My Brays Oaks
Homegrown civic leader saluted, fittingly, with outdoor enhancement
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, [...]
Market meticulously meets demand for Israeli/kosher products
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 [...]
YES Prep building charter elementary school in area
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 [...]
“World’s first sustainable chemical molecule factory” operates in Brays Oaks
It took a friendly poker game at a medical school to introduce two revolutionary scientists who have brought to Houston a more environmentally friendly way of making the chemicals that are part of our everyday [...]
MusicFest returns to Willow Waterhole clothed in Halloween fun
With Halloween themes and a full day of free family fun, the 11th annual Willow Waterhole MusicFest takes place Saturday, Oct. 28, with a whole lot of treats. The amusement at the Willow Waterhole Greenway [...]
HCC offers courses in Brays Oaks for seniors
They say learning should be lifelong. And it’s also true that seniors may have more time on their hands to take an interest in learning something new. Houston Community College (HCC) is doing a great [...]
Meet the new HPD commander in southwest Houston
Houston Police Department has promoted Samanda Rubin, a Houston native and attorney, as commander of its South Gessner Division, also known as Patrol District 17. Capt. Rubin joined HPD in 2006 and rose to the [...]
Free BollyX dance lessons promote fitness and camaraderie
Deepti Patel For Deepti Patel, BollyX dancing isn’t an exercise craze, it’s a calling. Patel, a longtime volunteer for India House Houston, is using her love for dance and fitness to bring people [...]
Brays Oaks food truck featured in Smithsonian exhibit
Grabbing a tasty lunch at Sazón Garifuna in the Brays Oaks Management District also means visiting the scene now represented in a Washington, D.C., museum to teach the world about the culture and history of [...]
Family’s car care shop emphasizes the caring part
Karolena Serratos Trust. It’s the number one reason consumers are reluctant to get work done on their car, even if they know something is wrong. And that is where Karolena Serratos comes in. [...]
Brays Oaks immigration lawyer helps clients achieve ‘American dream’
Aron Mandl, center, & staff join Mayor Turner as tree-planting volunteers Few attorneys can say they deal in happiness, but Aron Mandl is emphatic that his firm does just that by, as he [...]
Group works to “fill the gaps” with basic items for students
Colette White, left, & Kay Wasden Meyerland resident Kay Wasden was looking to donate to Westbury High School and Fondren Middle School the college test prep books her children no longer need. But [...]