Serendipity Kids recently opened at 4102 Center St. (in the former location of Xilantro's restaurant). This new 1,625-square foot-store is a spin-off of Serendipity Gift Shop (in the same retail center) and features kid's clothing, accessories and gifts for newborns through teens. The original Serendipity store is now savoring the extra room and has expanded their trendy selection of home décor and women's accessories.

Sage Dental has recently opened at 9001 Spencer Hwy., Suite J in Deer Park (in the former location of Lehigh Outfitters). Sage has several other locations in the region, including one in Baytown. Their staff is dedicated to your comfort and prompt attention and their goal is to keep your teeth healthy and your smile bright. Sage will house 2 full-time dentists plus 10 additional employees. You may reach them at 281-479-4867.

Financial aid professionals will be on hand at each of the three San Jacinto College campuses to help students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as part of College Goal Sunday Texas on Feb. 12.

The free one-day event is designed to help students and their families with any questions or concerns they have while filling out the application.

The FAFSA enables students to have access to federal and state-funded grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and loans to help pay for the cost of college. Last year, Texas students received $4 billion, with San Jacinto College students receiving more than $54 million in both state and federal financial aid.

Students and parents will need to bring their most recent tax information and a paystub from their 2011 employer(s). If this information is not available, FAFSA gives families the opportunity to retrieve IRS data at the time the application is completed. The San Jacinto College financial aid services department strongly recommends using the IRS Data Retrieval tool to eliminate potential delays with the application.

February's artist of the month, Marilyn Nabors enjoys painting subjects that people wouldn't necessarily notice.

"I enjoy painting buildings and animals," Nabors said. "I also do a little cartooning."

She has always enjoyed painting, especially art class in school, but she didn't become more serious about painting until she moved to Deer Park and joined the art league in 1998.

"I met one of the ladies from the art league at Hobby Lobby who told me about it," Nabors said. "I was interested in art and wasn't doing anything about it so I went up there. Now I have a lot of good friends."

She gets inspired by the people around her who encourage her to take workshops. Even though she has been painting for more than 10years, she is still mesmerized by the finished product.

Nabors, who also uses flowers as her subjects, paints using mostly water colors, because of the ease of the medium, but she also uses ink, by itself and with the water colors.

"I'm surprised when I finish a painting," Nabors said. "I think, 'wow, I actually did that.'"