Great things are happening in the Brays Oaks Management District this summer. The District created a public safety committee headed by our own board member, Starla Turnbo, whose background in real estate management should prove to be an asset as we work with apartment managers throughout the District. Statistics provided by the Houston Police Department [...]
Kale and turnips are among a variety of vegetables making a difference in the lives of 12 refugees from the African Congo who are now living in Southwest Houston. “The plan is to help refugees who were farmers in their home country to develop small farming businesses in Houston,” said Teresa O’Donnell, executive director of [...]
The District is very active in removing the visual blight caused by graffiti. Graffiti abated by the District is color matched and chronicled for HPD investigations. To date the District has abated over 1,300 individual incidents of graffiti. We are grateful to our community partners and residents who actively assist us in reporting incidents. We [...]
Solo drivers willing to pay a toll now have access to the Southwest Freeway HOV lane. Officials have opened Metro’s newest HOT lane, which gives commuters a new way to avoid freeway slowdowns. The new lane is similar to the one that opened on the Gulf Freeway a few months ago. Solo drivers with a [...]
Weeks of work on Saturday mornings is paying off as the Plant It Forward training farm takes shape. The farm is on target to meet its September 15 completion date just in time for a Fall planting. As of this newsletter, twenty of the thirty-two beds are complete. Thanks to the many volunteers who have [...]
WITH EYES WIDE OPEN, WE SEEK GOD’S VISION FOR WESTBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN SOUTHWEST HOUSTON. THE SPIRIT HAS REVEALED TO US GLIMPSES OF POTENTIAL FOR A RESIDENTIAL MINISTRY WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ALONG WEST BELLFORT AND FONDREN. THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NEW COMMUNITY PASTOR, HANNAH [...]
ECHOS—Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services—was formed in 1999, as an organized response to health and social services needs in the increasingly ethnically diverse area of southwest Houston. As a non-profit 501(C) 3 organization, ECHOS opened its doors in April 2001 after refurbishing a building donated for ECHOS’s use by the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. [...]
The Westbury Christian Wildcat Athletic Complex (WAC) is being utilized more and more by our students and community, especially during these summer months. Repairs occur almost daily in an effort to get the facility prepared to host athletic competitions and other school and community events this fall. […]
Brays Oaks Management District, along with Southwest Houston 2000 and Houston Baptist University hosted this month's bi-monthly breakfast. Representatives from the Turquoise Center, India House, and the Zoroastrian Center spoke about their services and how they give back to our community View photos from the breakfast:
