CHRISTUS St. Catherine Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Cross Creek Ranch
Cross Creek Ranch has teamed up with CHRISTUS St. Catherine to help fight breast cancer with the “Celebrate Your Princess” Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Saturday, October 31, 2009. The walk will begin at Cross Creek Ranch at 8:00 am and end with a celebration to remember. Proceeds from the event will benefit the CHRISTUS St. Catherine Breast Cancer Awareness Fund, promoting community outreach, health, wellness and education.
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Live at the Katy Home Decor & Remodeling Show
We are broadcasting live from the Katy Home Décor & Remodeling Show! Check it out! Click the play button in the lower left corner. (tune in on Sunday again for a live stream)
West I-10 Fire Station Opening
After 18 months of construction, the West I-10 Fire Department is hosting a grand opening to celebrate the new “Station 4″ facility located on Franz Road. The grand opening will take place at the station on August 8th from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be food and drinks, and Katy residents are invited to check out the new facility and meet the firefighters.
Station 4 has been at its present location for years but recently underwent major construction. The station was tore down and rebuilt from the ground up. Ray Miranda is the Captain of the station and along with his crew are responsible for E4 and TWR4.
The $2 million building features an audio/visual communications room that can become a command center during major catastrophes. It has 3 fire engine bays equipped with state-of-the-art bay doors, which open 2 feet per second. The new fire station also has a gym room and full-sized kitchen.
For more information, visit http://www.westi-10fd.org/
What Ever Happened to The Rock-afire Explosion?
Remember the good old days, when the king of pizza was a rocking gorilla instead of a skateboarding mouse? The place where a kid could be a kid was called Showbiz Pizza Place, and the band that shook the house day after day was known as the Rock-afire Explosion.
On Wednesday, Aug 19th at 7:30 p.m., the Alamo Drafthouse will feature a documentary of the story behind the Showbiz concept. It will answer questions you may have never asked about one of the worlds greatest animatronic rock bands in history. In traditional Alamo Drafthouse “movie theme” fashion, they will be serving all-you-can-eat pizza while you watch the movie. Read more
Fallen Veterans Honored on Memorial Day
On Monday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9182 (Katy, Texas) honored fallen servicemen and women with a taditional Memorial Day ceremony held at Magnolia Cemetery. The ceremony started with a flag raising and speeches given by Katy Mayor Don Elder, Jr. and congessman Michael McCaul. Speeches were followed by a wreath-laying ceremony and 21-gun salute. Taps was played on the bugle at the end of the ceremony. Get more information on VFW Post 9182 here.
Katy Kid Pics: Cross Creek Family Fun Day
The Cross Creek Ranch “Family Fun Day” grand opening event brought plenty of families to visit the community in Fulshear. Enjoy the slideshow. Photos by Katy photographer Sarah Hubbell.
Local Homeless Web Celebrity Tim Edwards Returns Home from Treatment to a New Life
If your daily commute to or from work involves the intersection of Highway 6 and the Katy Freeway, you may be familiar with Tim Edwards. He was the guy standing on the corner holding a sign for a very long time. He called the overpass home, and was a part of thousands of commuters daily lives. He wasn’t making much progress in his own life until he was approached by the creators of PimpThisBum.com, who converted him into a walking billboard. He advertised a website that enabled people to donate to help get him and other homeless people off the streets and on the road to a better life. Read more
The Hidden Gym of Katy: Mary Jo Peckham Park Fitness Center
They say the best things in life are free… and that is certainly true when you consider all of the great things at Mary Jo Peckham Park Fitness Center, located right at the Avenue D and Franz Road juncture in Old Katy. The park itself is a mecca for Katy residents who live active lifestyles and enjoy the outdoors, featuring a stocked fishing pond surrounded by a jogging trail, a very large playground area, numerous picnic areas and a covered pavilion, a putt-putt golf course, and a fully-staffed gym and indoor pool facility. Oh, and did I mention it is completely free?
If you have yet to join a local health club, or are considering doing so, Mary Jo Peckham might be worth a visit. The gym facility has all of the essential workout equipment you would expect: Read more
Discovering the Seven Wonders of Katy?
The staff over at the Katy Sun (Houston Community Newspapers) has put together a list of what they consider the “Seven Wonders of Katy”. The list included many of our favorite places. The final wonders (8 were mentioned) are listed below: Read more
The Day Katy Texas Stood Still…
Don’t ask me how I found it, but I recently stumbled across an interesting video of a man being interviewed because he supposedly witnessed a UFO sighting in his own backyard -right here in Katy, Texas!
The 4 part interview was recorded by an independent reporter who happens to call himself “Independent Reporter”. After doing a little research on the show, I found that this is no “Art Bell” wannabe. The Independent reporter covers a variety of topics and offers in-depth commentary that isn’t as ridiculous as this story may lead you to believe. Read more
The 1st Annual Katy Holiday Fun Festival
On the weekend of December 12th-14th, The 1st ever Katy Holiday Fun Festival will kick off. The festival, benefiting Katy Christian Ministries and the Breath of Life Children’s Clinic, will feature a live Nativity scene, pictures with Santa Clause, a 10-foot snow slide with real snow, carnival rides, games, petting zoo, donkey and camel rides, live choirs, dozens of local vendor booths, and more.
It will take place at 21703 Kingsland Blvd. at Park Grove, one block east of Mason Road. Admission is free, but Read more
Family Fun: Katy Area Christmas Tree Farms
Planning on getting a live tree this Christmas? Rather than heading to the grocery store or nursery, you could take advantage of the opportunity to spend some quality time with your kids cutting down your own tree at a local Christmas tree farm. In addition to searching for a tree, many of these farms offer a variety of other activities, food, and gift shops. This list, thoughtfully compiled by Freckletown.com, will give you a starting point in in your journey to discover a place in the Houston area to spend a nice day out with the family: Read more
How to Purify Christmas
Americans spend 450,000,000,000 (thats 450 Billion) on Christmas every year. If Christmas is about selfless giving, we might want to consider giving our money to those who are in need, rather than throwing our money away on meaningless gifts. And instead of “stuff” that breaks, give our loved ones the ultimate gift: Our time. If time is not enough, try the “meaningful” gift option: Make something, find an old photo, write a poem, do a favor, reunite some people, something that will matter more than a flashlight or a back massager. Hey, just a thought. Here are some more ideas: Read more
Katy’s First Coworking Space Opens its Doors to Independent Professionals and Consultants
In the age of advanced remote access and business collaboration tools, a new breed of entrepreneurs are evolving. Self-starters who realize the mobile office dream on a daily basis. Their entire office can be stowed in a laptop bag, and they can work from anywhere. Many are freelancers, consultants, programmers, designers, or some other type of technology workers. The computer has provided a way for them to work from anywhere they want, and many decide to work from home. Read more
US Air Force Band Performs Live in Katy
The Airmen of Note is one of eight performing units of the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C., and is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. Originally created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Corps dance band, the Airmen of Note is one of today’s few touring big bands, and has attracted 18 of the finest musicians in the country. As a result, it has earned an international reputation as one of the finest and most versatile big bands of its kind in the world. Read more
Dirty Hackers Attack!
We recently discovered that our beautiful little site was hacked by a filthy spammer… The hacker had used a script that placed invisible links to numerous pharmaceutical websites on our innocent pages. We have now removed the links and gotten everything back to normal. Although this exploit has ruined my weekend and caused me to stay up countless hours fixing the problem with my good friends at Poetic Systems, some positive improvements have been made as a result. Read more
Fighting Poverty in Katy, Texas
Today is the second annual Blog Action Day, when all bloggers around the world agree to focus one day on a single cause, and this year the subject is “fighting poverty” in an effort to encourage a global discussion. I would like to shine the official OK spotlight on an organization that is helping fight poverty in Katy’s own backyard: The Katy Christian Ministries. Read more
