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Harris County Appraisal District Reminds Property Owners of Disaster Exemption
The Harris County Appraisal District is reminding property owners who have experienced physical damage to their property during the recent freezing temperatures to apply for a temporary disaster exemption. “The recent cold winter weather has [...]
Houston-Harris County Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The City of Houston and Harris County are working together to provide $159 million in rent and utilities assistance to families who are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds will be distributed by [...]
Houston in Action: Equitable Vaccine Distribution Survey
Houston in Action, the Greater Houston Community Foundation, the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative and the United Way of Houston are engaged in understanding how organizations and multiple stakeholders are engaging around equitable vaccine implementation [...]
My East Aldine
Cake pops are sweet for Valentine’s or any day
“A party without cake is just a meeting.” -- Julia Child Late at night, while her family is sleeping, Laura Lumbreras is busy in her kitchen, cooking the sweet treats for her home-based business, Pookie Pops. Her strawberry chocolate [...]
On the Art Bus, kids go where their creativity takes them
The story of the brightly painted, 30-foot school bus known officially as "The Art Bus" is, in a way, not unlike the story of 2020. If something could go wrong, it did. Not unlike that [...]
Stop in or roll through a colorful oasis of food and drink
Once upon a time there was a tire shop on Lauder Road. But now — thanks to hard work, dreams and lucky timing — the same space is a colorful oasis of eye-popping food, drink [...]
Western wear is the hub of an enterprising family’s collection of businesses
Just inside Indomable, a western wear store, there is an overwhelming fragrance of finely tooled leather blended with a hint of cedar from the rough-hewn shelving. The shop is filled with boots of all colors [...]
Enterprising couple creates colorful custom bicycles
There is a group of people in the East Aldine Management District who have gotten healthier during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the customers of Heavenly Cruisers, a specialty bicycle shop owned by Noe and [...]
