Featuring County Music Star Darius Rucker and Special Guest the Eli Young Band ***Volunteers Needed*** Help Houston celebrate our nation's birthday on Monday, July 4, 2016 from 4 - 10 p.m. The event will feature GRAMMY Award winner and 2009 CMA New Artist of the Year Award winner Darius Rucker with special guest the GRAMMY [...]
Westbury Community Garden hosted its first public engagement meeting on June 21st at the Gathering Place. Asakura Robinson hosted a presentation and workshop to kickoff a Masterplan funded by Councilman Larry Green and the Brays Oaks Management District.
Pack Your Bags Challenge on location at Willow Water Hole If you missed the airing of Great Day Houston's Pack Your Bag Challenge at Willow WaterHole on May 27, 2016, featuring Mayor Sylvester Turner, Council Member Larry Green and several District K residents you can see it here. Great Day Houston reporter Courtney Pena hits [...]
The June edition of the Northfield I & II Subdivision News is available for download. It contains 12 pages of community events and information that are occurring around the area. If you have community news that you would like to place in our newsletter, feel free to contact [email protected]. Download the PDF
OUR MISSION: The purpose of the Houston Black Heritage Music & Arts Festival™ is to develop and execute events that support direct services and programs related to health & wellness, financial empowerment, and education. We strive to create opportunities for self-expression in the creative arts: music, poetry, dance, and theater; as well as offer a [...]
Key excerpts: "It used to be that Representatives could use an earmark to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to put politically important projects at the top of the list. Now discretion is largely left up to executive agencies. "That's why U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, proposed a bill that will authorize $311 million [...]
Dear Fellow Lovers of Westbury Community Garden and green spaces, garden tours will occur as planned starting at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 21. However, our original meeting location has lost its air conditioning and is uncertain about getting it repaired in time. So... New location for the 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. [...]
2016-2017 Arts Project Grant Outreach The Arts Project Grant (APG) category supports 501(c)3 nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in producing and presenting projects that: (1) are open to the general public; and (2) contribute to making Houston a more attractive cultural destination for visitors and tourists. Types of eligible projects may include a one-time or [...]
The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department has started the final collection pass for the Tax Day Storm 2016. The last day for collection will be Saturday, June 11, 2106 for ALL residents. Items should be segregated into six (6) piles away from fire hydrants, mailboxes, power lines and other objects that will hamper [...]
