Nestled amongst tall pines and a few oaks on the banks of Greens Bayou about a half mile north of Lauder Road, W.E. “Bill” Crowley Park offers pleasure-seekers a peaceful retreat in which to relax, picnic, or burn calories, either alone on the exercise trails or playing ball with your friends. Consisting of 30 [...]
Perhaps it’s fitting that the man’s grave has thus far proven impossible to find -- Sig Byrd, the Houston novelist who also happened to be the finest pure writer this city’s journalism industry has ever known -- is now unjustly obscure in many other ways. All that can be said with certainty is that Byrd’s [...]
By Christina Autry E.B. Beasley traveled the country within the trucking industry until deciding to settle down in Houston with his wife, Bobbie Beasley. “He wanted to go into business for himself,” says Bob Beasley, son of E.B. and Bobbie. After launching their first service station shop inside an Exxon, the couple opened their own [...]
By Christina Autry Baker Ripley and Lone Star College teemed with families and first responders alike, all dedicating two evening hours to celebrate East Aldine District’s National Night Out (NNO). October in Texas means an annual opportunity for Texans to “give neighborhood crime and drugs a going-away party,” an event that is celebrated [...]
By Christina Autry As a native of East Aldine with 29 years of experience in the police force, Deputy Jesse Leal now serves the community at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office storefront in the East Aldine District. This storefront is an easy contact point for people to quickly seek assistance, or ask questions, as an [...]
Serving a wide variety of Mexican street food in a cool, cheerful and family-friendly environment, Don Kirrin Snack House (13510 Aldine Westfield Rd.) is a clean, well-lighted place where the only sure thing is that every item on their wildly inventive and extensive menu will fire up a fiesta on your table and get the [...]
By JD Herman Communities thrive when people have access to quality, affordable homes and are engaged. While staying involved in the community is beneficial to everyone, it is especially critical for our seniors to have an active role in the community. Pilgrim Place (I & II) in the East Aldine Management District is ensuring our [...]
By Christina Autry Featured for the first time on Great Day Houston for her recent “back to school” supply drive for disadvantaged students, Valencia Dotson has been a community activist in the East Aldine area for years. A native Houstonian with a naturally uplifting, encouraging spirit who makes friends everywhere she goes, Dotson is the [...]
By Christina Autry If you’ve ever wondered who performs the indispensable everyday task of keeping the East Aldine District green and clean, your answer is their devoted “right of way” (ROW) maintenance crews. From mowing, to trash pickup, to clearing illegal dump sites and removing bandit signs, ROW crews work tirelessly to keep up the [...]
By Christina Autry Born and raised in East Aldine, district board member Carlos Silva still commutes every day to the same business that his father established in 1997. His father, Domitilo “Tilo” Silva left his machinist job and took the risk of starting his own manufacturing business, called Tilco Machine Works. Alongside his parents and [...]
