Free Senior Citizen Valentine’s Dance
RSVP Required. Please contact Barbara Quattro at 281.787.8827.
Frequently Asked Questions About the New Texas Open Carry Law
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 [...]
Announcing the 2015-2016 Mayor’s Art Scholarship Competition
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 [...]
Visit the Farmers Market on Dec. 19
Alief Community Garden, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 10 am - 12 pm
HPD: Help Us Help You Prevent Identity Theft This Holiday Season
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 [...]
YMCA Thanksgiving Holiday Giving Event
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 [...]
Alief Family YMCA Holiday Giving 2015
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, [...]
Come & Feel a Lot of Green: Business Mixer
Come network with the International District, our business partners, the community leaders, and see what we've done to turn the "space" green.
Houston-area school district launches fast-track to skilled trades
By Roxanna Asgarian, Houston Business Journal As the chasm between education and the workforce has widened on a national scale, Texas has made strides to try to address the problem, including a program that just launched this fall. House Bill 5, which was passed in 2013, made big changes to the curriculum in Texas schools. [...]
Whitestone REIT credits feng shui at Lion Square shopping center
By Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle Feng shui is paying off for Houston-based Whitestone REIT at its Lion Square shopping center redevelopment in southwest Houston’s Asian district. Sam’s Spa Nail Supply has signed a new 12,260-square-foot lease that boosts occupancy at Lion Square to 94 percent. The 117,600-square-foot shopping center is at the northeast corner of [...]
