Meet the new HPD commander in southwest Houston

Houston Police Department has promoted Samanda Rubin, a Houston native and attorney, as commander of its South Gessner Division, also known as Patrol District 17. Capt. Rubin joined HPD in 2006 and rose to the rank of sergeant before being elevated to her new assignment. Rubin shared her thoughts about her new role after working [...]

2023-09-11T11:42:06-05:00September 11th, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Free BollyX dance lessons promote fitness and camaraderie

Deepti Patel For Deepti Patel, BollyX dancing isn’t an exercise craze, it’s a calling. Patel, a longtime volunteer for India House Houston, is using her love for dance and fitness to bring people together through the dance form, sharing its rhythms and movements that she says promote health and happiness. “It’s so engaging [...]

2023-07-11T11:27:50-05:00July 10th, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Brays Oaks food truck featured in Smithsonian exhibit

Grabbing a tasty lunch at Sazón Garifuna in the Brays Oaks Management District also means visiting the scene now represented in a Washington, D.C., museum to teach the world about the culture and history of the Garifuna people. Writer John Nova Lomax captured the scene, with two truck workers, in a photo that accompanied his [...]

2023-06-01T21:49:36-05:00June 1st, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Family’s car care shop emphasizes the caring part

Karolena Serratos Trust. It’s the number one reason consumers are reluctant to get work done on their car, even if they know something is wrong. And that is where Karolena Serratos comes in. Karolena is a second-generation owner-operator of Professional Auto Care at 9916 Honeywell in the Brays Oaks Management District. She takes [...]

2023-05-24T15:11:06-05:00May 22nd, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Brays Oaks immigration lawyer helps clients achieve ‘American dream’

Aron Mandl, center, & staff join Mayor Turner as tree-planting volunteers Few attorneys can say they deal in happiness, but Aron Mandl is emphatic that his firm does just that by, as he explains, “making dreams come true.” Mandl, a practicing immigration lawyer for the last 23 years, owns the Law Office of [...]

2023-03-26T22:34:01-05:00March 26th, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Group works to “fill the gaps” with basic items for students

Colette White, left, & Kay Wasden Meyerland resident Kay Wasden was looking to donate to Westbury High School and Fondren Middle School the college test prep books her children no longer need. But she quickly found out the students’ needs are much more basic. School staffers said they would accept the books — [...]

2023-03-03T17:12:11-06:00March 2nd, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Crafty partners bring fine dining to Brays Oaks

The newest Houston-area Crafty Crab franchise restaurant draws the senses immediately with bright lighting and piped-in music in its 7,000 space that presents some surprises. A group of owners and investors including David and Teresa Kang opened the restaurant on Fondren Road in Brays Oaks in July 2022 as part of a Florida-based chain that [...]

2023-01-25T18:08:55-06:00January 25th, 2023|My Brays Oaks|

Naturalist leads bird walks on Brays Oaks trail

If you’re into the natural habitat and the sights and sounds in our area, including the many diverse bird sounds, naturalist Mary Ann Beauchemin leads the perfect activity for you. She leads the Nature Trail Bird Walks in the Brays Oaks District multiple times a year. Several neighborhood people joined the October bird walk ready [...]

2022-12-18T15:53:07-06:00December 18th, 2022|My Brays Oaks|
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