Southwest Airlines® Freedom Over Texas Seeking Patriotic Volunteers for Fourth of July Celebration
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED JULY 4, 2014 MAYOR ANNISE PARKER NEEDS YOU! SOUTHWEST AIRLINES® FREEDOM OVER TEXAS Seeking Patriotic Volunteers for Fourth of July Celebration The City of Houston is calling on all patriots to volunteer their time in celebrating our nation’s birth at Southwest Airlines Freedom over Texas. Volunteer assignments include acting as festival greeters or [...]
Centerpoint Trails Expand City’s Rransportation and Recreational Options
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON: USE OF CENTERPOINT CORRIDORS WILL EXPAND HOUSTONIANS' TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATIONAL OPTIONS Houston City Council has approved an agreement for Hike and Bike Trails with CenterPoint Energy. The agreement will allow the City to construct pedestrian and bicycle trails on CenterPoint's Transmission Corridors. Use of CenterPoint's transmission corridors will complement the Bayou Greenways [...]
Full Renovation of the Lee LeClear Tennis Center
The Houston Parks Board is pleased to partner with the Friends of the Lee LeClear Tennis Center, Inc. and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department to complete a full renovation of the Lee LeClear Tennis Center. Opened in 1973, this once premier tennis facility is showing its age. Although still heavily used, the entire facility [...]
Proposed Concrete Plant near Willow Waterhole
If you are available to attend this important meeting with Rep Borris Miles on May 28, please do so. Below is information provided by Mary Seymore from the office of Representative Borris Miles - District 146 regarding an environmental permit application near Willow Waterhole for a concrete plant . This location is [...]
Primary Runoff Elections Early Voting Schedule
Early Voting Hours of Operation are May 19 - May 23: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m and Primary Runoff Election for Harris County, Texas is May 27, 2014 Within Brays Oaks, an Early voting center is located at: Tracey Gee Community Center 3599 Westcenter Dr Houston, TX 77042 For additional locations please see the Early [...]
Willow Waterhole 2014 MusicFest
The April 12 Willow Waterhole 2014 MusicFest was a terrific event. Weather was in the high seventies, overcast, and humid. Attendance exceeded 1,300 people, up approximately 30% from 2013. Concession sales doubled from last year! Student musicians were excited to play at the same venue as the pros and all seven professional groups remarked how [...]
Plant It Forward Farm Share Program
Plant It Forward offers refugee farmers an opportunity to become self-sufficient through growing, harvesting and selling produce from a sustainable urban farm within the city of Houston. All of our produce is grown using organic methods without the use of chemical pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. All crops are non-GMO. Your purchase makes a Difference! When [...]
ECHOS May Calendar
Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) is a non-profit 501.c.3 organization located in southwest Houston. Our mission is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and at risk individuals in our community by narrowing the disparities in access to healthcare, education, job training and quality of life. ECHOS’s doors are open to all in [...]
LightsOut Houston
The "Energy Capital of the World" will continue its progress toward becoming the "Energy Conservation Capital" by turning off the lights the nights of Thursday, April 24 - Sunday, April 27, 2014. LightsOut Houston started in 2008 as a citywide commitment to energy efficiency by commercial building owners and their tenants, and has evolved into [...]
