Each plot takes you to a different place at the Alief Community Garden. A dozen cactus plants reach upward of 4 feet on a 25-foot-long bed belonging to Gus Munoz. Up close, against blues skies, the fleshy paddles transport you to arid central Mexico or, in Munoz's case, the Rio Grande Valley, where he grew [...]
Awarding $10,000 to the the best idea in Texas education, the Rather Prize at SXSW EDU 2021 will help identify not only the strongest ideas to improve Texas schools from the submissions we receive, our session will highlight the plan for implementation. Alongside Dr. Kevin Foster from The University of Texas at Austin who chairs [...]
Prior to district closures last spring, Superintendent HD Chambers sat down with Barbara Quattro (chair of the Alief Super Neighborhood Council), Amenda Abi Saab (former Youngblood student and current O'Donnell student) and Erin Gilbert (Youngblood Intermediate School teacher) to discuss the impact of the Alief Community Garden. They discuss how the community came together to [...]
By Christina Autry Barbara Quattro is not a stranger to seeing the needs of the International District (IMD) and taking action to make her community a better place. She has volunteered in Alief for the past 40 years, when she moved to Houston after her relocation from Alaska. Having served within the International District since [...]
On Tuesday, April 10 the staff and students of Youngblood Intermediate in the International District were presented with a $1,000 donation from Ms. Beth Rohani, MVP of Ameritex Movers, to assist students with their building birdhouses projects for the Alief Community Garden. Ms. Rohani said “I believe in supporting our community and our children by [...]
Every 2nd Saturday beginning March 11 from 10am to noon.
(Houston, TX) – The International District, Alief ISD and the Alief Super Neighborhood (ASNC) have partnered in continuing the beautification of Alief. Alief ISD has committed to planting trees throughout the Alief ISD school district with trees from the tree farm located at the site of the Alief Community Garden. This partnership has flourished since [...]
The International District would like to invite you and your family to enjoy the very first of our FREE summer movie nights featuring Denzel Washington in, "Remember the Titans" Friday, July 25, 2014 @8:30pm Alief Community Garden corner of Beechnut & Dairy Ashford The International District will be providing free water, popcorn, and snacks. Bring [...]
When it became apparent that the grape vines in the Alief Spark Park and Nature Center's children's garden were not flourishing, 17-year-old Joel Pointer came to the rescue. The Eagle Scout candidate who will soon be a senior at Alief Taylor High School had an idea to get the vines off the ground. "I had [...]
