By Christina Autry BakerRipley has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by doubling their monthly food fairs at campuses around Houston, including East Aldine’s Town Center location. During the month of April, the non-profit provided essential food items and supplies to about 4,500 families in the Bayou City. They plan to serve the Aldine campus every [...]
By Christina Autry Safety and community engagement remain among our top priorities in the East Aldine District as we navigate the COVID-19 crisis. We have seen the community rally together in a big way, from the actions taken by our partners in the Town Center development, to the dedication of our local police officers, to [...]
A hybrid taco truck / taqueria mix, and the original of three in the Greater Houston area, El Trompo Loco #1 offers spit-roasted / grilled tacos of a type brought to Mexico by Middle Eastern immigrants relatively recently -- in the words of Texas Monthly taco editor Jose R. Ralat, they are far from some [...]
Looking today at the bustling economies, robust social safety nets, stable governments, and overall quality of life of the Scandinavian countries, it’s hard to believe that only a little more than a century ago, northern Europe was an economic, political and religious basket case. Back in the 1880s, when Aldine was first coming together, only [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge I wish we could say that, because of the COVID crisis, we all get a break from worrying about the potential of a catastrophic storm making landfall this year. Unfortunately, the truth is that hurricane season doesn’t give us the courtesy [...]
Aldine ISD Continues Curbside Meals This Summer By Valonia Walker on May 31, 2020 08:08 pm Monday, June 1, kicks off the start of summer for Aldine ISD students. Aldine ISD will continue to provide FREE meals until we return to school. To help all our Aldine ISD families during this time, Child Nutrition [...]
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PPP Loan Forgiveness- The District Director and Deputy District Director will walk you through the latest issued official guidance. 1:00pm CST: Monday 06/01: CLICK HERE Wednesday 06/03: CLICK HERE Friday 06/05: CLICK HERE PPP/EIDL Program Overview- PPP funds are still available. EIDL open to agricultural businesses only. Here an overview of each program. 9:00am CST: Tuesday [...]
BakerRipley and Hope Clinic/Bite of Hope have teamed up to provide the "Food Industry Recovery Program"! This is an online series mixed with one-on-one coaching and presented in Spanish. This program is aimed at owners or partners of small businesses related to the food industry (restaurants, bakeries, food carts, packaged grocery producers, soft drinks, etc.). [...]
Harris County’s disaster relief site is live. The application process is not yet open to the public. It’s expected to open up for applications in June and the county will give one week’s notice when they will begin accepting applications. Learn more at http://www.harriscountyrelief.org
