Join us for FREE FAMILY FUN at the Alief International 2016 Kite Festival & Farmer's Market April 9th from 10am to 2pm at Alief Nature Center - 8409 ½ Dairy View Enter Your Kite & Win 1st, 2nd & 3rd place trophies awarded. On-Site Registration times: 10:30am - Largest Kite 11am - Smallest Kite 11:30am [...]
Situational Overview As much of the country looks forward to Easter weekend, thousands of people in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi are still dealing with the impacts of severe and widespread flooding. For more than two weeks, communities across the South and Gulf Coast have endured intense rainfall and record-breaking flooding. The Sabine River flooding on [...]
The City of Houston and Waste Management have reached tentative agreement on a new 2-year contract that will allow the city to continue offering recycling services without any disruption. The only change in service that Houstonians will notice is the elimination of glass from the list of items that are acceptable for placement in the [...]
One of the more significant signs that spring is in full swing is the increased risk of severe weather and tornadoes. Unfortunately, the latest forecast indicates an elevated risk of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in the central U.S. the next couple of days. According to the Weather Channel, beginning this afternoon there is a [...]
Thursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 20 Earth Hour spotlight: Saturday, March 19, 8:30-9:30 PM The "Energy Capital of the World" will continue its progress toward becoming the "Energy Conservation Capital" by turning off the lights the nights of Thursday, March 17 - Sunday, March 20, 2016 with a special Earth Hour spotlight on Saturday, [...]
Just in the past week (Feb. 21-27), there were 6 fatalities as a result of home fires in Texas. Nationwide 59 people lost their lives in the past 7 days because of home fires. That brings the national fatalities to a total of 544 lives lost since January 1, 2016. Your vital support will enable [...]
The Alief FFA brought home many awards from the San Antonio Livestock Show. Christian Macedo (Elsik) won Reserve Grand Champion Overall with his longhorn bull. Daniella Romero (Hastings) placed first in her class with her longhorn steer. Xavier Ahmed (Hastings) won third in his class with his longhorn bull. The upcoming Family U Conference was [...]
Monday, March 7 From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Alief Community Center 11903 Bellaire Blvd, 77072 Council Member Steve Le encourages you to attend the annual Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meeting. The CIP is a forward-looking document outlining infrastructure improvements in the district. This plan organizes projects by priority, project capacity and timing constraints, and [...]
The Houston Bike Plan team is excited to announce the release of the Draft Houston Bike Plan for community feedback! The Mayor’s Press Release for the Draft Houston Bike Plan can be found online. Several online tools and activities are available to gather community feedback on the Houston Bike Plan website at houstonbikeplan.org. The Bike [...]
Get in great for the new year by building business relationships, making new contacts, staying connected, and enjoying free hors d'oeuvres in the International District as we present the first our 2016 Business Mixers.
