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Carving His Space: Pearland Chef Michael Brown on Owning His Craft and Setting a New Standard
From his earliest days in the dish pit to leading kitchens and then owning restaurants, Chef Michael Brown isn’t just building a business. He’s re-defining and owning a culinary category and creating dining experiences shaped by discipline, vision, and years of earned trust. Chef Brown still remembers the moment a restaurant kitchen first imprinted itself…
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Kristin Pomroy: Rewiring Entrepreneurs to Unlock and Elevate Their Potential
Kristin Pomroy helps Pearland business owners build lives and businesses that actually work in the real world, not just on paper. She does it with two ventures that feed into each other as Kristin Pomroy REALTOR, and Elevate, a growing community for entrepreneurs who are tired of feast and famine cycles and ready to build…
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Four Minutes to Win It: Pearland Entrepreneurs Battle for Cash at Pearland Innovation Hub Pitch Competition
The room hummed with nervous energy as nine local small businesses prepared to step into the spotlight for the annual pitch competition hosted by The Pearland Innovation Hub and The Pearland Chamber of Commerce; offering a combined $8,750 in prize money and business consulting services. The May 7 event showcased the entrepreneurial spirit thriving in…
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Mayor-Elect Wiltz Edges Out Carbone
Hope doesn’t just show up in the corner, it takes over the room and dares people to believe things could finally go their way. At K&P Social on election night, that’s what it felt like as Quentin Wiltz, the longtime community advocate who has been on the ballot more than once before, unexpectedly edged out…
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Connecting Community, Creating Access: The Independence Park Project with Jeff Webb
In our second episode of the Pearland Stories Podcast, host Brant Mills sits down with Jeff Webb, President of the Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland, to explore the vision behind the Independence Park Project, one of the most ambitious and community-centered park initiatives in the city’s history. Jeff shares the story behind the project, what…
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Pearland Local William Garay Jr. Guides Entrepreneurs from Obscurity to Clarity
William Garay Jr. is the founder of Exhort Leadership, a coach and community builder who helps people “move from obscurity to clarity” in their careers and businesses. Through his work in Pearland, he blends military discipline, biblical principles, and a deep commitment to service into a distinctive style of local leadership. Garay was born in…
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Built in Pearland: Meet the Cobblers, the New Summer Baseball Team Calling Pearland Home
Pearland is a baseball town. Ask anyone who has stood on the opening day sideline at Pearland Little League, watched the Oilers chase another district title, or followed a Dawson playoff. The sport has deep roots here. Starting this June, those roots dig even deeper. The Pearland Cobblers, a collegiate summer wood bat team in…
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City of Pearland Proposition B
What is City of Pearland Proposition B?The ballot text states:Adoption of the fire fighters’ civil service law for the Pearland Fire Department.What it does:Proposition B asks Pearland voters whether the Pearland Fire Department should be covered by the Texas “fire fighters’ civil service law” (Chapter 143 of the Texas Local Government Code). It does not…
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City of Pearland Proposition A
The ballot text states:Shall the City Charter be amended in Sections 3.08, 3.10, 5.06, 6.17, 7.01, 8.06, 8.11, 9.04, and 10.03 to provide that notices and required publications be provided in accordance with state law? What it does:Proposition A is a proposed amendment to Pearland’s City Charter that would update how Charter sections (3.08, 3.10,…
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Brazoria County Leaders Salute Judge Matt Sebesta’s Decades of Service
Local leaders took a few meaningful minutes to honor County Judge Matt Sebesta for his decades of service to the community as the Brazoria County City Association’s April 15 meeting drew to a close. The recognition capped an evening focused on collaboration by highlighting one of the county’s most seasoned public servants. A special presentation…