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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 [...]
Sheriff’s Office program for youths interested in law enforcement flourishes again
A five-member team of Harris County Sheriff’s Office Explorer Scout Post 42 stealthily climbed a staircase in the role of deputies. Physical training For the purpose of the training exercise, other young people [...]
Hit show Texas Metal is forged on a District sidestreet
Towering over the end of Sunny Drive in East Aldine is a tribute to the old cars that have been transformed into automotive showpieces at Ekstensive Metal Works. The artful work was done by native [...]
Cost-free community activism course strengthens East Aldine’s voices
Graduation They are a group of “community engineers” who help East Aldine shape its future by promoting community events and advocating for cleaner air and neighborhood improvements –- while forging lasting friendships. Graduates [...]
Big Kahuna Hut becomes crossroads for locals and foreigners
Monica Cortez The snack shack known as the Big Kahuna Hut has grown to offer other goods and services with a local touch. The Hut is now a hub for East Aldine community [...]
Concrete plant withdraws expansion plan after residents object
Residents & supporters East Aldine residents who had launched verbal fireworks against the proposed expansion of a concrete batch plant in their neighborhood had plenty extra to celebrate on July 4. A day [...]
JFK sculpture advances District’s public art plan
“I look forward to an America which will not be afraid of grace and beauty.— President John F. Kennedy, October 1963 Adickes,Silva The East Aldine Management District celebrates its newly installed giant bust [...]
