My East Aldine
Stop in or roll through a colorful oasis of food and drink
Once upon a time there was a tire shop on Lauder Road. But now — thanks to hard work, dreams and lucky timing — the same space is a colorful oasis of eye-popping food, drink [...]
Western wear is the hub of an enterprising family’s collection of businesses
Just inside Indomable, a western wear store, there is an overwhelming fragrance of finely tooled leather blended with a hint of cedar from the rough-hewn shelving. The shop is filled with boots of all colors [...]
Enterprising couple creates colorful custom bicycles
There is a group of people in the East Aldine Management District who have gotten healthier during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the customers of Heavenly Cruisers, a specialty bicycle shop owned by Noe and [...]
Fun takes flight at store for birds, other pets and their foods
Stepping inside Elsy’s Bird and Feed store, any shopper can tell the experience is going to be fun. An 8-foot, brightly-colored metal rooster looms over the entrance, as a gray African parrot named Paquito chirps [...]
New healthy spot aims to shake up your health
Before packing on any more pandemic pounds, residents of the East Aldine District might want to sip a “skinny horchata” at the Revive Healthy Spot on Aldine Westfield Road. The health food store and dining [...]
Halloween caravan success inspires Christmas toy drive
There were scary masks, clown masks, funny masks, pretty masks, safety masks, pig masks on deputies. It was, after all, the Halloween Caravan hosted by the East Aldine District. Everybody also wore a smile. The [...]
Houston Hog Removal came to the rescue at Keith-Wiess Park
City parks need upkeep. Especially when they get torn up by wild hogs. The feral beasts were the problem at Keith-Wiess Park that led the East Aldine District to one of Jeff Baker’s businesses, Houston [...]
Meet the new Sheriff’s Office day shift patrol supervisor
There is a new sheriff in town -- well, sort of. We had a chance to get to know the new Harris County Sheriff’s Office day shift patrol sergeant for District 2, which includes East [...]
An interview with Aldine ISD icon Rose Avalos
Rose M. Avalos’ remarkable life of dedication and accomplishment has always been intertwined with the Aldine Independent School District. She was an AISD student, classroom teacher (English, reading, Spanish), counselor, assistant principal and principal (Escamilla [...]
Houston Grand Prix
Americans have a tendency to democratize sports for the less athletic or wealthy. Hence touch or flag football for the less brawny among us; slow-pitch softball for those who can’t turn on a fastball; and [...]