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My East Aldine
Tacos y Carnitas la Panza Feliz
Well, this is one of those places where the name says a lot but not all. Yes, you can select from a wide variety of tacos, and they take justified pride in their carnitas de [...]
Aldine History: Two 1990s Major League pitchers
Earlier this year, the Houston Chronicle compiled a list of the greatest pro athletes from every Houston-area high school. Two 1990s Major League pitchers head those lists for East Aldine’s two largest high schools: Aldine [...]
Azteca Taco House
Sometimes you visit a restaurant for the first time and think to yourself, “this place has a very bright future.” Decades ago, I had that impression of a little Mexican mini-mart in Montrose. At the [...]
August Update on the East Aldine Arts Council
Interview with Board Member and Arts Council Committee Member Carlos Silva By Christina Autry What is the Arts Council? The Arts Council is something the East Aldine District has wanted to do for some time [...]
Smurfs in Aldine?
Talk about an urban legend in every sense of both words. Beginning in late 1982 and reaching a crescendo of panic and hysteria in the Spring of 1983, elementary and middle-school playgrounds, classrooms, cafeterias from Alief [...]
Aldine History: Schlobohm Cemetery
In the first installment of our three-part history of Aldine from last year, we discussed all the name changes the community went through before settling at last on its name, our best guess as to [...]
Construction Begins on Little York and Hopper Stormwater Detention Basins in Halls Bayou
This project will excavate approximately 192,000 cubic yards of soil, which is equivalent to more than 15,000 dump trucks full of dirt. HOUSTON, TEXAS - The Harris County Flood Control District has begun work on a [...]
There’s a New Gin in Town – Avonak Distillery
By JD Herman A stone's throw from the East Sam Houston Tollway is the only active gin distillery in Houston. Avonak Distillery broke ground in the East Aldine Management District in 2018. Focusing on young [...]
Sushi Tex Mex
One thing that separates East Aldine from everywhere else on Planet Houston -- nowhere from the San Jacinto River on the east to the Brazos on the west will you find not one but two [...]
Bonnie & Clyde and East Aldine – The Truth
One of the more persistent urban legends of Old Houston is that Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow robbed a bank and/or lived or hid out in the Bayou City during their nationally infamous crime spree. [...]
Don Kirrin Snack House
For two years, Don Kirrin Snack House has been an oasis of icy cold drinks and hot snacks in the East Aldine District. But their reputation for quality and creativity draws customers not only from [...]
Vance Dixon – More Than Just Ballcaps
Vance Dixon is on a natural high as we roll up on him in his little strip mall community center at Charriton and JFK. The previous day had seen him hosting a voter registration drive, [...]
Estilo Reynosa – Uniquely Suited For Dining During Pandemics
Pretty much any time you research the history of a “new” Tex-Mex dish -- breakfast tacos and fajitas, for example -- your trail will end somewhere in the Rio Grande Valley. In days gone by, [...]
What’s in a Name – Aldine’s Demonym
Natives of Houston are Houstonians and the people of Dallas are called Dallasites, but by what name do the people of Aldine prefer to be referred? What is the label for locals, or in the [...]
Work Out Among Friends At Studio 59
By Christina Autry A native to East Aldine, Adriana Hinojosa knew that the community where she grew up was the place she wanted to establish her business. For the past six years, Hinojosa has provided [...]
