By Karolyn Gephart The Friendswood ISD regularly scheduled meeting April 10 of the FISD School Board was held in their new board room at the Annex, the building adjacent to the Administration building on Laurel. The Annex was formerly Friendswood Junior High School. The district had outgrown the former board …
By KAROLYN GEPHART Tom Kennedy is hiking from Friendswood to Austin at the end of January and all he needs are more postcards for his trip. Kennedy is one of the three founders of Hike for Mental Health. His hike to Austin is to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental …
By Karolyn Gephart Friendswood’s first public art mural project in Downtown Friendswood is finished but donations for it are still being accepted. The Friends of Downtown Friendswood Association received a matching grant for the project. Donations are still needed to go toward the matching grant as well as to add …
By Karolyn Gephart A new park is coming to Friendswood and students and faculty at Wedgewood Elementary are in charge of planning the area. It’s all part of the SPARK School Program. The SPARK School Program works with schools and neighborhoods to develop community parks on public school grounds. In …
NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Friendswood City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Joint Docketed Public Hearing at Friendswood City Hall, 910 …
From superheroes and fairy tale characters to food items, knights, and even the geriatric costume, it was all for fun and candy that hundreds of Halloween-costumed kids and their parents attended Friendswood Chamber of Commerce’s 17th Annual Halloween in the Park Sunday, October 23, 2016. Held in Stevenson Park, the …
Art in the Park, annual fine arts event in Stevenson Park, was held Oct. 15-16 and offered many activities for all ages. The festival is devoted to showcasing a variety of artworks combined with demonstrations and performances. For more information visit aitpfestival.com Photos by Karolyn Gephart and Kathy Hickey
Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Open House on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1-5 p.m. at Fire Station 1, 1000 South Friendswood Drive. Residents of Friendswood were able to learn more about the fire department and services it provides to the community. Activities included fire truck rides, live fire …
