Congressman Al Green-in Cooperation with the Small Business Administration – Presents a Coronavirus Webinar for Small Businesses
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Shaping Our Future: YES! to Census 2020
SHAPING OUR FUTURE: YES! TO CENSUS 2020 Since 1790, as mandated by the Constitution, Americans have come together every 10 years to be counted. This record of every person residing in the United States is important as it provides the basis for the reapportionment of congressional seats, redistricting, and distribution of over $675 billion in [...]
East Aldine’s Dazzling Food Future
(Portions of this story and photos were shot before the county take-out only order) A lot has changed since our last visit to Alma Latina’s East Aldine location. Maybe not so much on the menu, but the restaurant has undergone a total overhaul, both inside and out, and it is truly spectacular. The restaurant’s striking [...]
Latin Roots Food Truck
By Christina Autry Diego and his wife Clarissa Rodriguez are the friendly faces behind East Aldine’s yellow Latin Roots food truck. “Latin Roots isn’t trying to be the next super trendy truck in the city. There’s no twist or fusion,” says Clarissa. “The food we make is what people are eating for lunch and dinner [...]
COVID-19 E-News
A Message from the Executive Director As you are aware, we are currently under an order, issued by County Judge Lina Hidalgo to stay home and work safe, through April 3. After the order was issued on March 24, a number of governmental entities including the District, asked for clarification of the definition [...]
Gallery Furniture Helping Houston Seniors and Disabled Citizens
Attention Houston Seniors and Disabled Citizens: fill out a form in order to request and receive a care package of toiletries and other non-perishable foods delivered to your front door from Gallery Furniture. Click here to submit your request today. Mayor Sylvester Turner and Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale are asking people to drop off non-perishable items like [...]
WW Thorne / Great Aldine School Board War of ’59
Participatory democracy can be an emotional affair, and few aspects of it elicit quite as much primal passion as the education of our children. Aldine is no exception, and about 60 years ago, its tempestuous school board meetings made national news, and in its resolution, Aldine ISD found a hero in W.W. Thorne whose name [...]
James Driver Park
Already home to two community centers, ballfields, covered and lit basketball courts, and a supercool modern playground, shaded by grape-purple and lime-green sunsails and complete with slides kids actually have fun on, James Driver Park strives only to get better. Last summer, Harris County Precinct 2 commissioner Adrian Garcia announced plans for James Driver [...]
Acai Brasil
If you’ve ever lived or traveled abroad for an extended period of time, one of the things you miss most keenly from back home is your comfort foods. While those items might be available in foreign lands, anyone who has ever tried Polish Tex-Mex, a British hamburger, or even Colorado beef brisket barbecue will tell [...]
SBA COVID-19 Informational Webinars: March 30th-April 3rd
The SBA Houston District Office will provide the latest information from SBA to help small businesses with their economic recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus. We will give information on how to apply and where you can get additional help with preparing and applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Sessions will allow for [...]
