Local Youth Give Back at the United Way Youth Leadership Cabinet’s Day of Caring Provided by Kat Gammon of United Way Brazos Valley BRYAN, TX (Mar. 2) – The United Way of the Brazos Valley’s Youth Leadership Cabinet held their annual Day of Caring volunteer event on Saturday, Mar. 2. The Youth … [Read more...]
Picking a parenting style to suit your family
Picking a parenting style to suit your family Article By Erica Rodefer Winters | CTW Features Many parents start imagining what life with a baby will be like the second they see that second line appear on a pregnancy test. You’ve got nine months to decide on a name, a color scheme for the nursery, … [Read more...]
A Century of Girl Power
A Century of Girl Power Article courtesy of | Girl Scouts of Central Texas During the summer of 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, the thick weight of progress hung in the air, as stifling and undeniable as the August heat. Although American women still looked forward to eight long years without the right … [Read more...]
The Importance of Legacy Planning
The Importance of Legacy Planning Article courtesy of Jason Bosley Planning your legacy can be a stressful challenge to undertake, however, covering the basics of legacy planning will help to relieve some of that stress that most every worker will come to endure when it comes time to retire. … [Read more...]
What Is A Veteran?
What is a Veteran? By: Anthony Barton Hinkle Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner … [Read more...]
YouTube Kids: Troubling Trends & Who to Follow
YouTube Kids: Troubling Trends & Who to Follow Article by Caitlin Curbello It’s around during every car ride. It’s around while sitting in any waiting room. It’s around while wheeling around the grocery store. It’s something that captures the attention of many adults, and serves as a temporary … [Read more...]
Feature: St. Jude Dream Home
St. Jude Dream Home: Building Houses to End Childhood Cancer Article by Hannah Holbrook | Photos provided by Pitman Custom Homes Pitman Custom Homes and Magruder Homes have united in a campaign to help end cancer for children. How? Through building houses. Partnered with St. Jude’s Children’s … [Read more...]
D1 Training: Q&A
D1 Training: Q&A Article by Hannah Holbrook | Photos+Answers by D1 Training ONE FREE WEEK OF TRAINING (VALUED AT $75) FOR ANYONE WHO COMES IN AND MENTIONS THIS ARTICLE!! What brought D1 Training to the Brazos Valley? “Generally something like D1 Training, something high-level, … [Read more...]
Downtown Bryan: Where History Meets Community
Downtown Bryan: Where History Meets Community Photos & Article by Downtown Bryan Association On a recent Sunday evening in Downtown Bryan, the flickering image of silent film legend Rudolph Valentino in The Conquering Power (1921) played across the screen at the Queen Theatre. This moment in … [Read more...]
Estate Planning 101
Estate Planning 101 Article By: Jason Bosley & Donovan Richard of Game Changing Benefits Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging, during a person's life, for the management and disposal of that person's estate during the person's life and at and after death, while … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Save Money on Groceries
15 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Article Courtesy of daveramsey.com It’s easy to waltz down the grocery store aisle and fill up your basket with things that aren’t on the list. Maybe it’s the florescent lighting, strategically placed products at checkout, or that squeaky wheel on the cart that … [Read more...]
It’s Healthy To Say Thank You
It's Healthy to Say “Thank You" Article By | Baylor Scott and White Hospital & Dr. Robert Wiprud As we head deeper into fall and the holidays loom in the distance, you may begin to reflect on thankfulness. It’s tradition to think about what you’re grateful for this time of year. But can … [Read more...]
Having a Healthy Attitude Toward Aging
Having a Healthy Attitude Toward Aging By Tricia Von Gonten, Director of Professional Relations, Comfort Keepers The Power of Happiness One could safely assume that, between being happy and sad, a majority of us would choose the former. After all, it’s when we’re happy that we tend to be more … [Read more...]
Best of the Brazos Valley ’17 Review: Food & Dining Pt. IV
BEST IN FOOD & DINING 2017: Part IV Food: we can't live without it. Maybe for a few hours, but after that, the hangry-ness sets in. Nobody likes to be hangry. Not to worry, the Brazos Valley is home to many incredible eateries that can satiate hunger and bring a food coma-smile to our … [Read more...]
Best of the Brazos Valley ’17 in Review: Automotive Services Part II
BEST IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 2017: Part II Cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles - these are all part of the most important modern-day technology that exists. Our vehicles carry us to work, church, events, on road trips, and then back home every day. Although we could travel by … [Read more...]