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The 2016 Texas Lunar Festival will highlight and recognize the multi-cultural diversity of our community with many diverse ethnic food booths, a series of ethnic displays, entertainment, world-class Shaolin Temple Wushu martial arts demonstrations, acrobats, lion dancers and attendance by many local dignitaries including governmental officials and leaders in business and education. Activities are selected [...]
Celebrate the Year of the Red Monkey on February 13 & 14 from 11am to 7pm. Free Admission Viet Hoa Center @ Beltway Plaza
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) will be holding an "information meeting" at the San Jacinto Monument on Thurs., February 11, at 6 pm, to tell stakeholders that the "Marsh Restoration, Phase II" is a fait accompli. Your immediate help is needed! Please see "How can you help?" at the bottom of this alert. The Situation [...]
RSVP Required. Please contact Barbara Quattro at 281.787.8827.
As of January 1, 2016, individuals can carry a handgun openly or concealed subject to statutory restrictions as long as they possess a License to Carry (LTC) a handgun issued by Texas or a similar license issued by a state that Texas has accepted. By law, a handgun carried openly must be carried in a [...]
Since 2006, The City of Houston's Office of Education Initiatives and the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs successfully partnered with various organizations to sponsor citywide student art competitions. These competitions successfully raised awareness about Houston's cultural vitality. The Mayor's Office of Education Initiatives, the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, and Houston Arts Partners host a [...]
Alief Community Garden, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 10 am - 12 pm
The Houston Police Department wants to remind citizens to protect their identities and financial information this holiday season. The upcoming holiday season is a time of year when people are busy, tend to be distracted and are making more purchases than normal. The department offers the following tips to prevent identity theft: Do not carry [...]
I would like to thank all of you for your dedication and support given to our 2015 Thanksgiving Holiday Giving efforts. We were able to provide 210 families from the Alief community with a blessed Thanksgiving meal. A very special thank you goes to Brad Branson, who is also one of our amazing Alief YMCA [...]
Here is how you can support access for families during the holidays: Donate a Thanksgiving meal for a family that includes any or all of the following (frozen 10-12 pound turkey, uncooked, packaged traditional sides, desserts or non-alcoholic beverages) Donate a Christmas gift for a youth in need including the following (appropriate sized clothing items, [...]
