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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 18
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of January 18, 2020. Eighteen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health [...]
State Rep. Gene Wu: Community Resources
Please see the attachments and below information for programming from The Alliance: 2021 Vocational Trainings We are actively recruiting for our next CNA, EKG, HVAC and CDL classes. Please see the flyer attached for more [...]
Second COVID-19 vaccination mega site scheduled for Minute Maid Park
UPDATE - All new appointments for the January 16 COVID-19 vaccination mega site at Minute Maid Park are booked. The 2,600 new slots filled 16-miutes after opening. Additional vaccination opportunities will be announce as supply increases. [...]
Houston Virtual Job Fair January 27, 2021
Houston Virtual Job Fair Wed, Jan 27, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST This Virtual Job Fair will allow you to discover who is hiring and what they are looking for. An online virtual [...]
S. Gessner Apartment/Business PIP Meeting, Jan. 19
The virtual PIP meeting will be held on Tuesday January 19th at 12 noon. The speaker for the meeting will be Officer Vu Quang with Houston Police Financial crimes Unit. The topic of the meeting will [...]
My Brays Oaks
Founded in the 1850s, the Freedom Colony of Riceville lives on
It happens fairly often as you wander the backroads of Houston -- you’ll be driving along through more or less typical 1970s-style suburban development when all of a sudden you’ll find yourself in a cluster [...]
Get transported overseas at Taste of Tel Aviv
It has been known as My Pita, Kosher Bite and now Taste of Tel Aviv. But one thing remains constant — the Brays Oaks District has the “real deal” when it comes to Israeli-Mediterranean food. [...]
New Life Flight service for police dogs is rooted in Brays Oaks
Two Braeburn West residents and a Westbury animal hospital are playing vital roles in an innovative program to save the lives of the brave and loyal dogs who help save ours. Under the auspices of [...]
Inside the ornate temple of a young religion from Vietnam
Just before noon, the Rev. John Tran smoothed his long, flowing white tunic and started the Sunday service in the Cao Dai temple a block north of West Bellfort Avenue. For 45 minutes, he led [...]
Plant It Forward Farms, a veggie drawer staple, now hits your cupboard
Plant It Forward Farms, based in the Brays Oaks District, has long been known for its weekly boxes of fresh, local produce through its Farm Share program, which you can pick up at a number [...]
HPD Westside Explorers learn service, character and maybe a career path
William Rivas recalled his first meeting with members of the Westside Explorer Program five years ago. Looking around the room, the then-14-year-old Elsik High School student nervously noticed guys who were four or five years [...]