East Aldine District: Livable Centers Study Upcoming Events – POSTPONED
This event has been postponed. We will post new information soon.
COVID-19 Vaccination Registration
Recently, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) launched a new COVID-19 vaccination registration portal inviting residents to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine waitlist. To ensure fair access for elderly residents, working families, and vulnerable populations, registrants on the waitlist are selected through a randomization and prioritization process rather than on a first-come, first-served basis. While [...]
Harris County Emergency Corps: Blood Drive, Feb. 26
The Harris County Emergency Corps' blood drive is quickly approaching on February 26 at Station 92. Appointments are available from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. You can sign up to donate at https://www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/331394. For all of those who sign up before 2/20/2021, you will receive an extra entry in a drawing for a $50 Amazon [...]
The County Connection: An Efficient, Equitable, and Fair Vaccine Registration System
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Most everyone has had an experience with trying to get a COVID-19 vaccination within the past few weeks -- whether for themselves, for a friend, or an elderly relative. And extremely limited vaccine supply made available via random drops announced at the last minute has [...]
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 cake pops are always popular at Valentine’s Day, but her new specialty is a toasted marshmallow confection known as a [...]
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 terrible year, however, the 8-month history of The Art Bus is also a story of passion and persistence through a [...]
