My International District

Graffiti abatement program keeps International District community looking good
Published On: February 28th, 2021
In every major city, wherever there is an empty wall space, one might find the not so special artwork of graffiti casting a blight on [...]
Black History Month profile: Alief ISD’s ‘Dee’ Jones lines up mentoring programs and more
Published On: February 11th, 2021
Walking into the Alief ISD administrative building, phone in one hand to discuss her latest donation delivery and dragging behind her a cart of food [...]
Vietnam War Memorial continues to inspire reverence
Published On: February 3rd, 2021
It has been 45 years since helicopters descended on the U.S. embassy in Saigon to evacuate stranded Americans and Vietnamese people as the city fell [...]
Pineapple butter! Eel sauce! Hong Kong City Mall restaurants continue to tantalize
Published On: January 3rd, 2021
The food court at Hong Kong City Mall is truly a foodie’s destination due to the heavenly aromas coming from the expanded line-up of kiosk-style [...]
A refrigerator full of food and heart
Published On: December 28th, 2020
The opening and closing of the refrigerator door in our home is something many of us take for granted. We are hungry or thirsty and [...]
HPD Westside Explorers learn service, character and maybe a career path
Published On: December 9th, 2020
William Rivas recalled his first meeting with members of the Westside Explorer Program five years ago. Looking around the room, the then-14-year-old Elsik High School [...]
Up to something good: Heads Up Houston
Published On: December 1st, 2020
Like many boys his age, Nathan loves sports, especially basketball. And he, like other school-age children, has found himself struggling with a new learning environment [...]
A sweet-drinks store taps a special source
Published On: November 2nd, 2020
“Mamma Mia!” is an Italian expression that basically means “wow.” And while you are unlikely to hear Italian spoken along the Bellaire Boulevard corridor of [...]