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, April 24 - Sunday, April 27, 2014. LightsOut Houston started in 2008 as a citywide commitment to energy efficiency by commercial building owners and their tenants, and has evolved into [...]
Overview HPARD is in the process of evaluating and adjusting its Master Plan, last published in 2008. The plan gives direction for the growth of the city’s park system for the next twenty years. The Master Plan is revisited every 5 years to evaluate and make adjustments based on physical, social, policy and technological changes [...]
Join the Museum Experience - Houston's newest cultural block party! Come out Saturday, April 26 from 11am-6pm to explore the museums of Zone 2: Asia Society Texas Center, Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Czech Center Museum Houston, DiverseWorks, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston Museum of African American Culture, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Lawndale Art Center and [...]
Join us for the second annual Alief International Kite Festival on April 12th at Alief Nature Center (Beechnut & Dairy Ashford). There will be on site registration for the kite contest. Enter your kite & win! Categories include largest kite, smallest kite, most unique kite, highest flying kite, and most colorful kite. For more info, [...]
Used as a resource for both students and community, the library at HCC's Alief Hayes Road campus provides approximately 20,000 square feet of quiet space perfect for studying or reading. The library also features study rooms and several computers available for use. Though most resources are reserved for current HCC students, community members are very [...]
Visit the Alief Family YMCA on Healthy Kids Day® to get a jump on a healthy summer Houston – The Alief Family YMCA wants kids to keep moving this summer. As part of the Y's commitment to strengthen community by addressing critical gaps in health and education, Healthy Kids Day®, which occurs Saturday, April 26, [...]
Newly elected Houston City Councilman Richard Nguyen is no stranger to hard work and adversity. “I hope that we will have a community where people will come and plant their roots and raise their families because of good schools, good business, and good employment. As they say in the movie, ‘Field of Dreams,’ if you [...]
Topic: Hurricane Safety and Your Business Join us for our quarterly Alief Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, May 6, to prepare your business for the upcoming hurricane season. Three local authorities will bring you planning tips, provide safe evacuation instructions and detail what to do in the aftermath of the storm. Presentations Hurricane Preparedness for the [...]
The University of Houston’s Collaborative Community Design Initiative, which puts the spotlight on suggested improvements in Alief in 2011, has been updated with a new report released in 2013. The International Management District Zones and Strategies report focuses on five zones within the District: West Park, Chinatown West, the Neighborhood Center Zone, the Sugar Hill [...]
At Amity Park in Alief, the Texas Lunar Festival presented an entertainment showcase all day Saturday which featured traditional Chinese dances and those that included lions and dragons, as well as Hawaiian, Brazilian and Panamanian dances. The Houston Police Department brought some of their mounted patrol horses to show, and Force EMS gave the public [...]
