Captain Kate

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

Got to do some more work with our charity client last week. ❤️🥰❤️

Delivered all the big donated stuff: custom painted patio set from our wonderful neighbors Jane, dining table & nightstand from Ryan. Staged the table with some of the client’s cute dishes.

We installed a retractable clothesline leftover from a previous job (top right of patio). I figure, why not use the Texas heat to dry our clothes till we get the dryer fixed?

Also, great news: our client found a full time job and starts next week. Woohoooo!

Just have a few more fixes and we’ll be done here!

06/12/2026

ELECTION DAY REMINDER: Tomorrow, June 13, is officially Election Day for the Denton City Council Runoff Elections.

As a reminder, two runoff elections will be taking place:
📌Denton Mayor, Place 7: Chris Watts and Brian Beck
📌Denton City Council Place 5: George Michael Ferrie Jr. and Erica Garland

For Election Day voting, you should vote at your designated location from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the address determined by your precinct, which can be found by looking up your voter registration info at https://bit.ly/3OwIlSN

Precinct 1007, 1056, 1057, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064 - North Branch Library (3020 N. Locust St.) - Meeting Room
📍Precinct 1058, 1059, 1060, 4168, 4169, 4188, 4189 - North Lakes Recreation Center (2001 W Windsor Dr.) - Room B
📍Precinct 1065, 1066, 2067, 2069, 2070, 4165, 4166, 4167, - Denton Civic Center (321 E. McKinney St.) - Community Room
📍Precinct 4043, 4161, 4162, 4163, 4164, 4176, 4180, 4181, 4182, 4183 - South Branch Library (3228 Teasley Ln.) - Large Meeting Room
📍Precinct 4170, 4171, 4173, 4174, 4175, 4177, 4178, 4179, 4184, 4187, 4193 - Denia Recreation Center (1001 Parvin St.) - Room A
📍Precinct 4185, 4186, 4197 - Robson Ranch Clubhouse (9428 Ed Robson Cir.) - Bandera/Medina Room

For more information on voting in Denton County, please visit: https://bit.ly/3QfmQqj

06/11/2026

Before and after on the Ganzer road ADA bath renovation.

This bathroom was unusable for several years; we converted it to an ADA compliant bathroom with a huge walk-in shower, custom solid hardwood vanity, quartz countertops, double pocket doors (reusing the original hardwood doors!) and a dry sauna.

06/11/2026

Love this - and George!

Please please please vote in the runoff this Saturday. Denton needs you to fulfill your civic responsibility and privilege! ❤️💯❤️

One of the absolute best things about our town is the incredible, vibrant local food scene. Whether it’s a morning matcha, a late-night taco, or the perfect dinner with friends, Denton’s local restaurants are the heartbeat of our community.

For the JOY of food, drop a photo in the comments and tag a local restaurant that brings you joy every single time you visit. Let’s flood the feed with love for our local spots!

My deep love for our local businesses comes from my 15+ years in the Service Industry, living paycheck to paycheck, serving folks, and listening to the stories of our community. I worked incredibly hard to take over full ownership of a local wine bar right here in Denton, learning firsthand the joys and struggles of operating a small business. Today, I continue my entrepreneurial journey as the owner and operator of my private counseling practice, Radiant Counseling & Wellness Collective.

Because I've walked in those shoes, I know that keeping our local economy thriving takes real, intentional policy. When you elect me to City Council, I will champion:
A Local Business Preference Ordinance: Implementing a 25% minimum local procurement requirement so city contracts go to Denton-owned businesses first.
Micro-Enterprise Support: Expanding micro-grants and technical assistance for local makers, artists, and small businesses.
Anti-Displacement Protections: Ensuring major new developments don't price out our legacy small businesses.

If you've not already, please get out and VOTE on Election Day this Saturday, June 13th between 7am-7pm. It doesn't matter if you voted in the general election, and I will be on every Dentonites run-off ballot. Look up your precinct-specific polling location here: https://www.votedenton.gov/voter-information/voter-lookup/

05/30/2026

Vote for George and Brian Beck in the runoff! 💯

"I have known George Ferrie for a very long time. I have known them as a small business owner, a community servant and advocate, and a friend. We have worked in the service industry together and we have a shared love for this amazing city.
George has given decades of volunteer service to this city to make it better. And now wants to do even more by having a voice in making policy in our city.
As someone who served on the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission for over 8 years, and who has run for Council in the past, I understand well what it means to have a passion to serve and want to do more.
For years now, we have had a Council that is unwilling to work together, is disrespectful to one another, does not do the work of the people, and has been unable to make decisions. We face issues of aƯordability, budget challenges, economic development needs, and city staƯ vacancies. George has the skills and knowledge to move things forward and take on these challenges. George possesses the ability to work with everyone.
I have watched George and their team run an incredibly positive, community focused campaign. I have seen support for George throughout this city; from business owners to homeowners and tenants in every direction of this town.
We don’t need a councilperson who always agrees with us, or us with them…we need a councilperson who understands the work, who we know will do the work, who will listen to and help teach the community, who can collaborate with others, and who can bring knowledge and thoughtful conversation to get things done. We need a councilperson who will work to better the lives of all people in Denton. That person is George Ferrie.
Vote George Ferrie for Denton City Council, Place 5."

Welcome to the ... let's get to work!

05/21/2026

Vote for Brian W Beck in the mayoral runoff, NOT Chris Watts. The future of our city depends on it.

And George Forrie for the city council runoff.

Above all: VOTE! It’s our civic duty and privilege. 💯

05/20/2026

Thank you for the clarification, George.

Yesterday, my opponent shared a post expressing frustration over Denton's affordable housing crisis. She rightly pointed out that our city has handed out too many tax incentives for developments at 80% Area Median Income (AMI), which is simply not affordable for many working families. I completely agree with her on that point. In fact, as she points out, I am the one who originally said it publicly.

She further agreed with my statement that I want teachers, home health aides, and single parents to be able to live comfortably. However, it is deeply frustrating to watch someone use my own advocacy as a talking point, while simultaneously trying to blame me for systemic city failures that I have no legal authority to control.

My opponent pointed to my volunteer role as the Board President of the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation (DAHC) as evidence that I have failed to change the system. This demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how housing in Denton actually works.

There is a common misconception, which my opponent either shares or is exploiting, that the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation (DAHC) and the Denton Housing Authority (DHA) are the same entity. They are entirely different (view graphic below).

I am a community volunteer at a non-profit. I do not have the unilateral power to hand out or deny city tax incentives for wealthy developers. That power lies strictly with the City Council. The very body we are both running to join.

During a recent candidate forum, my opponent stated that affordable housing is just a "buzzword people throw around local elections" and that "no one understands what it means."

I had to politely remind her the next day at a forum that it is a concrete, data-driven metric defined by HUD: Spending no more than 30% of a household's income on rent or mortgage and utilities. It is not a buzzword; it is a vital standard for our community's survival, and our leaders need to know the definition of the crisis they are trying to solve.

While I may not have had a vote on the council to stop those bad tax incentives, I have used my capacity as a citizen and volunteer to shape the very changes my opponent is now referencing.

I regularly meet with Denton's Director of Community Services and the Housing Programs Manager to review the data and bring forward the conversations I am having in our neighborhoods.

I publicly advocated before the City Council to finally remove planning and zoning barriers to genuine affordable housing.

I successfully pushed to streamline city applications to cut down on unnecessary pre-development costs. When city departments force developers to continuously spend money on engineers reworking easy fixes that could have been handled in a simple meeting, those massive costs get passed directly onto the developer, who has to make tough choices about how to keep their project affordable. Fixing this pipeline directly creates real affordability.

It takes actual work to move the needle. My opponent highlights her position on the Planning and Zoning Commission to claim she knows how to deliver for working families. Yet, she has served on that commission for less than one year.

Most importantly, when city staff finally brought forward the very affordability changes I (and many other citizens, non-profits, and city staff) worked so hard to help get created, my opponent was absent from the meeting. Denton deserves better than good intentions without results. We deserve leaders who understand the issues, respect the facts, and actually show up to cast their vote when it matters most.

Early voting is June 1st-June 9th, and Election Day is June 13th. I would be honored to earn your vote and represent your voice on Denton City Council, At-Large Place 5.

Learn more at georgefordenton.com

05/04/2026

Finally, our solid maple custom vanity has a countertop, sink and backsplash. Great work, team! 👏👏👏

05/04/2026

Fantastic program!