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New BakerRipley manager is home-grown
East Aldine native Rosie Hernandez, a five-year veteran of BakerRipley community centers, has recently taken over the post of manager of community development of the BakerRipley East Aldine Center. Hernandez, 41, a graduate of MacArthur High [...]
That now-famous “art bus” turns another corner
As Houston artist and inspired educator Ronnie Cabrera’s Cinderella story grows, so does her workspace. Her original traveling studio and classroom that has helped enrich public events in the East Aldine Management District, is the [...]
Town Center building reaps double honors in real estate contest
On behalf of the people it serves, the East Aldine Management District is proud and humbled at the same time now that the Town Center's new, multi-use office building was named among the Houston area's [...]
Concerts return to Town Center with zest and bright future
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 [...]
Building confidence & know-how at girls-only public school
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 [...]
Planned concrete plant sparks worry before April 7 public meeting
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 [...]
East Aldine law enforcement gets two major boosts
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 [...]
Management District backs emergency training for school nurses
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 [...]
Leadership groups digs in to revive damaged park
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 [...]
Santa Maria Hostel lifts the lives of women and their children
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 [...]
Celebrating Valentine’s with home-made products to boot
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 [...]
Grieving community backs law enforcement again
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 [...]
A dogged young detective gets an A from Aldine ISD
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 [...]
Mixing their Creole/Mexico roots to offer spicy specialties
Nayeli Aguas’ family is from Mexico. Patrick Alexander’s family is from Louisiana. Together they are a hard-working East Aldine family with two children, strong family ties and strong cultural traditions. So, maybe it’s not a [...]
New Halls Bayou project may have spared East Aldine from flooding
Flood control work on Little York A January storm front triggered tornadoes from Spring Branch to Humble and brought an unusually high amount of rainfall for the season as area residents were kept [...]
