October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! The Alief Family YMCA is hosting a Line Dance Workshop for the Cure!! All are Welcome! Bring a friend and join in all the fun! Saturday, October 20, 2012Time: 5pm-8pm Location:Alief Family YMCA7850 Howell-Sugarland Rd.Houston, TX 77083 Fee: $10.00 (includes t-shirt & pink wristband) Register TODAY! Please note: $5 [...]
County Cleans Up Old Cemetery In Alief Marie Lee was laid up at her Alief home Tuesday, recovering from a broken femur and a blood clot, when she started getting calls from friends. "Do you know what's going on in the cemetery?" they asked. In years past, Lee might have made the five-minute drive to [...]
The Costello Connection Welcome City Finances As chair of the Budget & Fiscal Affairs Committee, I am working together with my colleagues to strengthen the city's long-term financial picture. Last year, I served on the Long-Range Financial Management Task Force where for six months, members were presented with a comprehensive, in-depth look [...]
We won an orchard! Join us to plant the 30 trees we won in the Communities Take Root contest. Saturday, October 13th, 11:00 AM. Location: Dairy View and Beechnut (across the street from Youngblood Intermediate School) Trees Donated by The Dreyer Corporation Sponsored by: Alief Super Neighborhood Council And International District For additional information, contact [...]
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Alief was once a thriving farming community, now it's one more Houston suburb that's overshadowed by development. The one symbol of its 19th century pioneer past was the Alief Cemetery, with lives that bridged the 1800's and 1900's. Even that was littered with trash and high grass. Volunteers did what they could [...]
Table of Contents: Two Hearings on City of Houston Bond Referendums EVs for Trees Program National Prescription Take Back Day is September 29 National Night Out is Tuesday, October 2 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Welcomes Spirit Airlines Two Hearings on City of Houston Bond Referendums September 26 and October 3 There are [...]
Asian American Family Services held the 13th Annual Golden Ball at the Hotel ZaZa on Thursday, September 20th. The theme was "Honoring the Spirit of Giving" and special guests included Dr. Mary Spangler, The Honorable Allen Owen, Ms. Nancy Allen, & Mr. Vican Tan.
Guest Speakers: Alta Alexander, Business Program SpecialistBrian Hohle, Letting Management Supervisor REGISTER HERE Download Event Flyer
The International Management District (IMD) and the Houston Police Department (HPD) are asking business owners to help them reduce the number of burglaries of commercial businesses by signing trespass affidavits. In the last several months, the Westside Patrol Command has seen a decrease in almost every crime except burglary of a business, said Captain [...]
The Alief Community Association's International Community Parade was held on Saturday, September 22nd. The Fourth annual parade, designed to bring together a diverse community, started at 9am outside the International Trade Center. The approximately one-mile parade route headed West on Bellaire to Cook Rd, turned right on Cook, and ended at Hasting Ninth Grade Center. [...]
