iEARN Pakistan February 29—Council Members Andrew Burkes and Mike Laster welcomed Ms. Farah Kamal, Executive Director of iEARN Pakistan, a non-profit organization that links schools globally, to discuss the establishment of a relationship between the Houston Academy of International Studies and Habib Public School in Karachi, Pakistan. The following day a Memorandum of Understanding linking [...]
Letter from the Director Greetings and Happy 2012! I sincerely hope each of you had a wonderful holiday season with your family, friends, and those you hold dear. As we embark upon a new and what we anticipate to be a very exciting year, the Mayor's Office of Business Opportunity continues to work diligently in [...]
February 2012 Throughout the months of February and March, the City of Houston Planning Commission will hold four public meetings to discuss proposed changes to Chapter 42, the City's Land Development Ordinance. Proposed amendments address topics such as average lot size in new subdivision plats, guest parking for certain single-family residential units and the extension [...]
A Community Electoral Forum Tuesday, October 25 7 – 9 p.m. Location: Elsik 9th Grade Ctr6767 S Dairy Ashford (near Bellaire) Presented by Texans Together and the Alief Super Neighborhood Council […]
SW Neighborhood Recycling Center 10785 Southwest Freeway, 77074 Citizens will be able to use the depositories four times per month free of charge. The following proof of residency will be required: Texas Driver’s License or ID, and a current utility bill or city property tax receipt. […]
Houston Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with Ready Houston, will be hosting the Neighborhood Ready training on March 30, 2011 at the Southwest Multi-Service Center from 1-5 PM. Neighborhood Ready will allow you, as a community leader, to facilitate the training in your community. You will have the option of signing [...]
Alief volunteers embark on parks cleanup published Mar 3, 2011 – Story by Scott Gordon Alief residents volunteered to plant 200 trees in Hackberry Park in January, and cleaned up in Alief Community Park on Saturday, Feb. 26. Alief Super Neighborhood Council President Barbara Quattro hopes volunteer parks projects like these can start happening [...]
City of Houston Redistricting 2011 The City of Houston Charter requires that the Houston City Council expand to eleven single-member districts at such point that census data demonstrates that the City’s population exceeds 2.1 million residents. With the much anticipated release of the 2010 U.S. Census, the City will begin the process of redistricting in [...]
