The International District and Boat People SOS' (BPSOS) "Houston, Through My Eyes" Art Contest! IMD and BPSOS are proud to partner with Mayor Annise Parker in Houston's Fifth Annual Citizenship Month, and hopes that students just like you will join us in celebrating the diversity and growth of our city. Are you an artist? Do [...]
The NBC Sunday Night Football (SNF) bus is coming to Crump Stadium on Nov. 1 for the Hastings vs. Elsik game. We would love to have you come out and take a tour of the bus and stay for a great high school football game. The bus will be set up in the northeast corner [...]
HCC 'owned' the show at national entrepreneurship conference HOUSTON (October 25, 2013) - Houston Community College Northwest president, Dr. Zachary Hodges, has been named the 2013 Entrepreneurial President of the Year by the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). In 2007, Dr. Hodges partnered with Newspring, a faith-based organization aimed at the economic development [...]
Participants Needed: Help Houston Prepare for Emergencies The City of Houston needs volunteers to help us practice the distribution of large amounts of lifesaving medications to the public. Participants are needed to pick up medicines at one of 3 mass dispensing sites.The first 50 participants at each site will receive a 3 day emergency preparedness [...]
A short morning rain shower couldn't put the damper on the fun at the Alief Spark Park and Nature Center on Saturday, October 12 as the International Management District (IMD) helped sponsor a Fun Fall Festival. Sunshine eventually put the spotlight on two inflatable bouncy castles, horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin decorating, face painting, a deejay and [...]
The Texas Secretary of State and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today that two mobile stations issuing election identification certificates (EIC) will remain in Harris County weekdays now through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. The two locations are at Holman Street Baptist Church and Lone Star College's Victory Center. Election Identification Certificates [...]
A short morning rain shower couldn't put the damper on the fun at the Alief Spark Park and Nature Center on Saturday, October 12 as the International Management District (IMD) helped sponsor a Fun Fall Festival. Sunshine eventually put the spotlight on two inflatable bouncy castles, horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin decorating, face painting, a deejay and [...]
TIME AND PLACE TO REIMAGINE HOUSTON TRANSIT IS HERE METRO LAUNCHES WEBSITE, INVITES PUBLIC TO SHARE IDEAS METRO wants your help redesigning its transit network. This blank-sheet approach is a challenge few cities have taken on and one that cannot be done without the community's input. One way to get involved is by sharing ideas [...]
As part of the Alief Clean & Green program, we are offering document shredding and recycling on October 19th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crump Stadium, 4214 Cook Rd, Houston TX 77072. On site document shredding available, courtesy of Tradition Bank. Recycle computers, computer components, VCRs, and other electronic equipment. Sorry, no TVs. [...]
Houston Community College has broken ground on a new 17,220 square-foot workforce training center just west of the existing HCC Alief Bissonnet campus. Dr. Zachary Hodges, HCC Northwest President, opened the groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 8 with remarks about the importance of developing skilled workers to fill jobs in the Houston area and helping students [...]
