Best Pizzeria WINNER – Grimaldi’s FINALISTS – Brooklyn Pizzeria, Il Primo Pizza
Best Orthopedist WINNER – Kelsey Seybold – Dr. Velez FINALISTS – Dr. Vishal Shah, Dr. Carl Hicks
Best Funeral Home WINNER – Sugar Land Mortuary FINALISTS – Settegast-Kopf, Dignity
Best Place to Host a Party WINNER – Clancy’s Public House FINALISTS – Off the Vine Bistro, Hunan Garden Rosenberg
Best Pediatrician WINNER – Kelsey Seybold - Dr. Richard Byrd FINALISTS – Dr. Louis Pottkotter, Dr. Gina Potts
Best Insurance Agent WINNER – Jeremy Adams State Farm Agency FINALISTS – Tracy Walker - State Farm, Orpha Ruth Palomares
Best Sandwich Shop WINNER – McAlister’s FINALISTS – Clancy’s Public House, Sandy McGee’s Best Seafood WINNER – Pier 36 FINALISTS – Floyd’s, Rouxpour
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Best Art/Craft Activity Venue WINNER – Fire It Up Pottery & Art Studio FINALISTS – Fort Bend Art Center, Hobby Lobby
Best Bookstore WINNER – Half Price Books FINALISTS – Barnes & Noble, Penny Wise
Best Art Gallery WINNER – Ft. Bend Art Center FINALIST – Center Stage Gallery
Best Bridal Store WINNER – David’s Bridal Sugar Land FINALIST – Penny Wise
Best Community Theater WINNER – Stafford Centre FINALISTS – Inspiration Stage, Cast Theatrical Company
Best Children’s Clothing Store WINNER – Penny Wise FINALISTS – The Children’s Place, Once Upon a Child, Katy
Best Live Music Venue WINNER – Smart Financial Center FINALISTS – Stafford Centre, Dry Creek Country Club
Best Resale Shop WINNER – Penny Wise Resale Center FINALIST– Youth Assistance
Best General Contractor WINNER – Brickhouse Construction Company FINALISTS – The ReModelista, Universal Flooring & Remodeling
Best Medical Supply Store WINNER – Alief Medical Sales
Best Learning Center WINNER – Park Point Montessori FINALISTS – Huntington Learning Center – Missouri City, Best Service WINNER – Clancy’s Public House Creative Learning Academy FINALISTS – Hunan Garden Rosenberg, Vasos BBQ Best Nursery/Day Care Best Specialty Food Store WINNER – Park Point Montessori FINALISTS – Huntington Learning Center – Missouri City, WINNER – Trough Juice Bar FINALISTS – Another Time Soda Fountain, New Territory Montessori Clancy’s Public House Best Private School Best Steak House WINNER – Park Point Montessori WINNER – Salt Grass Steakhouse FINALISTS – Fort Bend Christian Academy FINALISTS – Perry’s Steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse Best Public School Best Sushi WINNER – Clements High School WINNER – Ninja Japanese Cuisine FINALISTS – Dulles High School FINALISTS – Keepers, Japaneiro’s Best Teacher WINNER – Julessa Camacho Lira – Park Point Montessori Best Takeout WINNER – Hunan Garden - Rosenberg FINALISTS – Ritchita John – Park Point Montessori, FINALISTS – Clancy’s Public House, Vasos BBQ Ms. Naima – Park Point Montessori
Best Family Entertainment Center WINNER – Tanks Paintball FINALISTS – Constellation Field, Urban Air Trampoline Park
Best Musical Instrument Store WINNER – Fort Bend Music Center FINALIST – Guitar Center
Best Garden/Landscaping Company WINNER – Enchanted Gardens FINALISTS – Vega Landscape & More, Southern Lawn & Landscaping
Best Grocery Store WINNER – HEB FINALISTS – Kroger, Whole Foods Best Health Food Store WINNER – Whole Foods Market FINALIST – HEB
Best Pharmacy WINNER – Ed’s Pharmacy FINALISTS – Walgreens, CVS Best Primary Physician WINNER –Meridian Medical - Dr. Liza Leal FINALISTS– Dr. Renu Tamirisa MD, Dr. Joe Anzaldua Best Senior Living Facility WINNER – Oyster Creek Senior Living FINALIST – Sugar Land at Greatwood Best Surgeon WINNER –Kelsey Seybold - Jamal BullocksFINALISTS – Dr. Brett Solomon, Dr. Hillary Best Urgent Care WINNER – Next Level Urgent Care FINALIST – St. Michael’s Best Weight Loss Facility WINNER – Planet Beach Sugar Land FINALISTS – Medical Weight loss - Dana Coleman, Deirdre McMullen MD Best Wellness Center WINNER– Planet Beach Sugar Land FINALISTS – Mirvana Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs, Deirdre McMullen MD Best Women’s Health Provider WINNER – Deirdre McMullen MD FINALISTS – Dr. Renu Tamirisa, Elizabeth Prather FNP HOME IMPROVEMENT/MAINTENANCE
Best Mortgage Company WINNER – AmCap Home Loans FINALISTS – Best Mortgage Company, Members Home Loan Best Real Estate Agent WINNER – Jeanne Gregory – Remax SW FINALISTS – Naila Lalani, Orpha Ruth Realty Best Real Estate Company WINNER – RE/MAX Southwest FINALISTS – Orpha Ruth Realty, Waterside Realty SPORTS & FITNESS Best Dance Studio WINNER – Ann Moody Sill Dance Studio FINALIST – Lateral Dance Academy Best Golf Course WINNER – Sweetwater Country Club FINALISTS – Pecan Grove Country Club, Quail Valley Golf Course Best Park WINNER – Oyster Creek Park FINALISTS – Sugar Land Memorial Park, Brazos Bend State Park Best Sporting Goods Store WINNER – Dick’s Sporting Goods FINALISTS – Academy, Sugar Land Skeeters Buzz Stop Best Sports Team WINNER – Sugar Land Skeeters FINALIST – High Velocity Track and Field
Best Appliance Store WINNER – Best Buy FINALISTS – Sears Appliance Center, Lowe’s
Best Workout Facility/Gym WINNER – Sweetwater Country Club FINALISTS – Steele Results Fitness, Fort Bend Family YMCA
Best Electrician WINNER – Ricky Nentwig FINALISTS – Nathan Lazarine, Fuller Electronics
Best Yoga WINNER – Yoga on the Brazos FINALIST – Yoga Mix Studio
Best Flooring Store WINNER – Floor N Decor FINALISTS – Harris Carpet and Flooring, Rosenberg Carpet and Flooring
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KHMX) who hosts the Top 40 Block Party Saturday from 4-7 p.m. According to Christy, it’s all party music, baby. Christy said he came across the station and liked the wide –and wild – variety of songs they played. “I love the fact that this station is dedicated to serving the people of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County. Local radio has been missing for years now, and Sweet 96 is doing a great job of bringing it back,” he said. “The station supports the community like no other, so I want to support them.” Also signed on to the station is Kelli Casey, a recognizable voice for radio and television. As the voice of the station, she is heard between songs, and promotes upcoming programs. She’s worked as a DJ at several stations in Houston, including KODA and K-Lite. “As the station grows, I know the needs of the community will grow as well,” Casey said. Citing “community first” Casey said, “when we focus on the those needs of the community, such as the Maccagnan event, that will be the heart of the station.” “I felt like adding Kelli’s voice for promotions was perfect for what this radio station needs to have,” Nelson said. “And adding Donna Reed, who not only writes for the Fort Bend Star, but also reports the news for Sweet 96, is a cohesive between broadcast and print. It’s a unique entity in our community.” Reed who served as a photojournalist in the
military, is also a Houston radio talent. Josh Holstead updates listeners with weather and community events. He was a Houston radio fixture for 17 years at KIKK and KILT. He and his wife, Kim, are owners of Syndicated Media Network, distributing radio specials and shows heard weekly on over 100 radio stations. Holstead heard the station right at the time they were transitioning to Sweet 96 in December. He called the station, and was on the air two days later. Even though Holstead lived out of state for a few years, he calls the Fort Bend area home. Committed to the community through his many years in radio (he lived here for 17 years) he was ready to get back to Texas, and contribute his voice to Sweet 96. “I look at this an another great way I can use my God given talent and apply it to the industry and community that I know and love,” he said. What does Nelson envision for the voice of Fort Bend County? “The original intent for Sugar Land’s Hometown Radio Station is to further bring the community together by announcing charity and community events. There are so many people doing so many good things for other people in our community and up to this point – the community has not had a radio voice to bring them the information about those events. It’s what Sweet 96 is all about.” For more on Sweet 96, visit www.sweet96.com or find them on Facebook @ Sweet96fm.
support groups, recovery groups. We want to help relationships as much as we can,” he said. Pickrell said it’s a privilege to help these relationships. “At River Pointe, we are for people and for relationships. We want to know what people need right now. With mental illness on the rise, how do we get
families to seek help or seek therapists and counselors for help when they need it? The signs are hard to read. These suicides and school shootings … those are lifealtering decisions. There are no take-backs,” he said. For more information, visit www.riverpointe.org, suicidepreventionlifeline. org, or afsp.org.
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H SWEET96, FROM PAGE 10A talent Paul Christy, (KRBE, everything. Information on community events is broadcast often, as are special live broadcasts helping the community, like the one for the Maccagnan family, who were devastated by the floods of Hurricane Harvey. They also broadcast the Skeeters games on Friday nights. Ira Liebman, the voice of the Skeeters and the senior director of broadcasting and senior sales manager, said the brand new relationship between the Sugar Land Skeeters and Sweet 96 has been a “perfect match.” “The Skeeters are in the seventh season and this is the first opportunity to be on a station right here in town,” he said. He said that he and Nelson, “work together creatively to bring the Friday Night Game of the Week on the air, both at home and on the road with the Skeeters.” Fort Bend Star Editor Joe Southern welcomed the radio station to the local market. “I love the collaboration between radio and newspaper,” he said. “This gives us another avenue to share the news of the community. We have a similar mission to serve the community and this relationship makes a lot of sense.” Other programs include Christian Music Rewind, at 9 a.m., and Greatest Hits USA with Chuck Taylor from 1-4 p.m. Both air on Sunday. Bringing in an air staff was part of the new programming at Sweet 96. Locally, the station brought
H HELP, FROM PAGE 10A ages, including parents, to attend. “So many parents are isolated, and feel they are alone parenting. With the pressure of parenting, sometimes parents don’t reach out. We have care and
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H BOND, FROM PAGE 1A and a high school, revamp aging schools and additions, the district is looking at more than a half billion for construction. “These are needs, not recommendations. We will have to work through to see the final number this capital plan carries. There are four priority stages and we are looking at one and two where the majority categories under priority one and priority two is roofing and structural,” said Perez. They used surveys, focus groups, and 50 hours of table talks to ensure they were not missing anything. “We are an aging district with a lot of needs; roofing, exterior windows, plumbing, electrical. The two major categories under priority one and two is roofing and structural,” Perez said. “We have quite a few buildings that have movement and they need to be addressed. If you are going to maintain an asset, you need to invest in it.” Board President Jason Burdine added, “there is a lot of sticker shock, but the good news is that in this plan, we are not building white marble schools or a $100 million football stadium. We are investing in our children and assuming the highest tax increase.” More planning and more discussions will occur as a growing phalanx of parents have decided to challenge, question and uphold school administration at every turn. FBISD parent Tammy Moreno told the board she has, “grave and real concerns about our kids and the pending $1.7 million bond. We’ve been working with invalid capacity numbers and we almost included a $14 million project based on inaccuracy. I don’t think the board should vote on a bond package until it is independently audited.” She was referring to a last minute email June 18 from Superintendent Charles Dupre acknowledging an error in the number of students a school can hold. “Staff acknowledged an error regarding Fort Settlement Middle School capacity, which has a functional capacity of 1,641, rather than the previously reported capacity of 1,399. Due to this regretful error, the administration will audit all ca-
pacity throughout the district and ensure that all functional capacity is reviewed and updated annually,” the district posted on its website after the meeting. The numbers discrepancy made board members testy as they discussed rescinding a May 14 vote regarding First Colony and Fort Settlement middle schools. “In light of this new information this afternoon, both schools are within policy so what is your recommendation Dr. Dupre,” asked trustee Jim Rice. “I really want to know in light of the new numbers. That’s your job. You need to give us a recommendation based on accurate data and we can decide how to vote.” When an administrator offered up more numbers, Rice snapped back, “that’s not a recommendation, that’s just talk.” In the end, the board voted to rescind the May 14 recommendation to build a dozen classroom additions at Fort Settlement. It could be recommended that $22 million be set aside to upgrade the older First Colony Middle School. The recommendation to rebalance and rezone at the appropriate time means the numbers will be periodically checked. The decision to rescind passed 6-1 with trustee KP George calling foul. “We talk about certainty and emotional well being of children. That’s why I voted. I still stand by that. This is nothing against Fort Settlement or First Colony. We talk logic to many places but we are not logical in the rezoning process when it comes to Riverstone,” George said. As the board received new information and pondered information from previous sessions, such as the fact that the district has about 8,000 students living here but attending schools elsewhere, Board Secretary Dave Rosenthal made a proposal that instead of putting money into nearly 50-year-old schools that would still not be as advanced as brand new schools, to close schools and build new schools with bells and whistles to bring back some of those missing 8,000. Gaining back even 200 of those students could close the financial deficit, he said. That suggestion prompted Board Vice President Addie Heyliger to ask the board to define its vision.
“This whole facilities plan has been an extreme challenge. What is our true philosophy when it comes to over-utilization. To make a decision like closing down two schools is something we had to talk about months ago and get community buy-in. One of the (parents) said we rezone for some and build for others. I challenge this board to think what is our true philosophy because we are not consistent. I understand each community has different challenges. But I’m not seeing a true overall arching philosophy that comes out of the decisions we are making,” said Heyliger. Both Rosenthal and trustee Grayle James said they felt they were moving too fast and James cautioned against trying to do too many new things at once. “I’ve heard my colleagues say rezone, rebalance needs to happen right away. We need to have enough time to consider all the options and the board has enough time to be educated about all the data,” said James. Rosenthal also suggested they look at why students are leaving the district for charter or private schools or just going outside the district. He also said they need better data on suggested programs. “Early college sounds great, but I would like to see success rates. I don’t want to just put something in and find out it has 20 percent success in the region. Just like we’ve been missing information all along here, I can’ t go on nothing and I don’t want to be in that situation. You can’t make smart decisions,” he said. In his first day of summer message, Dupre stated, “I am thankful that the community and our board members have engaged in thoughtful, honest and frank discussions that have caused us to examine – and re-examine – the way we serve our students in our schools. You can find out more about the board-approved recommendations that will be included in the updated Facilities Master Plan on the Fort Bend ISD website. Following this facilities planning work, the administration will continue to collaborate with the Bond Oversight Committee to prioritize capital needs that are included in the plan to then develop a possible bond referendum.”
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