Issue 11
Published June 19, 2026 · Bilingual edition
A summer edition. The details we promised on the Fourth at Unity Park, a look back at the local-business series readers keep asking about, and a plain answer to a question a growing town should ask: where does the water come from?
Community · Independence Day
The Fourth at Unity Park: Food Trucks, Music, and Fireworks at Nine
Magnolia's Independence Day celebration is Friday, July 3 at Unity Park: free, all ages, 5 to 9 p.m., fireworks at 9. The full details, plus what to bring and when to get there.
Read the story →Business · Small Business
The Magnolia 100 So Far, and How to Send Us the Next One
The boutiques, the cafe with the treehouse out back, the bagel counter, the maker shop. A look back at the businesses we've profiled, the rule that keeps it honest, and how to nominate the next one. Always free to be in it.
Read the story →Civic Watch · Water
Every New Rooftop Needs Water. Here's Where Magnolia's Comes From.
Most of the area's water is pumped from aquifers, and the more it grows, the more it pumps. Why the ground sinks when you pump too hard, what the rules actually say, and what the regulators themselves call the binding limit. A straight explainer.
Read the story →Coming next
Tuesday's edition, with the next business in the Magnolia 100. Have a shop, an event, or a milestone worth a mention? Send it to the newsroom.