Across southwest Houston, celebrations such as Bollywood performances, bazaars and poetry competitions are planned for early April as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Though many Muslims choose to enjoy private parties at home, complete with food, family and friends, mosques and community groups across the Bayou [...]
Wildlfowers on the bayou When District J Houston Council Member Edward Pollard informed his constituents that Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital was willing to be a partner in community wellness and nature programs, Sharon Young, charter member of Friends of Keegans Bayou, jumped at the opportunity to engage. Young contacted Memorial Hermann and now [...]
Since October, Houston Police Department Commander Daryn Edwards has overseen the department’s Southwest Command, which includes territory from south of the Beltway near Missouri City through Loop 610 West to NRG Stadium. It’s one of HPD’s largest patrol areas. We spoke with Commander Edwards about his wealth of law enforcement experience, the challenges faced by [...]
After so many of her catering customers raved about her kosher home-cooked-style food and encouraged her to bring it to a wider audience, Meital Betesh took their advice and opened a storefront restaurant in January at 9806 Hillcroft. Working the past two and a half years as a sought-out kosher caterer, whose specialty was Friday [...]
It’s easy to see why people flock to Mikki’s Soul Food Café, where there is a long, winding line at most times as customers wait patiently for their food served in cafeteria style. The food is plentiful, fresh, and in home-cooked style, bringing comfort and family dinner memories to the masses. As their in-store sign [...]
Matt Keller One of the most popular local hobbies has a big following in a Brays Oaks Management District store called RC Hobby Shop. At 11261 Southwest Freeway, RC, which stands for remote control, carries a wide selection of remote control vehicles and replacement parts. Remote control hobbyists enjoy driving, racing, and working [...]
A recent “sneak-peek” inside the soon-to-open public library branch in the Brays Oaks Management District revealed a cutting-edge facility with kaleidoscopic window panes, a cafe, a podcast studio, a technology center and many more modern touches. Several hundred people from nearby neighborhoods such as Westbury and Meyerland took a pre-opening Dec. 16 tour of the [...]
The Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy recently honored a very deserving local resident with a new art installation. Kathleen Tinsley Ownby, who grew up in Brays Oaks, has served since 1990 as executive director of SPARK, the neighborhood parks program founded by her mother, the late Houston Council Member Eleanor Tinsley. Thanks substantially to Ownby’s fundraising [...]
Ofir Azran, a native of Israel who made his home in Houston, decided in 2017 that if he missed the products of his homeland, there were others who missed the items, too. Ofir Azran He set out to create a shop that featured foods and other products from Israel that he could not [...]
Rendering A charter school under construction in far southwest Houston is slated to open its doors in August 2024 to a cohort of 400 pupils from pre-kindergarten through the second grade. A student lottery application for the 2024-2025 school year is open for the YES Prep Southwest Oaks Elementary School, being built at [...]
