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Complete Communities Grant Proposal Workshops
Grant Proposal Workshops January 26 and February 25 The Planning and Development Department is offering two grant proposal workshops for Complete Communities that wish to apply for LISC small grants ranging up to $5,000. Workshops [...]
Houston Virtual Job Fair January 27, 2021
Houston Virtual Job Fair Wed, Jan 27, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST This Virtual Job Fair will allow you to discover who is hiring and what they are looking for. An online virtual [...]
Celebrate 100 Years of Harris County Public Library
Celebrate 100 Years of HCPL Harris County Commissioners Court proclaimed 2021 as the Year of the Library in recognition of the library’s first one hundred years and its commitment to remain a vital and vibrant asset [...]
SBA: PPP Re-Opens to Small Lenders on 1/15 & All Lenders on 1/19
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second [...]
My East Aldine
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 [...]
Fun takes flight at store for birds, other pets and their foods
Stepping inside Elsy’s Bird and Feed store, any shopper can tell the experience is going to be fun. An 8-foot, brightly-colored metal rooster looms over the entrance, as a gray African parrot named Paquito chirps [...]
New healthy spot aims to shake up your health
Before packing on any more pandemic pounds, residents of the East Aldine District might want to sip a “skinny horchata” at the Revive Healthy Spot on Aldine Westfield Road. The health food store and dining [...]
