Become a volunteer in PAIR’s educational mentoring programs and support Houston’s refugee youth!
Our programs are back for the spring semester, and we need YOU to volunteer! This fall, we had a surge in student attendance and are now reaching over 300 students weekly through our programs. It takes a team of outstanding volunteers to make this happen, and you can be a part of that. Volunteer Sign [...]
Report Potholes Now – Help us test our process
As I stated in my inaugural address, infrastructure will be a high priority for my administration. I have heard Houstonians loud and clear; they want improved city roadways and faster repairs. Starting in mid-January, potholes that are properly reported to the City's 3-1-1 Help and Information System will be assessed and addressed by the next [...]
The New Plant It Forward Farm Share Program Begins This Week!
Resolve to go local in 2016! You can make an incredible difference in your family's health and in the lives of refugee farmers right here in Houston by purchasing a farm share of fresh local vegetables from Plant It Forward farms in 2016. Plant It Forward empowers refugees to earn a living wage farming small [...]
Westbury Garden hosted their annual Deck the Halls Parade
On December 19, 2015 the Westbury Garden hosted their annual Deck the Halls Parade. A great time was had by all and the attendees were treated to 310 lbs. of satsuma oranges from 2 trees in the garden passed out along parade route. The kids were treated to a Dr. Seuss themed parade which was [...]
Westbury Community Garden Gets Welcome Holiday Gift
Westbury Community Garden's muddy driveway problems were solved with a much appreciated gift of funds and support from Brays Oaks Management District, and Ralph Rieger, president of Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy, who provided the welcomed contractor referrals. Now gardeners and visitors are driving on a wonderful crushed concrete driveway installed by Dain Rivas, president and [...]
Welcome to Glenshire – Community Gets New Marker
Glenshire is proud to announce the implementation of a beautiful monument on W Airport and the refurbishing of the former existing signage on Oglethorpe and the feeder of the S Sam Houston Parkway feeder! The monument took nearly a year to complete, and is now the gateway to the Brays Oaks Management District! The beautiful [...]
Northfield I & II Subdivision News, December 2015
The December edition of th 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
New Single-Family Home Development Coming to Brays Oaks District
For all the Brays Oaks residents that have been wondering what the “New Homes” sign on the west side of South Gessner north of West Bellfort portends, the mystery has been at least partly solved. AC Homes, a Chinese investment and development firm closed on the property on Friday, December 11. The firm has previously [...]
International community honors Houston Mayor and First Lady
Outgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker and First Lady Kathy Hubbard were honored Wednesday, Dec. 16 at an event called "Around the World for the Holidays" at the Raindrop Turkish House. The holiday event was hosted by the Advisory Council of International Communities, the Citizenship Month Advisory Committee, and the Department of Neighborhoods to recognize the [...]