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Grizzy from East Aldine dishes “hood” news to huge audience
When Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale threw the ceremonial first pitch at Game 6 of the Houston Astros’ decisive World Series win, Griselda “Grizzy” Castillo was there. Of course she was. Many of her thousands of [...]
State agency returns Monday for hearing on future concrete batch plants
Months ago, over emotional objections from community members and elected officials, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) licensed a concrete batch plant next to a park and residential neighborhood in East Aldine. Now officials [...]
District’s special patrol force boosts safe business environment
Second in a series on business development in our district [ Read Part 1 ] On a recent weekday morning, Lt. Mike Santos of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office was making a phone call [...]
Medical clinic coming to East Aldine with focus on elderly Hispanics
East Aldine is gaining a state-of-the art, full-service medical clinic and community center tailored to elderly Hispanic residents. The bilingual Suvida Neighborhood Center and Clinic, at 2505 Aldine Mail Route Road, is almost within sneezing distance [...]
East Aldine depository/recycling center coming soon
City of Houston image A 2-acre neighborhood depository and recycling center aimed at making East Aldine “cleaner and greener” is nearing completion, with a phased-in grand opening planned for early 2023. The center, [...]
At crossroads, district is in right place and time for business
First of series on business development in our District [ Read Part 2 ] East Aldine Town Center For entrepreneurs and other business owners looking to set up shop in the Houston area, [...]
Savory & sweet: Neighboring burger and dessert spots taste success
With cool weather just around the corner, the serene patio next to two popular East Aldine restaurants will soon be filled to capacity with customers. Hippo Burger and Dulce Tentacion (Sweet Treats) are already busy [...]
Community colorfully emphasizes voting and citizenship
When more than 300 enthusiastic East Aldine residents recently celebrated Constitution Day with a parade, concerts, poetry readings and speeches, there was also time for moving thoughts expressed by the next generation of American voters. With [...]
Library is starving for East Aldine food recipes
Readers checked out 58,512 books from East Aldine’s High Meadows Branch Library last year. Unfortunately, a cookbook featuring the best recipes for the best food in the neighborhood was not among them. Staff at the library have [...]
Lone Star College chancellor shares insight on college debt relief plan
The new federal program aimed at relieving some college tuition education debts for an estimated 43 million students could help thousands of Harris County students, including many enrolled at Lone Star College’s East Aldine campus. [...]
This time the Constitution & citizenship will get big local recognition
The East Aldine Management District and many partners will soon celebrate the anniversary of Constitution Day and National Citizenship Day in a new way. A patriotic parade on Saturday, Sept. 17 — the 70th anniversary [...]
BakerRipley offers wide choice of fall classes
Registration is underway for fall classes for children and adults at the BakerRipley East Aldine Center, with options ranging from party-decorating and jewelry-making to family Zumba and other physical recreation activities. Spirited dancers from Ballet [...]
Aldine ISD sees multiple gains in state’s public school ratings
Students starting the new school year will soon begin receiving grades on their various assignments. At the same time, parents and other community members are able to see if their local schools and campuses are [...]
Public safety progress and lingering fears dominate public talk
Garcia, Gonzalez At a recent meeting with Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, an East Aldine woman spoke up. “I am afraid to go out of my house [...]
District Response Team moves against illegal businesses, encampments
Encampment When a dangerous gang from the infamous Aryan Brotherhood set up camp on a remote and abandoned lot in East Aldine, Sheriff’s Office deputies from the East Aldine Management District’s Response Team [...]
