Few public school teachers are celebrated under the bright lights of Broadway for their efforts to direct, train and inspire a new generation of talent. But Aldine ISD teacher Roshunda Jones-Koumba recently received a teaching excellence award during the national television broadcast of the Tony Awards from New York City. Jones-Koumba is the drama teacher at G.W. [...]
Scott Froschauer Whimsical versions of traffic signs cause many East Aldine Town Center visitors to slow down to read slogans such as “One Love” and “Para Que Haya Paz” (If There Is To Be Peace).” One warning you’ll never see on the signs, though, is “Stop there.” Because the nationally known artist who created [...]
From Taekwondo and cardio-boxing, Zumba and ballet folklórico to quieter pursuits like jewelry-making and watercolor painting, the BakerRipley East Aldine campus is teeming with children and teenagers this summer. BakerRipley’s full slate of classes for youngsters and teens is starting its fifth week of summer classes in a 10-week program aimed at teaching new physical, creative and [...]
With children playing a wild game of popping balloons tied to each other’s legs, medical professionals from across the Houston area gathered recently at the East Aldine Town Center amphitheater and great lawn. But they weren’t there to treat possible injuries caused by the game. Instead they came to support Bonding Against Adversity’s efforts to promote COVID [...]
Salazar, Flores The East Aldine Management District’s latest way of stepping up to improve public safety is by funding a second set of streetlights, and an estimated $150,000 in electricity costs this year, in areas that sorely needed the service. The District had an important partner. The “Light Up East Aldine” project is [...]
Thanks to $5,000 in grants from three local WalMart stores, Harris County sheriff’s deputies recently obtained and installed nearly 30 child safety seats in residents’ vehicles free of charge through the Sheriff’s Office storefront at the East Aldine Management District Town Center. Sgt. Terry Garza, who acquired the WalMart grants and says more are on [...]
Cantu addresses Aldine ISD graduates The East Aldine Management District has expanded its already generous funding of college-level scholarships for graduating high school seniors in the area. Two ceremonies in May showcased the District’s most recent investments in the future of East Aldine’s next generation of leaders and strivers. The District, funded by [...]
There were bubbles, books and barbecue as Aldine artist Martin Barrera put the finishing touches on a bright blue and green mural for the High Meadows Library at the recent second annual Aldine Mural Fest sponsored by the East Aldine Management District. His creation was a bright sign of the District’s expanding work to bring [...]
Alma DeAlejandro, the new community events and engagement specialist for the East Aldine Management District, already thinks she has “the coolest job ever.” Less than six weeks into the position, DeAlejandro has jumped into organizing a major event for the families of East Aldine. Father Family Fun Day is June 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the [...]
East Aldine native Rosie Hernandez, a five-year veteran of BakerRipley community centers, has recently taken over the post of manager of community development of the BakerRipley East Aldine Center. Hernandez, 41, a graduate of MacArthur High School, former business owner and single mother, started working in community service shortly after Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area [...]
