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Tea Cup Café: Taiwanese Boba & Snacks
The International District’s small restaurants are one of the most striking expressions of our city’s diversity and creativity. These community gathering places offer an easy and rewarding opportunity for cultural…
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Gallery Furniture Helping Houston Seniors and Disabled Citizens
Attention Houston Seniors and Disabled Citizens: fill out a form in order to request and receive a care package of toiletries and other …
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1890s Alief — Commies and Uppity Women
Thanks to a fierce pride of place and assiduous record-keeping, the early history of Alief is well-known, from the Reynolds Reynolds land…
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SBA COVID-19 Informational Webinars: March 30th-April 3rd
The SBA Houston District Office will provide the latest information from SBA to help small businesses with their economic recovery from …
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ECHOS providing the essential services our families need
ECHOS – We Will Be Here….Until the Food Runs Out Sorry to have been out of pocket and not communicating, but we have been ver…
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Alief ISD: ImpactED Podcast – Alief Learns Discussion – Digital and Traditional Learning
Kathy Jahn (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction) and Pam Lowe (Digital Learning Coordinator) call into the studio to discuss…
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Alief/Westchase Virtual Community Meeting TONIGHT
Please join us at 6pm from the comfort of your home! Topics of discussion include a coronavirus update and proposed projects for Capita…
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You Ride… You Get Rewarded
Support our Local Restaurants and Retailers in the METRO Rider Rewards Program Many of our retailers have started curbside pickup to make…
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“Stay Home. Stay Safe.” order and essential services
A Message from the Executive Director This morning County Judge Lina Hidalgo, with the support of Mayor Turner, issued a mandatory “Sta…
Read moreSBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help with the COVID-19 crisis
What’s an EIDL? The SBA EIDL program can provide low-interest loans of up to $2M to businesses and private non-profits. EIDLs m…
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Houston’s COVID-19 Site Broadens Testing to Symptomatic People with Chronic Illnesses
Houston’s first free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will broaden services to people of any age with chronic illnesses on Sunday, Marc…
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Register your Restaurant in our ACC Directory
We want your restaurant be listed on our directory as a service of the Asian Chamber in support of small businesses being shutting down b…
Read moreSBA Update! COVID-19 Disaster Loans Now Available in Texas & Upcoming Webinars
Texas small business can now apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help with the COVID-19 crisis. What’s an EIDL? …
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