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WaterSmart Park at 1910 Louisiana Ave. It was relocated from the corner of FM 518 and Louisiana Avenue on the Ghirardi family’s property after a road-widening project required its removal. The Ghirardi family is one of League City’s first Italian immigrant families. 281-554-1000. www.leaguecitytx.gov NEW MANAGEMENT 13 St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal School , 18300 Upper Bay Road, Hous- ton, in June announced it is under new leadership. Andie Knight is the new head of school, and Renee Bielski is the new community engagement and enroll- ment director. Knight has 20 years of experience in education and is working on her master’s degree in counseling at Houston Baptist University. Bielski has a master’s in early childhood education and 20 years of experience working with preschool and elementary school students. St. Thomas is a Nassau Bay pri- vate school that has existed for 56 years. 281-333-2384. www.stesnb.org IN THE NEWS 14 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in June awarded the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce , 100 Perkins Ave., League City, with a four-star accreditation for the chamber’s policies, effective orga- nization procedures and positive impact on the community. League City Chamber is the only chamber representing Galves- ton, Harris and Brazoria counties and the only accredited chamber in the Greater Bay Area Houston region. 281-338-7339. www.leaguecitychamber.com 15 In June, two Clear Lake aerospace companies— A Aegis Aerospace at 18050 Saturn Lane, Ste. 300, Houston, and B Intuitive Machines at 3700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston—announced they have entered the first Texas-based business-to-business contract to deliver a commercial science payload to the moon. Under the con- tract, Intuitive Machines will send Aegis Aerospace’s Space Science & Technology Evaluation Facility to the moon in 2025. The facility is designed to accommodate a variety of experiments, such as a 3D-print- ed antenna, radiation protective mate- rials and sensors. www.aegisaero.com. www.intuitivemachines.com

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Kelsey-Seybold plans to open new and expanded facilities around the Bay Area.

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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON Health care company Kelsey-Seybold is expanding in the Bay Area. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – South Shore at 201 Enterprise Ave., Ste. 900, League City, and A Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Clear Lake at 1010 S. Ponds Drive, Webster, are both at capacity, so the company will expand, Stuart Cayer, senior director of operations at Kelsey- Seybold, said at a June 28 League City City Council meeting. “This community needs a lot more from us,” he said. In January, Kelsey-Seybold will open a B South Shore Harbour location in League City. The 15,000-square-foot facility at 3625 E. League City Parkway, League City, will include a lab and imaging services. The one-story clinic, which is under construction, will have room for seven health care providers under various specialities, including family medicine, OB-GYN and pediatrics. Once open, the facility will replace Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – South Shore, which opened in February. Kelsey-Seybold is also opening a westside League City location by 2024. The two-story facility west of I-45 will be 33,000 square feet with adult

and pediatric specialties, a pharmacy, imaging services and a lab, and it will house up to 27 doctors once it is expanded. An exact address for the facility has not yet been announced. Between the two facilities, Kelsey- Seybold plans to bring about 35 doctors and other sta to the area by 2026, Cayer said. Finally, in fall 2023, Kelsey-Seybold is also opening its expanded Clear Lake location in Webster. Called the Bay Area campus, it will feature a 44,000-square-foot cancer center and a surgical hub. The existing clinic will grow from 54,000 square feet to 81,000. In total, the Bay Area campus will expand by over 150,000 square feet, Cayer said. All told, the new and expanded facilities will bring about 600 jobs to the area. www.kelsey-seybold.com

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