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Good morning, Neighbors! ☀️

Today is National Hot & Spicy Food Day 🌶️ AND National Soft Ice Cream Day🍦 — which sounds less like two separate celebrations and more like somebody planned the perfect meal. 🌶️🍦

First, turn up the heat with something hot and spicy. Around here, we're thinking a plate of Mexican food with enough kick to make you reach for your drink a little faster than usual. 😂

Then comes the reward: a big swirl of soft-serve ice cream🍦 to cool everything back down. See? It's not dessert today. It's recovery.😀

And if you can do a little of that eating at one of our great local restaurants or businesses, even better. 💙

Have a wonderful Wednesday — and keep something cold nearby!
—The Newsletter Team ~ “Building community, one story at a time.”

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In This Issue:

📆 Greater Baytown Area Events

Golf Without the Texas Heat? Back Nine Golf Coming to La Porte Area

🏛️ Ever Wonder How La Porte Really Works? City University Offers a
Behind-the-Scenes Look

⚽ Ready to Play? Baytown Youth Fall Soccer Registration Now Open

🚣 Can It Float? Anything But a Boat Race Coming to Mont Belvieu

📽️ Hope This Brings a Few Smiles to Your Day

🏷️ Garage, Yard, or Estate Sales -

📰 Job Listings - Updated Job Listings

Trivia is back ‘Old School’

Note: Events with + in front indicates newly added event!

While we strive to ensure that all of our events are current and accurate, please always check to ensure that the event is still scheduled and that the information below is correct.

  • +Faux Real Trade Days - Aug. 21–23rd - Fri. & Sat. 9AM–5PM. Sun. 9AM–3PM 321 FM 563 • Liberty - Free Admission

  • +Caribbean Vibes Baytown’s Biggest Blocko -Sat. Aug. 29th from 5-10 pm.
    Baytown Town Square - 213 W Texas Ave.

  • Market at the Park - Sat. Sept. 5th from 8am-12 noon
    10900 Eagle Dr. Mont Belvieu

  • Main Street Trade Days - Sat. Sept. 5th from 10 am-2pm
    200 Block of Main Street and Five Points Town Plaza, La Porte

  • +Anything But a Boat Race - Sat. Sept. 5th @ 10 am - Mont Belvieu City Park
    Details & to register

  • Deaf Social Where Bakery - Sat. Sept. 5th - 11 am @ Heart & Whisk Bakery
    4618 N. Main St., Baytown

  • +Dayton Police Dept. Ice Cream Social -Sept. 9th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Parker Park, 1207 North Winfree Street, Dayton,

  • West Chambers Deaf Social – Sat. Sept. 12th @ 11 am. @ The Toasted Yolk in Mt. Belvieu 13001 I-10 East

  • +Community Shelter Essentials Training - Thur. Sept. 17th, from 5:30–8:30pm Baytown Community Center, 2407 Market St.

  • +Fall Market at Town Square -Sat. Sept. 19th. 10am-2 pm Rain or shine @ Town Square 213 W. Texas Ave., Baytown

  • +Small Business Market - Sat. Sept. 19th from 10am-4pm @ Amegy Bank
    1300 Rollingbrook

  • +National Night Out - Tues. Oct. 6th from5:30-8:30 pm @Town Square
    213 W Texas Ave. - Live Music- Free Food - Giveaways

  • +Nurture Nature Festival Sat. Oct. 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a come-and-go free, non-ticketed event at the Baytown Nature Center Click for details

  • +Fall Market at Town Square - Oct. 17th. 10am-2 pm Rain or shine @ Town Square 213 W. Texas Ave., Baytown

  • +Larry Wilson “Tricks, Laughs, and Illusions” Fri. Oct. 30th @ Lee College Performing Arts Center 805 W Texas Ave, Baytown Buy Tickets

  • +Beginnings - ‘A Celebration of the Music of Chicago’ - Fri. Nov. 6th
    Lee College Performing Arts Center - 805 W Texas Ave, Baytown Buy Tickets

  • +Small Business Market - Sat. Nov. 7th from 9am-4pm @ Amegy Bank Lacy Dr.

  • +Fall Market at Town Square - Sat. Nov. 21st. 10am-2 pm Rain or shine @ Town Square 213 W. Texas Ave., Baytown

  • +2026 Car Show on Texas Avenue - Sat. Dec 5th from 10am – 4 pm
    213 W Texas Ave.

Golf Without the Texas Heat?
Back Nine Golf Coming to La Porte Area ⛳

Golfers will soon have a new way to work on their game — without worrying about the Texas heat. ⛳

Back Nine Golf, an indoor golf simulator concept with locations across the country, is coming to the La Porte area. Players use high-tech simulators to practice their swing or virtually play famous courses from around the world.

The experience is designed for everyone from beginners to experienced golfers, with options for casual play, practice and competition.

We'll share more details about the new location as they become available.

Image Courtesy City of La Porte

Ever Wonder How La Porte Really Works?
City University Offers a
Behind-the-Scenes Look

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at City Hall and throughout La Porte's city departments?

La Porte City University is giving residents an opportunity to find out through a free 10-week program that takes participants inside 10 city departments for presentations and a closer look at how the city operates.

Classes meet Thursdays from 6–8 p.m., September 3rd through November 5th, with a graduation ceremony at the November 9th City Council meeting. Light dinners are included each week.

The program is free and open to La Porte residents ages 18 and older, but space is limited to just 15 participants. Registration closes August 24th.
For more info or to register, click here

Ready to Play?
Baytown Youth Fall Soccer
Registration Now Open

Young soccer players can get ready to hit the field this fall! ⚽

Registration is open for Baytown Youth Fall Soccer for ages 5–11. The season runs September 26th through October 31st at Baytown Soccer Park and includes weekly practices, Saturday games, a team jersey and an end-of-season tournament.

Registration is $75 per player and closes September 1st.
Click here to register

📣 P.S. Grown-ups, they need you too!
Volunteer coaches are needed to help make the season a success.

Can It Float? Anything But a Boat Race
Coming to Mont Belvieu

Things could get a little wet — and probably a little wacky — at Mont Belvieu City Park! 🚣💦

The Anything But a Boat Race 2026 is coming Saturday, September 5th, at 10 a.m., challenging participants to build their own unconventional floating creations and race them against their neighbors.

The catch? It can be just about anything...except a traditional boat!

The event is open to ages 13 and older, and entry is free. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners — although we're guessing simply making it across the water without sinking might earn a few bragging rights of its own. 😂

No boating or captain experience is required, but creativity and a willingness to get wet probably won't hurt!

Hope This Brings a Few Smiles to Your Day:

Local Garage, Yard & Estate Sales!

Hosting a sale? Submit it by Tuesday at 5 PM to be included in this week's listings.

📌 Check back on Thur. & Fri.

Job Listings Now on a Separate Page! 🎉

To make scrolling easier for everyone, we’ve moved job listings to a separate page! If you're job hunting, check it out—if not, enjoy a quicker read! 😊👀

Baytown Fire Department is Hiring Paramedics
and Firefighter-Paramedics.
Click for details

La Porte ISD is hiring - See their current openings

Last Quiz: Studies show mixed-breed dogs tend to have which advantage compared to many purebred dogs?
Answer: C. They generally have fewer inherited genetic issues