Mike Sallés

Family-Driven Entrepreneur | Building Local and Global Ventures | The Woodlands, TX | Guatemala City, GUA

This Free Tai Chi Class Has Kept Students Coming Back for 12 Years

Woodlands Tai Chi holds free 16-week beginner classes every four months for area seniors, and some students have stayed nearly 12 years.

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Junior League Food Program Now Feeds 600 Kids a Week

Issue #078 | 600 kids fed weekly by one local food program, a Magnolia native flying with the Navy's oldest patrol squadron, and a storage company delivered straight to your driveway.

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The Storage Unit Comes to Your Driveway, Not the Other Way Around

Le Box Storage in Conroe bundles delivery, pickup, and monthly rent into a single flat price, and is expanding next to Tomball.

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The Woodlands Approves 3 New Cell Towers to Fix Weak Coverage

Issue #077 | Three new cell towers headed to Township parks, a rehab hospital rebuild in the works, and a Houston cleaner running her own industry convention.

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This Houston Cleaning Company's Owner Also Runs a Convention for the Industry

Maids and Moore Cleaning Service sends two trained, bonded cleaners to every Houston home, no tidying up required beforehand.

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Home Prices Doubled in 14 Years, Habitat Panel Tells Montgomery County

Issue #076 | Montgomery County home prices nearly doubled in 14 years, Bari Ristorante's River Oaks menu landing on Waterway Avenue, a Woodlands marketer who won't quote you until she knows your business.

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She Won't Send You a Rate Sheet Until She Knows Your Business

Divergent Marketing and Branding, based in The Woodlands, has no set price menu because every client gets a custom strategy, not a template.

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Seussical Jr. Will Put Young Artists With Special Needs on the Owen Stage

Issue #075 | A cast of young artists with special needs at the Owen Theatre, six-digit codes still opening mailboxes at Grogan's Mill, ten years of Vinny's Barber Shop.

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Williams Sonoma Opens at Hughes Landing's Retail Row

Issue #074 | Williams Sonoma's 5,000-square-foot store now open at Hughes Landing, Montgomery County's official Dolly Parton Day this Friday, a senior care specialist untangling the search for the right next step.

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When Senior Care Becomes Overwhelming, This Local Expert Helps Families Find the Right Next Step

Plested Senior Solutions provides personalized senior placement and care guidance for families throughout the Houston and Austin areas.

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Vendor Applications Open for Lighting of the Doves, November 21

Issue #073 | Vendor and sponsor applications for a 20,000-person holiday tradition, five American Heart Association dates through next May, a Woodlands real estate team's most common buyer misstep.

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Hofstra Home Group's One Rule for Buyers: Get Pre-Approved First

At Hofstra Home Group, serving people, families, and community isn't a slogan. It's the job.

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Woodlands Eye Associates Turns 50, Four Doctors Carry It On

Issue #072 | Fifty years and four doctors at one Woodlands eye practice, a virtual cybersecurity school taking shape in Tomball ISD, a new national chest-pain accreditation for Memorial Hermann, sixteen grams of protein in an ounce of Spring's new biltong.

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16 Grams of Protein an Ounce, Zero Sugar: Spring's New Biltong Shop

Angus Biltong on Sawdust Road in Spring is opening a second location in Katy and closing in on USDA certification for wholesale sales.

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The Sheriff's Office Takes Over The Woodlands' Mounted Patrol in 2027

Issue #071 | The sheriff's office taking over The Woodlands' mounted patrol in 2027, Lone Star College's plan to pay off $404 million five years early, an AI tutor named Mojo landing in 10 Conroe ISD classrooms, a Magnolia office space built around six-month leases.

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When Working From Home Stops Working, Montgomery Business Owners Call Magnolia Woods

Magnolia Woods Office Properties offers six-month to year-long leases, plus day offices and virtual mail for Google verification.

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Home Sales Fell in Every Woodlands Zip But One This August

Issue #070 | Home sales sliding in seven of eight Woodlands zip codes, Highway 242's widening closing in on done, a Conroe garage giving away 80 cars a year to women in need.

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This Conroe Nonprofit Gives Away 80 Cars a Year to Women Who Need Them

God's Garage gives away eight vehicles a month. Free and fully repaired. To single mothers, widows, and military wives in crisis.

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A Shark Tank-Backed Donut Chain Just Landed at Grogan's Mill

Issue #069 | A Shark Tank-backed donut chain landing at Grogan's Mill, Conroe's $4.3 million deficit by design, a Conroe native's homecoming resale shop, a Conroe spa's inside-the-mouth signature treatment.

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Sixteen People Who Actually Built This Place Will Teach a Class On It

Issue #068 | The Woodlands U's sixteen-teacher history class, Thind Management's gutted-and-rebuilt I-45 hotel, WDLNDS' nine-month hunt for the perfect hometown tee, the YMCA's forty years since a trailer with no water.

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How a Trailer With No Running Water Became a 40 Year Woodlands Institution

The Woodlands Family YMCA marks 40 years since opening at 6145 Shadowbend Place, after starting out of a trailer with no running water.

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Lone Star College Just Crossed 100,000 Students for the First Time

Issue #067 | Lone Star College's crossing of 100,000 students, a Magnolia neighborhood's doubled water bills, a crayfish's appearance in a Woodlands ditch after the rain, Whole Fort's six-ingredient granola.

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The Granola With Six Ingredients You Can Actually Pronounce

Whole Fort Inc. sources its quinoa straight from Peru and hand-packs every box in Tomball kitchens so none arrive half-empty.

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A New County Order Let Precinct 3 Erase a Sawdust Road Eyesore

Issue #066 | Precinct 3's newfound power to erase graffiti off private property, a Spring art studio's first birthday, the glass company that handles windshields, showers and everything between.

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Windows, Windshields and Showers: The Glass Company That Does It All

Apple Glass Company will quote your job over the phone. No appointment needed. No matter what you're bringing them.

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Mike Sallés

This Free Tai Chi Class Has Kept Students Coming Back for 12 Years

Junior League Food Program Now Feeds 600 Kids a Week

The Storage Unit Comes to Your Driveway, Not the Other Way Around

The Woodlands Approves 3 New Cell Towers to Fix Weak Coverage

This Houston Cleaning Company's Owner Also Runs a Convention for the Industry

Home Prices Doubled in 14 Years, Habitat Panel Tells Montgomery County

She Won't Send You a Rate Sheet Until She Knows Your Business

Seussical Jr. Will Put Young Artists With Special Needs on the Owen Stage

Williams Sonoma Opens at Hughes Landing's Retail Row

When Senior Care Becomes Overwhelming, This Local Expert Helps Families Find the Right Next Step

Vendor Applications Open for Lighting of the Doves, November 21

Hofstra Home Group's One Rule for Buyers: Get Pre-Approved First

Woodlands Eye Associates Turns 50, Four Doctors Carry It On

16 Grams of Protein an Ounce, Zero Sugar: Spring's New Biltong Shop

The Sheriff's Office Takes Over The Woodlands' Mounted Patrol in 2027

When Working From Home Stops Working, Montgomery Business Owners Call Magnolia Woods

Home Sales Fell in Every Woodlands Zip But One This August

This Conroe Nonprofit Gives Away 80 Cars a Year to Women Who Need Them

A Shark Tank-Backed Donut Chain Just Landed at Grogan's Mill

Sixteen People Who Actually Built This Place Will Teach a Class On It

How a Trailer With No Running Water Became a 40 Year Woodlands Institution

Lone Star College Just Crossed 100,000 Students for the First Time

The Granola With Six Ingredients You Can Actually Pronounce

A New County Order Let Precinct 3 Erase a Sawdust Road Eyesore

Windows, Windshields and Showers: The Glass Company That Does It All

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