On October 20, 2012, Houston Habitat friends, supporters and families will join together for a bike ride sponsored by BG Group 2012 Details: Begin & End at Minute Maid Park in Downtown Houston SEE ROUTE 8:00 am – 20 mile route begins 8:15 am – 10 mile route begins Registration includes t-shirt, breakfast, route support, [...]

The Mayor’s Office of Special Events would like to invite you to volunteer for Freedom Over Texas Featuring Billy Currington and Sara Evans presented by Reliant. Without dedicated volunteers, we would not be able to produce Houston’s largest outdoor festival. Mayor Annise Parker needs your help on Wednesday July 4, 2012 to help celebrate our [...]

Dangerous buildings which have bedeviled the Westbury community for most of the past decade finally met an end Monday as a demolition crew began knocking them to the ground. The properties, located at 12540 Hillcroft, have been vacant since 2008, but even before that contributed an ugly mark to the community as a “wrought iron [...]

View the Newsletter from the Office of Council Member Mike Laster, District J Journal – May 18, 2012 […]

From the President’s desk By Vincent Sanders Greeting Neighbors, We’re getting it together in Northfield I & II!!! And after a historic drought that our region has suffered last year, I must say that it is indeed a pleasure to drive through our subdivision and see so much GREEN!!!. Northfield I & II, you were [...]

"I worked so hard for this park for so many years. This is the vision that I had," Woodward said. "You can find a purpose and a project. One person can make a difference." In front of Westbury High School in the garden she helped create, Rita Woodward, a Brays Oaks community advocate, was honored [...]

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts is dedicated to ground-breaking, transformative collaborations across the performing, visual, and literary arts. Based at the University of Houston, the Mitchell Center commissions and produces new works, presents public performances and exhibitions, offers curriculum and scholarships, and hosts residencies with renowned visiting artists from throughout the world. [...]

Houston, TX – Early voting by personal appearance for the long awaited May 29 Republican and Democratic Party Primary Elections will begin Monday, May 14, 2012, and continue through Friday, May 25, 2012. Traditionally held in March, the Texas primaries were delayed by the redistricting process. The Primary elections are conducted by the two major [...]