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Severe overcrowding at BARC: More than 500 dogs and 200 cats in animal shelter’s care
Special $1 Pet Adoptions This Weekend to Help Save Lives HOUSTON- BARC is bursting at the seams with dogs and cats: More than 500 dogs and 200 cats are at BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions. The shelter’s capacit…
Read moreTop 10 Restaurants in Alief
By Alice Levitt, Houstonia Southwest Houston is more than just “Little Saigon,” and we’ve got a diverse line-up of dining options t…
Read moreAlief Community School Supply Drive
With less than 30 days until Alief students return to the classroom, the Annual Heads UP Houston Alief Community School Supply Drive, is …
Read moreThink Outside the Box! BoxBot Contest
Middle school students in the Alief ISD summer program enjoyed a futuristic change of pace this past July. They had 10 days to Think Outs…
Read moreRaise Awareness: Sound the Alarm – Save a Life
1) Every day, 7 people die from home fires. 2) Home fires kill more people every year than all other disasters combined. 3) Smoke alarms …
Read moreHUBZone Set-Aside Program Webinar
What is the HUBZone Set-Aside Program Join the SBA Houston District Office Business Opportunity Specialists for a webinar about the HUBZo…
Read moreNOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Urban Farming Business Course
We’re pleased to announce our upcoming Urban Farming Business Course for refugees and asylees in Houston! Applications are being ac…
Read moreMayor’s Annual Back2School Fest – Registration required
Mayor’s 7th Annual Back 2 School Fest Location: George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010 S…
Read moreQuarterly Alief Networking Breakfast, Aug. 1
We cordially invite you to join us for our quarterly ALIEF NETWORKING BREAKFAST Tuesday August 1, 2017 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM International T…
Read moreFree Back-to-School Vaccinations
Children’s Museum of Houston offers free immunizations Every Thursday Free Family Night in August 2017 Limit first 150 children each of…
Read moreChildren’s Museum August Happenings
Children’s Museum of Houston expands beyond the limits of your imagination during Sci-Fi Summer Don’t miss an action-packed live prod…
Read moreCheck it out! Red Cross/Houston Fire Department Kick Off Partnership, July 15
Volunteers and leaders from the American Red Cross of Greater Houston and the Houston Fire Department (HFD) will be going door-to-door in…
Read moreHPD’s new volunteer program called “Communicators on Patrol”
In an effort to enhance language access between officers and community members, the Houston Police Department is in the process of develo…
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