June 28, 2011

No Rain = No Fireworks

It’s going to be a quiet Fourth of July weekend this year. Due to the historic drought conditions we are experiencing in the Spring Texas area, Harris County Commissioners have banned the sale and use of all fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the county. There was a slight chance that the public fireworks displays would […]

June 25, 2011

Spring Texas remains popular with home buyers

Once again the Houston Realtor Magazine has published a list of “Top 20 Most Viewed Cities on HAR.com”. Back in October of 2010, the last time the list was produced, Spring Texas captured the #3 spot. Spring’s popularity with home buyers remains strong as it has captured the #3 spot on the June 2011 list. Considering […]

June 7, 2011

ExxonMobil announces new campus in Spring Texas

Bryan Milton, President of ExxonMobil Global Services Company, officially announced to all U.S. employees that ExxonMobil is constructing a new campus in Spring Texas. Rumors of ExxonMobil building a new campus have been swirling for numerous months but ExxonMobil had remained silent that is until today. According to the internal announcement the campus will be […]

May 27, 2011

Memorial Day Holiday = Memorial Day Savings

Do you have some projects you’ve been meaning to do around your Spring Texas house? Maybe a fresh coat of paint on the dining room walls? Or maybe you have been meaning to change out your light bulbs for those energy efficient CFL bulbs. Whatever your project, Memorial Day weekend is the time to shop for it. […]

May 13, 2011

Bugs, Beer, and Bands

Are you ready for some bugs, beer, and bands? Then you will want to make plans now to attend the 25th annual Crawfish Festival at Old Town Spring Texas. Enjoy your fill of over 25 tons of delectable crawfish, listen to live rock, zydeco, country, blues and bluegrass music being performed on 3 stages, and party with 150,000 of […]

April 25, 2011

More construction at I45 and Louetta

Panera Bread will be the fourth restaurant to open a store at the busy NW corner of I-45 and Louetta in Spring Texas. As they will soon be the new neighbor of Cheddar’s, Juan & Lefty’s, and Furr’s Fresh Buffet. Cheddar’s and Juan & Lefty’s are currently open and doing brisk business. While Furr’s Fresh Buffet should not be far behind. If you […]

April 5, 2011

2010 Census Data for Spring Texas

Almost every client I talk with who is relocating to Spring Texas asks me which neighborhoods should I stay away from or which are the most family friendly but due to Fair Housing Laws I can’t answer those questions. I can only point you to websites that you can use to develop your own opinions. An excellent resource […]

March 25, 2011

Houston – best shopping city in the U.S.

Houston has been making it onto quite a few lists recently including “Top 10 Budget Travel Destinations for 2011“, “2 Houston Hotels on Travel & Leisure’s list of the 500 World’s Best Hotels“, #2 Best City for Young Adults, and now the “#1 Best Shopping City in the U.S.” according to Forbes. Forbes compiled their […]

March 21, 2011

Mercer’s 2011 March Mart scheduled for March 25 and 26

On March 25 and 26, the grounds of the Mercer Botanical Gardens will be filled with gardeners loading their squeaky red wagons with the 1,200 species of plants available for sale. In its 37th year, Mercer’s March Mart is one of the largest plant sales in the state of Texas with attendance numbers totaling over 4,000. The annual plant […]

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