Connectivity Cut-Through

County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Council Member Edward Pollard cut a ribbon today with representatives of the Brays Oaks Management District, community organization leaders and former Council Member Mike Laster (second from left) to celebrate the paved Brays Oaks Bike Trail that connects the Keegans Bayou trail to the residential neighborhood containing Willow Meadow Drive. Ellis and [...]

2022-03-03T13:23:42-06:00March 3rd, 2022|Articles, Environmental & Urban Design|

HPD Offers Prevention Tips to Help Fight Catalytic Converter Thefts

Investigators in the Houston Police Department Auto Theft Division are warning motorists to be aware of a rising national crime that has also hit Houston: catalytic converter thefts. Thefts of the converters in the city so far in 2021 have increased by 300% compared to the same time period last year.  The converters contain precious metals and [...]

2022-02-25T10:47:08-06:00February 25th, 2022|Articles, Public Safety|

Tomorrow’s Webinar: SBA Celebrates Black History Month

Join the SBA on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST for an online event to celebrate Black History Month. The event will feature a fireside chat and conversation with Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, on financial wellness, creating generational wealth [...]

2022-02-23T11:30:56-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Articles, Business Development|

“Safe Storage” of Guns

The Harris County district attorney, Houston police chief, local pediatricians and gun-owning parents urge gun owners to store their firearms safely. Guns are the second leading cause of death among Texas children and teens Many of these tragic incidents are preventable. Safe storage also keeps guns away from criminals who would steal them [...]

2022-02-22T17:49:37-06:00February 22nd, 2022|Articles, Public Safety|

HPD South Gessner’s Apartment PIP Meeting, Feb. 15

Join us for the Apartment PIP meeting  on February 15th at 12:00 Noon.  The speaker for the meeting will be Jeffery Brieden from the Houston Police Robbery Division. Due to the recent outbreak of the new strand of the corona virus our Apartment PIP Meeting  will continue to be held on zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8478821559?pwd=R1pCSi94eER2VlAxZDNZWWhRajE4dz09 [...]

2022-02-10T15:22:16-06:00February 10th, 2022|Articles, Public Safety|

SBA Community Navigator Event at Houston Area Urban League

The SBA Associate Administrator of Entrepreneurial Development, Mark Madrid, will be at the Houston Area Urban League (1301 Texas Avenue) to discuss the SBA Community Navigator Program, and to hear from small businesses. Joining him will be several prominent grantees of the SBA Community Navigator network: US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce US Pan Asian American Chamber [...]

2022-02-01T15:53:58-06:00February 1st, 2022|Articles, Business Development|

HCC: Webinar and the 2022 HCC Business Plan Competition Application

  Financial Webinar for Small Business Launch & Growth on 1/22 or 1/29 by HCC & SCORE- Understanding Cash Needs, Loan & Business Financials!  Excellent by itself! Also provides a pathway to prize money and seed money!  http://tiny.cc/FinWEB22   Apply for FREE advising & training in the 2022 HCC Business Plan Competition. Proposed, startup & existing entrepreneurs-Sign up now for [...]

2022-01-16T10:30:31-06:00January 16th, 2022|Articles, Business Development, Community News|
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