Downtown Houston skyline in Texas USA with bluesky Harvey Recovery Fairs help people get on path to recovery City of Houston Neighborhood Restoration Centers and community partners continue to reach out to people affected by Hurricane Harvey through an ongoing series of Harvey Recovery Fairs. The events are sponsored in partnership with community [...]
Please do not miss out on recognizing a deserving small business in your community... get your nominations in (less than 45 days remaining)! It's Small Business Awards Season! Celebrate awesome small businesses (and those that help them) with the US Small Business Administration! Did you know that our awards event last year attracted over 500 [...]
By Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle Extended families often share small homes in working-class communities like East Aldine. With this in mind, Johnny Ramirez focused on efficient use of space when he started designing furniture for his neighbors, such as beds that pull out from walls and rest on objects doubling as desks. “In a basic [...]
By EAMD Staff “The most Mexican thing William Faulkner ever wrote is his famous passage from Requiem for a Nun: ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’ I came across the quote when I was a teen, though I can’t remember where. Finally, I thought, I had discovered an American culture that approached [...]
On Saturday, October 20 the Greens Bayou Coalition held their 1st Annual Gala to raise money and share the work of the Coalition with the community. The East Aldine District was a title sponsor of the event. Other sponsors were – CenterPoint, the North Houston Association, Hawes Hill and Associates, Lone Star College, [...]
All veterans and active military service personnel ride free on METRO Monday, November 12, in honor of Veterans Day.
Congratulations to Eva Arellano Vazquez, the winner of a Smart TV at our 2018 Fall Festival. Pictured with her are (from left to right) Veronica Sanches, East Aldine Director of Services, Smart TV winner - Eva Arellano Vazquez, George Cotto, Event Director at Brookside Funeral Home and metros volunteer, and Nataly Perez, East Aldine Admin [...]
Houston is a cornerstone of Veterans Day celebrations in the United States. As a city, Houston is proud to pay tribute to our men and women in the military by providing an annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Celebration”. This civic celebration honors and celebrates the brave men, women, and families who fight for [...]
Motorists and community leaders alike understand the frustration and safety concerns associated with incidents on our freeways. In fact, for the last five years, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has reported traffic as the largest concern for Houston area residents, with good reason. On average, a Houston driver wastes 61 hours of time [...]
