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Alief private school changes the success formula
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 succeed. In just a five-year span, Van Housto…
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Retiree dedicated to service wins Texas award for aiding SW Houston families
Madan Luthra of Houston was a child refugee when he first learned about selfless service to others. Born five days after the 1947 partiti…
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War memory signs inspire talk of a peaceful future
On a crisp, sunny morning recently, workers installed the first of many bright green and white street signs along Bellaire Boulevard to h…
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HOPE Clinic aims to transform healthcare & spur economic development in Alief area
HOPE Clinic is a non-profit network of Houston health centers that cares, in 35 languages, for patients regardless of their ability to p…
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Listening & leading: An interview with new HPD Westside Commander Reece Hardy
The Houston Police Department’s Westside Command Station is the city’s largest, serving a population of 300,000 people (plus business…
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WAR SURVIVORS: Houstonians from Vietnam share insights & stories to guide new Afghan refugees
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International District’s 22 art globes take on even more relevance as Houston grows
Armando Castelan considers himself lucky to be able to live in Houston, known as the most diverse city in the United States. One of the e…
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SBA official explains loan aid following Houston upheavals
With Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s historic winter storm, it’s been a rough time for Texas, and small busin…
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Meet HPD’s compassionate Asian community liaison
As the Houston Police Department’s Asian community liaison, Officer Don Vo is a familiar face throughout the city and especially in the…
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New Alief ISD center will boost teacher/staff enrichment
Alief ISD has opened its new, state-of-the-art 78,000-square-foot facility dedicated to professional growth and talent development of edu…
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A garden of international delights keeps ‘growing’ in Alief
Each plot takes you to a different place at the Alief Community Garden. A dozen cactus plants reach upward of 4 feet on a 25-foot-long be…
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This fish & pets store dives in to help humans
When Winter Storm Uri descended on Houston in mid-February, causing massive blackouts and freezing water pipes throughout the state, Patr…
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Video is a gateway to a temple rich in symbols and colors
An exotic building in the International Management District overflows with symbols. And the site is a treasure in another way: Chinese an…
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