Pretty Pilates will open up a second location in Manvel, which owner Tomorrow Murchison said could happen by October.
The details: Pretty Pilates offers a variety of classes throughout the day and specializes in Reformer Pilates, according to the company's social media.
Also of note: Instead of a mat, Reformer Pilates uses a reformer machine, allowing individuals to tone specific muscles. Because the machine is adjustable, individuals can customize the intensity of their workout.
One more thing: The business's first location is in Lake Jackson.
Friendswood ISD invites parents to join focus team
Friendswood ISD parents can participate in the district’s 2025-26 Focus Team, according to an Aug. 31 news release from the district.
The overview: The Focus Team will meet three times over the school year to explore key areas of teaching and learning, according to the news release.
The team will: • Visit classrooms • Learn about instructional priorities • See programs such as curriculum, student engagement, social emotional learning and special programs
The details: Only 25 participants can join, and they will be selected through a lottery process, the news release notes.
Challenge Elite celebrates 1st anniversary in Friendswood
Challenge Elite, a state-of-the-art athletic complex offering volleyball classes, will celebrate its first anniversary in September.
The backstory: Challenge Elite offers a 10-acre facility for volleyball clubs and serves athletes in Friendswood, Pearland, League City, Webster, Pasadena, Texas City areas, according to its website. Sports offered include volleyball, basketball, pickleball and futsal, among others.
Diving in deeper: In total, the business offers six indoor volleyball courts, 12 outdoor sand volleyball courts, four basketball courts, four indoor futsal courts, 15 indoor pickleball courts and four outdoor beach soccer courts, according to the website. Bathrooms with showers and concessions are available as well.
Harris County commissioners authorize letter urging updated flood maps from FEMA
Harris County commissioners are urging officials from The Federal Emergency Management Agency to release updated floodplain maps.
The gist: Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia brought the motion to the Aug. 26 court meeting, where commissioners unanimously voted in favor to authorize a letter signed by court members to prioritize and expedite the maps which guide infrastructure and insurance decisions for a county with a growing population of more than 4.7 million residents and nearly 1.8 million households, according to the latest data by the U.S. Census Bureau.
“We respectfully urge FEMA to prioritize and expedite the release of these new flood risk maps for Harris County," Garcia said.
Zooming out: The last time frame FEMA was set to release Harris County’s preliminary flood insurance rate maps was in 2023, according to Harris County Flood Control District officials, as previously reported in Community Impact. Previously, the HCFCD projected FEMA would release maps in the spring or summer of 2022, but has continually pushed back its estimate.
