Health + Wellness

Hip Flexor Tightness in Cyclists

Hip Flexor Tightness in Cyclists: Why It’s More Serious Than You Think — and What to Do About ItIf you’ve been cycling for any length of time, you’ve probably felt it — that pulling, aching tightness in the front of your hip. Maybe it shows up after a long ride. Maybe you feel it when you stand up from your bike and your hips won’t quite straighten out. Maybe it’s graduated into something more: low back pain that won’t resolve, a nagging hip ache that follows you off the bike, or knee pain that...

Education

Where Learning Takes Root

Locally owned Lightbridge Academy is changing what child care looks like in Cypress, one family at a time Article by Stephanie Parnell | Photography by Sunny Rajabi | Sunburst Photography When Arturo Neto and his family moved to Cypress, he encountered the same challenge facing so many parents in this fast-growing pocket of northwest Houston: finding child care that felt like genuine partnership rather than just a place to drop off your kids. After years of watching what was available in...

Wellness

The Sound of Hope

All Ears! Center offers affordable, life-changing care for families of children with hearing loss  Article by Kaylee Dusang When a child is born deaf or hard of hearing, finding the right resources to support their growth and development is often an overwhelming and challenging journey for parents.  According to the World Health Organization, 95.1 million children between the ages of five and nine years old live with hearing loss worldwide. A local non-profit organization, All Ears! Center...

Life + Culture

K-9s of Courage

Meet the five K-9s who protect and serve our schools Article by Laura SanchezQuan | Photography by Daniel Arizpe | Apollo Productions & Sunny Rajabi | Sunburst Photography Since 2018, the Cy-Fair ISD Police Department's K-9 Unit has played an important role in keeping campuses safe. The team consists of five exceptional K-9 officers and their handlers—four trained in narcotics detection and one specializing in explosives detection. Whether conducting campus searches, assisting patrol officers...