My International District
Educator’s mission reflects his past hardships
Meet Kendrick Deon Thomas, assistant principal at Hicks Elementary School in the Alief Independent School District. The native of Shreveport, La., is on a mission to motivate and empower boys and young men of color [...]
Center Bistro: Tasty fare for all, training for Alief ISD students
What’s for lunch? How about Beef Bourguignon — slow-roasted beef tenderloin in a demi-glace served with whipped potatoes, sautéed button mushrooms and warm baked bread, accompanied by freshly whipped butter? And for dessert, what about a simple [...]
Malaysian bubble tea chain’s first U.S. store arrives
It may be the Asian Year of the Tiger, but at Daboba bubble tea in the International Management District, you can come face-to-face with a bear. When you order your bubble tea from recently-opened Daboba, [...]
School garden is grounds for learning, eating and an award
Youngblood Intermediate fifth and sixth graders dig in the dirt to harvest sugar snap peas and red beets they grow from seed. For the last several years, Alief ISD school students have been hard at [...]
A Hot Team comes to the rescue when residents spot a hot mess
Debris and trash can take a toll on quality of life and the spirit of a neighborhood. Wouldn’t it be great if there were someone you could call or report these nuisances to? A team [...]
Alief private school changes the success formula
Vy Tan Hoang Van Thinking outside the box comes naturally for Vy Tan Hoang Van, who has built a stand-out private school in Houston that rethinks the approach to motivating young people to [...]
