League City Police Dept. Holds “Drug Take-Back” Event on September 26th

The League City Police Department is hosting a Drug Take-Back event Saturday, September 26^th, from 10 am to 2 pm, at the League City Public Safety Building located at 555 West Walker Street. It's as simple as driving thru and dropping them off and it's ANONYMOUS. Items accepted are over the counter medicines and expired prescription medications. There is no need to take off the prescription labels.

Please note: Items containing needles will not be accepted.  All medications gathered will be destroyed off site. Help keep drugs out of landfills and out of the hands of children. For more information contact LCPD Officer Todd Young at 281-554-1848 or email.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Clear Lake Symphony Begins their 2015 - 2016 Concert Season on September 18th

Clear Lake Symphony opens their 2015-2016 Season with their Fall “Pops” Concert on Friday, September 18^th, 7:30 pm, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, located at 18220 Upper Bay Road in Nassau Bay.

The Symphony celebrates its 40^th Anniversary with a “Season of Music” showcasing Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary in musical selections from Shakespeare’s literary works. Tickets will be available at this concert for the season; season tickets are also available at the Clear Lake Symphony’s website. More information can also be found on the Symphony’s Facebook page.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

3rd Annual Pearland International Festival - Saturday, September 19th

Pearland Foundation for Performing and Visual Arts presents its 3rd Annual Pearland International Festival celebrating the Mediterranean Region. This event will be held at the

Pearland Independence Park located at 3919 Liberty Drive and John LIzer Road, on Saturday, September 19^th, from 11 am to 9 pm.

During the festival the arts and culture of the Mediterranean will be celebrated with music, food, wine, belly dancing, art, special events, and Pearland’s first Olive Spitting Contest.

To keep the kids entertained, the H-E-B sponsored Kids Zone will have free face painting, rides, games and crafts throughout the day. In addition to H-E-B’s Kids Zone, the Houston Rockets will host basketball challenges and Home Depot will teach wood crafts. Sure to be a big hit with kids of all ages is the Safari Event which gives kids the opportunity to walk or float on water in an air tight water hamster ball. More details can be found here.

All proceeds benefit the Performance & Visual Arts Scholarships. Ticket information can be found on the event’s website.

The Pearland Foundation for the Performing and Visual Arts (PFPVA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote awareness of the community's cultural diversity through events, education and scholarship programs.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

September 19th is the Date for Seabrook’s Annual Kids Fish

Registration forms can be downloaded from the City’s website; bring the completed form to the park to participate. Pine Gully Park is located at 605 Pine Gully Road, Seabrook.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

“Blues, Brews and BBQ” at the Boardwalk September 11th - 13th

For more information about Blues, Brews & BBQ visit the Kemah Boardwalk’s website.

For more information about the 2^nd Annual Kemah Lions Club’s Charity Car Show, email Keith Hill – whill52007@comcast.net or visit the Kemah Lions Club Facebook page.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

The City of Webster Plans “Apollo Park”

What will the City of Webster do with 20,000 square foot property along busy Interstate-45? According to a proposal announced early February 2014, the city plans to develop the 5-acre tract of land, located on the northwest side of I-45 and NASA Parkway, into Apollo Park.

There are many more ideas to develop, but a major part of the visitor’s center has already been approved. David Adickes, 88-year old Houston sculpture and painter, has been chosen to create the ‘centerpiece’ of the park -- a 100-foot tall Astronaut statue. The statue will be surrounded by office space and a visitor’s center.

The Houston Chronicle reported in their July 22, 2015 article: “If the statue of the astronaut goes to plan, it would be taller than the Sam Houston statue that Adickes created for Huntsville. Sam is 67 feet tall with a 10-foot pedestal below him. Adickes' Angleton-area statue of one of Texas' other founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin, is 60 feet tall and has a 12-foot pedestal.  “It’s a multimillion-dollar project for sure,” said Adickes.”

The statue has already gone through a change in design. Originally, Adickes was going to create an astronaut wearing a backpack and its arm raised to its head in a salute. Now the astronaut’s suit will be ‘generic’, under one arm, it will be holding a flight helmet and the other arm will be raised, as if waving. The construction technique, according to Adickes, will be the same used to create the Sam Houston statue in Huntsville and the Stephen F. Austin statue in Angleton. The steel-skeleton with concrete covering 10-foot pieces will be hoisted into place by two cranes. There has been no date announced as to when the groundbreaking will take place, nor the final approval of the statue.

This project will definitely become a new visitor’s point of destination for the space city, after all The City of Webster’s motto is Gateway to the Future.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Adventure Pointe – Will We Be Seeing Construction Soon?

In the August 3^rd (2015) issue of The Galveston County Daily News, a request for bids was postedfor Adventure Pointe Entertainment Center-Public Infrastructure. I have been looking for updates since the announcement about 35 acre theme park, located south of Tanger Outlet in Texas City,  was made around October 2013.

In February 2014, plans for Adventure Pointe were announced to the public. The 35 acre site will host a thrilling and innovative theme park, a hospitality center with amazing restaurants, retail and hotel accommodations, and an entertainment section complete with a state of the art concert venue. According to their Facebook page, Adventure Pointe will be broken into four different areas - all paying homage to the original Playland Park and the Gulf Coast Region and its history. The trademark application for Adventure Pointe has been submitted, and the rides have been finalized.

Talks have been ongoing by the Adventure Pointe team about our partnership with Texas City and the MUD, (Municipal Utility District), in officially launching our public bid for the infrastructure of Adventure Pointe (update posted on May 2015). Hopefully, updates will be posted soon on either Facebook or their website. A sign placed on the land has stood alone for many to see while driving south on I-45, the Gulf Freeway. The Gulf Coast community is anxiously waiting as this exciting venture is slowly pieced together; I plan to keep our readers updated.

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By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

New Business “Grand Openings” on The City of Pearland’s Calendar

The City of Pearland has experienced an increase in residential and commercial growth. Three recently announced businesses have finished construction, or will be complete soon. Not only will these businesses offer shopping advantages, but also job opportunities.

Sprouts Farmers Market, located at 2718 Old Chocolate Bayou Road, is the 7^th store to open in the Houston area. Sprouts’ “Healthy Living for Less” approach to grocery shopping means potential team members should share a passion for healthy eating and the fresh, natural and organic products throughout the store.

The 28,000 square foot store will hold a Grand Opening on Wednesday, September 2, beginning at 7 am. Many special discounts and giveaways will be featured during the grand opening and the following Saturday and Sunday (September 5-6). Store hours are 7 am to 10 pm every day of the week.

For more information about Sprouts Farmers Market, visit the website or Facebook page. According to early information, approximately 100 employees would be hired.

The new Costco is located on the northwest corner of County Road 59 at Business Center Drive just west of Texas 288 in the City of Pearland. The 150,000-square-foot (membership) retail warehouse will also feature an attached tire center and gas station. Costco would create about 75 full-time jobs and about 78 part-time jobs.

The warehouse chain will host a VIP Party for the general public to come look at the building on Wednesday, November 11, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. No merchandise will be sold at that time, but residents will have the opportunity to look at the selection of merchandise Costco offers, and preview the building. The store will be open for business the next day, Thursday, November 12, at 8 a.m.

Residents who are interested in memberships may sign up at Costco’s temporary office, located in the Pearland Town Center next to Game Stop in Suite 1440, beginning on September 14. These membership cards can be used in any other Costco until the Pearland location opens its doors. Costco currently has six warehouse stores in the greater Houston area.

For more information about Costco Wholesale, visit the website or check the City of Pearland Facebook page.

Construction has begun on the Studio Movie Grill, located at 8440 South Sam Houston Parkway East. This location will feature 12-screen theaters and is projected to be open before the end of the year.

Studio Movie Grill offers casual dining and lounge areas for socializing before and after watching a feature, and also offers in-theater dining. According to the website, “Studio Movie Grill (SMG) is known nationwide as an innovator and leader of the in-theater dining experience. SMG exemplifies the future of movie-going by pairing the latest first-run movies and alternate programming with an American Grill menu and premium bar.”

In appreciation for their service and to provide the best for its guests, security officers assigned to any SMG present and future will be military veterans. The company specifically chose G4S for its security services because of their initiative regarding the hiring of returning military veterans as part of the White House's Joining Forces campaign.

For more information about Studio Movie Grill visit the website; for information about G4S, visit their website.

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Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

Just Closed in El Lago, Texas!

Penny Brockway of Brockway Realty is proud to announce the sale of 322 Tallowood in El Lago, Texas.  Penny represented the buyer in this Clear Lake area transaction.

For more information on this transaction or other Brockway Realty sales, please visit our Current Listings Page or our Recently Closed Transactions Page.

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog

UTMB and M.D. Anderson Announce First-Ever Collaboration for Center in League City

   

On August 20, 2015, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)  and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson (M.D. Anderson) announced their first-ever clinical collaborative agreement to build a joint outpatient cancer treatment center at the League City UTMB location. Recently, the UTMB’s Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes was renamed The UTMB Health-League City Campus.

The new center will be 135,000 square feet and is projected to open in 2018, and will become part of the M.D. Anderson’s Houston-area network, which includes four (4) clinical care centers. M.D. Anderson has a clinic located in the Bay Area is located at 18100 St. John Drive in Nassau Bay, on the campus of Methodist St. John Hospital. The expansion planned for the campus located at 2240 Interstate 45-South included a new hospital, emergency department, and a wider range of services for both inpatients and outpatients.

(UTMB Courtesy Photo)

Since the landfall of Hurricane Ike,(2008), along the Galveston coastline, UTMB has been either moving or creating new health service locations further inland, primarily in League City. These facilities, along with others located in the Bay Area, are creating a collection of health services that greatly benefit local citizens. One of those many benefits would be: not having to travel to Houston’s downtown medical district for cancer treatments.

Excerpt from the M.D. Anderson News Release, dated 8/20/2015: “ “We are extremely pleased to be collaborating with a UT System sister institution,” said Donna K. Sollenberger, executive vice president and CEO of UTMB Health.“Together with the services that we provide, this collaboration further expands the excellent health care services that will be available at the League City Campus.”

“ “MD Anderson in Bay Area was our first center to provide both medical oncology and radiation services in the community, and it has played a vital role in advancing the quality of cancer care throughout this growing region,” said Thomas Burke, M.D., executive vice president, MD Anderson Cancer Network®. “With UTMB, we have a collaborator who shares our vision and mission for enhancing care and access to research, and we expect our momentum to grow and expand rapidly by working together.” ”

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Brockway Realty Blogs previously published about this topic are: UTMB Expansion Slated to Begin in League City, Jan 7, 2013; and Update on Victory Lakes UTMB Expansion & Bay Area Regional Medical Center, May 27, 2014.

By Pamela Moore, Feature Blogger for Brockway Realty

Originally Posted on Brockway Realty LLC's Official Blog