Martinez with Connie & Alex Esparza Two talented artists with strong ties to East Aldine have shown through their murals that home is where the art is. Cease Martinez, who attended MacArthur High School, was recently putting the finishing touches on the “Greetings from East Aldine” mural on the wall of Ace Dental [...]
It’s the kind of place where the waitresses serve regular customers’ drinks before they even sit down; where some of those regulars come to eat every single weekday. Mom’s Country Kitchen, a long-time East Aldine tradition, is also a favorite place for some Houston travelers to avoid the craziness of the parking and drop-off confusion [...]
Many drivers in the East Aldine area will get vouchers – rather than traffic tickets – if they are stopped for non-functioning vehicle lights. The switch from a costly citation to a money-saving certificate worth up to $250 is part of a new $50,000 pilot program for Harris County that goes into action starting Monday, [...]
MacArthur High School on Aldine Mail Route Road in East Aldine opened in 1965 and was named in memory of Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. Army General who died a year earlier. Post 548 of the American Legion, the nation’s largest veterans service organization, sits on the same street. And typical of working-class neighborhoods across the [...]
People who shop in East Aldine can now get 10% back on what they buy at hundreds of businesses, thanks to a free app launched by the Management District. The app is called Open Rewards and can be downloaded for free on standard cell phones. Here’s an example of how it works when you [...]
Do East Aldine families celebrate the annual Dia de Los Muertos — the Day of the Dead — in traditional ways or with the neighborhood’s distinct flair? Actually, they do both in celebration of the Mexican holiday — as was seen at an advance celebration hosted by the East Aldine Management District. Here’s what kids [...]
One busy afternoon in mid-October, the popular Pan Riko bakery was sold out of pan de Muertos — the “bread of the dead” that is placed on Day of the Dead altars — by mid-afternoon. But, store manager Rogelio de Jesus said, the absence of special bread didn’t stop a crowd of loyal customers from [...]
For 50 years, residents of East Aldine have purchased everything from chicken feed, plumbing fixtures, screws, bolts, pipe and extension cords to gardening supplies, lumber and propane from Jed’s Hardware. At the intersection of the Eastex Freeway and Aldine Mail Route Road, the neighborhood institution was founded in 1973 by brothers Weldon and Clyde Bailey, [...]
Rocio C. Witte, community development manager for BakerRipley East Aldine and Gulfton/Sharpstown, is the newest member of the East Aldine Management District board of directors. Harris County Commissioners Court made her appointment official today (Oct. 10) as requested by Commissioners Adrian Garcia. Witte, a native of El Paso, received the Community Excellence Award from the [...]
Tippets At a recent Lone Star College East Aldine Center panel discussion about traits such as pride and persistence, students in the audience needed to look further than Mario Castillo for examples of the characteristics. Castillo, a Latino, is the new chancellor of the Lone Star College system, making him the top executive [...]
