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Café La Luna brings coffee house vibe to East Aldine
Bryan Garcia A new café serving Mexican-style crepes, caramel frappes, and macchiatos, marquesitas and old-fashioned cookies and cheesecakes, is already becoming a popular community gathering place for students and faculty of nearby schools [...]
Local mother-daughter duo makes floral arrangements for all occasions
While many East Aldine residents are tending their poinsettias and Christmas cacti, Gina Benitez and Nately Hinojosa already are making plans for Valentines’ Day. The mother-daughter duo, who work together at Pistol and Petal Florist, [...]
Muralists paint the (East Aldine) town
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 [...]
“It’s a real community:” Mom’s Country Kitchen
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 [...]
Broken tail light could earn you a coupon — not a citation!
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 [...]
Honoring of military veterans connects to District’s roots
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 [...]
Free app provides 10% “cash back” on shopping in East Aldine
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 [...]
East Aldine improvises for Day of the Dead
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 [...]
Bakery’s bread for the dead and living is in demand
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. [...]
Hardware store reaches 50 years — still with no Jed
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 [...]
New District board member brings community service outlook
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. [...]
New Lone Star chancellor joins leaders urging student pride & persistence
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 [...]
Residents celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in old/new ways
BakerRipley event As East Aldine celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15, residents are showing how the month’s events connect the past to the future. Two young people have already demonstrated how [...]
New shop is a healthier bridge to drinks & other treats
There’s at least one food treats shop in East Aldine where you can avoid the annual autumn invasion of pumpkin spice-flavored food. At the new Trendy Spot Nutrition Café, just about every other possible flavor [...]
Westfield fire chief emphasizes perseverance
Chief Adrian Dillehay When new Westfield Fire Chief Adrian Dillehay visits Aldine ISD schools to recruit students for the Fire Explorer youth program, he usually doesn't find young people looking for cheap thrills [...]
