To many people, the mention of law enforcement conjures up images of cops chasing bad guys, locking up crooks or handing out tickets. But the Harris County Sheriff’s Office youth outreach initiative is reshaping the perception. The initiative engages youngsters ages 8 to 17 in motivational dialogues, sports, extracurricular enrichment and interactive activities at public [...]
As the Houston Police Department’s Asian new community liaison, Officer Loc Tram is no stranger to residents in the city and especially in the International Management District. He is a compassionate and astute officer who understands the complexities of policing and community relations. He succeeds Officer Don Vo, who was promoted to sergeant assigned to [...]
The costumed Chinese lion dance, a vibrant and ancient tradition, is a captivating spectacle that has mesmerized audiences for centuries. The Lion Dance Team of the Houston Police Department is keeping the tradition alive by performing at area events as part of the department’s outreach efforts. In a vivid ceremony that showed the team’s dedication [...]
The three-story HOPE Clinic opened only six months ago in Alief and it’s already drawing an influx of 20 to 30 new patients a day. At 13930 Bellaire Blvd. in the International Management District, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Foundation HOPE Health and Wellness Center Services includes a pharmacy with discounted prices, dental care, and [...]
Korean BBQ restaurants and hot pot restaurants are trending along the Bellaire Boulevard corridor, meaning that more customers are learning how to assemble and cook these delicacies at their tables. This is the happy story of a newcomer to the routine who visited a new restaurant that is also one of the very few in [...]
From funding extra security patrols to promoting new businesses, removing litter and displaying public art, the International Management District takes actions that produce immediate results. But the District also invests in the future, as shown by the $2,500 college scholarships it provided to each of four outstanding students who graduated from different Alief Independent School [...]
Last year, comedian Mo Amer put Alief in the national glare with his Netflix TV series called “Mo.” Alief scenes and cultures are the backdrop as the main character, played by Amer, grows into adulthood in a family of Middle Eastern immigrants. Which is how he was raised. Now another man from Alief who has [...]
Windbloom In 1917, a tiny farming settlement called Dairy was renamed Alief in honor of Alief Ozelda Morris Magee, one of the area’s first settlers. She had served as its first postmaster. Today the legacies of Alief the female pioneer and Alief the community are crystallized symbolically — along with the area’s history, [...]
Two striking scenarios take place in the Gulfton community: In one, a 17-year-old Afghan refugee, driving a car owned by his family, finds himself chased by seven police officers for disobeying a traffic light whose colors he was never taught about. He was also never taught that the sirens of a police car mean you [...]
Three months into his new job, Anthony Mays takes seriously the fact that he is the first Black superintendent of the Alief Independent School District, whose student body is 90 percent “minority.” “I don’t take it lightly. Being responsible and being a good steward, I own it. I believe it conveys hope for people, who [...]
