The “29th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for October 2nd, 2012. We invite you and your community to be a part of our NIGHT OUT 2012. […]

50 years ago this month at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy challenged his fellow Americans to send a man to the Moon before the close of the decade. Since then, the students and faculty of Rice have kept the memory of President Kennedy’s challenge alive by continuing to make contributions to space science and [...]

Facts about Voluntary Homeless Feeding Registration Program City of Houston Clarifies Misinformation Is the City of Houston trying to stop homeless food service? No! The City of Houston is trying to improve the quality, quantity and distribution of food for the homeless through training and coordination. […]

ECHOS—Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services—was formed in 1999, as an organized response to health and social services needs in the increasingly ethnically diverse area of southwest Houston. As a non-profit 501(C) 3 organization, ECHOS opened its doors in April 2001 after refurbishing a building donated for ECHOS’s use by the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. [...]

News2You – Monthly Newsletter of Council Member Andrew Burks Houston is blessed with a number of exciting and interesting museums. History, art, cultural exploration and science are cornerstones of the Houston museum experience. Our museums offer one of a kind opportunities to interact with and view spectacular elements of the natural world,human history and innovation. [...]

Westbury activists are wondering if Houston Housing Authority’s plans to expand low-income housing might come at the expense of a community garden that has helped bring diverse neighborhoods together, including some the agency aims to serve. Gardeners learned recently that HHA could be eyeing their plots for a new apartment project when surveyors came out [...]

In Addition to improving neighborhood parks, Parks By You is helping bring a 100-year-old plan for Houston’s greenways to completion. It is a plan that makes sense for the Houston of today and the Houston we want for tomorrow. The benefits of Parks By You are far-reaching–touching every region of our city, and, in turn, [...]

Keep Houston Beautiful (the City of Houston’s Clean City Commission), is now accepting entry applications for the 28th Annual Mayor’s Proud Partner Awards. If your group has worked to support our city through awareness, beautification, conservation or enhancement activities, the City of Houston like to hear about it. Please note the deadline for entries is [...]

The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) requests input from area residents about what makes a community more liveable. Your suggestions are needed for the Community Transformation Initiative, a joint Houston and Harris County project led by HDHHS. Community transformation is a movement across the country that seeks to improve the conditions where [...]

Art League Houston is now in the final days of the early registration period for the fall 2012 quarter. This fall we are offering more than 25 art classes in various media. GENEREAL REG: August 27 – September 8 LATE REG: Begins September 10; $15 late fee Click here to see the Fall 2012 catalog [...]