With over 23K members, Facebook group supports Asian restaurants

The fast-growing Chow Down in Chinatown-Houston group on Facebook hosted an unofficial fund-raising event recently to keep doing what it’s been doing since it came to life during the COVID-19 pandemic: promote local Asian-owned restaurants. Volunteers gathered at the Shanghai restaurant, 9116 Bellaire Blvd. in Diho Square, to sell Chow Down in Chinatown-Houston T-shirts. Proceeds will go [...]

2022-08-30T17:32:07-05:00August 30th, 2022|

New Alief ISD pre-K schools leapfrog traditional methods

One of the two sophisticated early childhood centers that the Alief Independent School District opened for this school year includes an International Management District experience room. Reflecting the colorful ethnic diversity of the district and the Alief area, the space includes mural-like images of a Mexican market and a Mexican folkloric dancer; a Chinese dragon, [...]

2022-08-23T14:38:57-05:00August 23rd, 2022|

Alief plays a colorful role in a new Netflix series

If they have access to shows on Netflix, residents of Alief and anyone else with connections to the area will get a chance to see the neighborhood reflected in a huge — and sometimes comical — way starting Wednesday, Aug. 24. The date marks the video streaming debut of a sort-of biographical comedy series called [...]

2022-08-22T17:47:49-05:00August 22nd, 2022|

The Thomas Telegraph: Vol. 3, Issue 20 – 08-19-2022

Vol. 3, Issue 20 - 08.19.22 Dear District F: This week's newsletter will focus primarily on promoting Saturday's 2nd Annual District F Career Fair. What initially started as a response to get people back to work after the pandemic's peak has evolved into one of the largest career fairs hosted by a council member in recent years. If [...]

2022-08-20T11:46:02-05:00August 20th, 2022|

Alief ISD gains in statewide public school ratings

Students starting the new school year will soon begin receiving grades on their various assignments. At the same time, parents and other community members are able to see if their local schools and campuses are making the grade in a fresh update to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) rating system of all public school districts. [...]

2022-08-17T14:08:36-05:00August 17th, 2022|

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