Libra of Spring Texas Safe in First Round of Big Brother 10

While, I have never watched Big Brother before, I tuned in (a little late in the show I might add) to see how our local Spring native faired one show, and she is safe through the next round. Discuss your thoughts the show and on Libra. Visit Spring’s Online Forums to discuss the show.

Enter Your Pet in Spring Texas Cutest Pet Photo Contest

Spring, TX – June 19, 2008 – ExploreSpring.com and Pets Are Inn North Houston announces date for 1^st “Cutest Pet Contest” – July 1, 1008. Do you think your pet has the cutest face? Then put your picture taking to the test and send in your cutest pet photo.

Simply logon on to www.explorespring.com and upload your photo between July 1 and July 31, 2008. The contest is run completely online. All of the entries we receive are voted on by our site viewers. The top vote getter as of midnight July 31, 2008 wins the prize. Entries and voting will continue the entire month. The winner of the Contest will receive 2 nights free lodging with Pets Are Inn, custom ExploreSpring.com Doggie Gift Pack, and a “featured winner” photo on the ExploreSpring.com Web site located at http://www.explorespring.com.

The contest will be starting soon, so get those cameras out and start shooting. Entries will only be accepted online from viewers in the Houston Metropolitan Area. The contest entry form can be accessed by visiting: http://www.explorespring.com/pages/Photo_Contest.  

About ExploreSpring.com

ExploreSpring.com is a locally owned City Directory for Spring, Texas where you can find all kinds of product and services - from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services. ExploreSpring.com provides a central online location 24 hours a day to find information relevant to the Spring Community. The web site is located at http://www.explorespring.com.

About Pets Are Inn North Houston

Pets Are Inn is a unique pet lodging alternative for those who may feel uncomfortable leaving their furry family member at a kennel or with friends or relatives. The staff at Pets Are Inn screens private homes to care for your pet as in a way their accustomed to. They also provide convenient round-trip pickup and delivery of your pet. The company Web site is located at http://www.petsareinn.com.

Spring TX WiFi Hot Spots

In today’s wireless economy, finding places you can do business on the interent away from home or the office is imperative. Here is a list of local WiFi Hot Spots in Spring, Texas.

Barbara Bush Branch Library	6817 Cypresswood Dr Harris County Public Library, Spring, 77379
Crepe Paris Cafe	16870 Stuebner Airline Rd Spring, 77379
Hooks Airport	20803 Stuebner Airline Road, Spring, 77379	Hotspot.bz
Knowledge Quest	1310 Rayford Rd, Spring, 77386	Independent
McDonald’s	25222 I-45, Spring 77386
Rao’s Bakery & Coffee Cafe	6915 Cypresswood Dr  Spring, 77379
Starbucks I45 and FM 242	3068 College Park Drive, Spring, 77381	T-Mobile Wireless Broadband
Starbucks, Louetta & I-45	7316 Louetta Rd, Spring, 77379
Starbucks, Pinecroft & Lake Woodlands	1440-g Lake Woodlands Drive, Spring, 77380	T-Mobile Wireless Broadband
Starbucks, Kuykendahl & Louetta (TC)	18565 Kuykendahl, Spring, 77379	T-Mobile Wireless Broadband
Starbucks, Panther Creek & Woodlands Pkwy	4775 W Panther Creek, Spring, 77381	T-Mobile Wireless Broadband
Starbucks, TC - Woodlands	25111 Grogans Mill Road, Spring, 77380	T-Mobile Wireless Broadband
Texan Wild Burgers & Wings	8905 Louetta Rd, Spring, 77379

Still Time to Enter your Favorite Photo and Win!!!

Whether photography is your hobby, or just an occasional pastime, we invite you to participate in ExploreSpring.com’s photo contest. To enter visit ExploreSpring.com at http://www.explorespring.com/pages/Photo_Contest click [Submit a Photo] at the bottom of the page and upload your photo and description. That’s it, it is that simple. The $10 Visa Gift Card and a custom T-Shirt with your winning photo on it will be awarded to the photo with the most votes at midnight on July 31, 2008. This month’s contest is wide open with only 1 entry thus far, so come make it interesting and join us online. The winner will be featured on our homepage, in our newsletter, and contest winner page.

 

Things to do in and around Spring Texas

There are a lot of fun things to do in Spring, for visitors and residents alike. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for an adventure or for fun Spring, has something for everyone. Here we will list some of our favorite things to do in Spring:

• Home to the only amusement park in the Houston Metropolitan Area, Spring offers you Splashtown Water Park. Splashtown has water rides for the adventurous soul, the faint of heart and everything in between. With rides such as the Tornado, The Ultimate Storm, and the Wild Wave Pool you are sure to have an endless day of watery excitement. Designed for both children of all ages and adults, everyone is bound to find something they love!
• Serious shoppers will enjoy the quaint experience of Old Town Spring. With over 150 shops, galleries and restaurants this historic village has all the ambience and charm of a small Texas town of the early 1900’s. The historic town is open year round for your shopping convenience and hosts 5 major festivals each year.
• Spring is home to several great restaurants for your dining pleasure. Home to several local the Wunsche Brothers Cafe & Saloon, home to the oldest building in Spring, and Strack’s Farm Restaurant, with some of the best breakfast I have ever eaten. Spring is also home to several big chain restaurants. And if that doesn’t fill your belly, Spring is only a few miles from The Woodlands, which is home to great fare such as Kirby’s Steak House, and Benihana’s.
• Spring golf courses have held some great PGA tournaments. Home to Cypresswood, Augusta Pines, Windrose, and Raveneaux Golf Clubs, a golfer could play a different course every day for at least a week or more!
• Spring has museums and theatre for the arts enthusiast. Visit our new Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, or the Spring Historical Museum or Civil War Museum. Also catch some great stage plays at The Centrum Community Center where The Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts & Community Enrichment holds several productions throughout the year for people of all ages.
• Explore the great outdoors; Spring is home to over 7 parks and 2 greenways. Go fishing in Meyer Park’s 3 acre fishing lake, have a picnic or feed the ducks. Go canoeing down the Spring Creek or Cypress Creek Greenways. Play ball at one of Bayer Parks 11 fields. Skateboard at Collins Park, or participate in virtually any outdoor sport.
• Visit Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is a horticultural masterpiece. On the border of the southeastern tip of Spring in Humble, Mercer showcases the region’s largest collection of native and cultivated plants. 
• Walk the trails of the Jesse H. Jones Park 300 acre nature preserve. A few miles east of Spring, the park offers a variety of plant and wildlife species, beaches on Spring Creek, swamps and sloughs, and century-old cypress trees.

As you can see Spring’s own resources and its location to Houston and the Woodlands, makes it a desirable place to live, work, visit, and play. So come on by and visit Spring, TX today!