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Alief ISD’s Early Childhood Department coordinator addresses the pre-K enrollment crisis
Research shows that children who participate in high-quality pre-K programs are more likely to read on grade level by 3rd grade, and that students who do have a greater chance of graduating from college and being care…
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Interview with history-making County Attorney Christian Menefee, an Alief grad
Christian Dashaun Menefee is the youngest elected Harris County attorney and the first African-American in the position. He has lived in …
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Graffiti abatement program keeps International District community looking good
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 the…
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Black History Month profile: Alief ISD’s ‘Dee’ Jones lines up mentoring programs and more
Walking into the Alief ISD administrative building, phone in one hand to discuss her latest donation delivery and dragging behind her a c…
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Vietnam War Memorial continues to inspire reverence
It has been 45 years since helicopters descended on the U.S. embassy in Saigon to evacuate stranded Americans and Vietnamese people as th…
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Pineapple butter! Eel sauce! Hong Kong City Mall restaurants continue to tantalize
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 ki…
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A refrigerator full of food and heart
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 we ma…
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HPD Westside Explorers learn service, character and maybe a career path
William Rivas recalled his first meeting with members of the Westside Explorer Program five years ago. Looking around the room, the the…
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Up to something good: Heads Up Houston
Like many boys his age, Nathan loves sports, especially basketball. And he, like other school-age children, has found himself struggling …
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A sweet-drinks store taps a special source
“Mamma Mia!” is an Italian expression that basically means “wow.” And while you are unlikely to hear Italian spoken along the Bel…
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Super 8 Alief History 1976 Hastings Students
The Bicentennial year of 1976 brought about increased interest in history from the national all the way down to the hyperlocal, and perha…
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Maika’i Hawaiian BBQ House
The recent grand opening of Maika’i Hawaiian BBQ House in Chinatown brings the total to three Houston-area locations for this outpost o…
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Art All Around Us: Houston Mural Maps
By Christina Autry Houston Mural Map is a project that has brought nationwide attention to local artists. Having launched this July, this…
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