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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 [...]
Remade East Aldine park welcomes visitors of all abilities
Bedecked in a snowman skirt, candy-cane striped tights and a festive Christmas ribbon, young Anja Colvard climbed into the lap of her mother, Michele Colvard, for a holiday picture with someone dressed as the Grinch. [...]
Take a crafty approach to shopping local for Christmas
When it’s time to buy holiday gifts from local merchants in East Aldine, it’s time for “pop-up” markets to display products made by creative people who don’t operate from year-round stores. More than a dozen [...]
Christmas surprise! National TV show reveals funding for North Houston area art education
The nationally televised Kelly Clarkson Christmas Special show handed out a huge gift that could end up benefiting East Aldine kids who like to make art. The Texas-born Clarkson, comedian Amy Poehler and the H-E-B [...]
Lone Star College eager to start police academy, distribute more student aid
The Lone Star College East Aldine Center campus is close to becoming the home of a new law enforcement training academy. Stephen C. Head, chancellor of the Lone Star College System, said the new campus’ [...]
District officially launches Phase Two of the community’s Town Center
With a respectful nod to community history, dozens of Aldine residents, elected officials, community leaders and staff of the East Aldine Management District recently celebrated the opening of a new three-story office building, amphitheater and [...]
Day of the Dead volunteers help out in memory of their deputy son
As the community gathered Oct. 30 to celebrate the colorful Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on the grounds of the East Aldine Town Center, Annette and Ron Bennett dutifully and cheerfully oversaw [...]