Live music has returned to the East Aldine Town Center amphitheater for the second year in a row, drawing the attendance of jazz and Latin music fans as well as relatives and friends of student performers allied with the Diaz Music Institute. But behind the rhythms and showmanship are qualities that many leaders expect will [...]
Less than a year after opening, the 179 students who attend the public Young Women’s Leadership Academy already lead the other Aldine Independent School District schools in math and reading test scores. Principal Jericah Jackson The testing achievement is due partly to the dynamic leadership of the new school for 6th and 7th grade girls [...]
Raising concerns among many residents, a company based in La Porte proposes to build and operate a concrete-making plant near Little York Road at the Eastex Freeway, next to a county park and a residential subdivision, in the East Aldine Management District. Residents, community representatives and the Air Alliance of Houston group worry that the [...]
Public safety in East Aldine will get upgrades with the hiring of additional patrol deputies and the creation of a law enforcement training academy. The East Aldine Management District recently funded a contract with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office to add an overnight shift of deputies to patrol commercial corridors and neighborhoods. There will be [...]
From constructing and running the East Aldine Town Center to removing graffiti from commercial buildings to bolstering law enforcement patrols and hosting holiday celebrations, the East Aldine Management District works to improve the everyday quality of life in the area. But the District also works with community partners to prepare the community for potential emergencies [...]
Thanks to local professionals in a Leadership North Houston class, a safe-family park soon will re-open behind the Buckner Family Hope Center in the heart of the East Aldine Management District. The park, at 4700 Aldine Mail Route Rd., sustained heavy damage from vandalism and from the huge ice storm that paralyzed the Houston area in February [...]
As nations around the world battled the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-time organization in the East Aldine continued its work to overcome an accompanying “silent” epidemic. The Santa Maria Hostel’s Bonita House provides a recovery center for women struggling to overcome alcoholism and drug addiction. Bonita House is one of very few recovery centers that provides [...]
Anita & Nevia Tamez In East Aldine, celebrations and other gatherings usually present the opportunity for selling home-made crafts, food and other goods. So it was as dozens of East Aldine area residents literally kicked off their 2022 Valentine’s Day celebration at a country western, rodeo-themed party sponsored by the non-profit BakerRipley, which [...]
TKO Cookers As woodsmoke and the scent of barbecue wafted across the parking lot of the East Aldine Town Center the other day, dozens of compassionate Harris County Sheriff’s Office employees were joined by area residents to pay tribute to the late Sheriff’s Dep. Amanda Marie Crowder. The TKO Cookers crew, headed by Sheriff’s [...]
A furry, four-legged worker at the Aldine Independent School District was recently recognized as an “Employee of the Month” by the district’s board of trustees. Delta, a 2 ½-year-old Belgian Malinois, was cited for her work performance and community service in the Aldine community. The “canine cop” –- and her handler, Officer Jonathan Arnold —were [...]
