Plant It Forward Farms, based in the Brays Oaks Management District in southwest Houston, has long been known for selling weekly boxes of fresh and flavorful local produce farmed by refugees through its Farm Share program. Now you can add more color and sweet smells to your “farm share" in the form of bright and [...]
John Tankersley prepares new location It was a steaming hot day in Houston, part of the recent heat wave. Outdoor temperatures had climbed to around 96 degrees in the shade. Having to do errands, I could not get cooled off and my car air conditioner was cranking on overdrive. Then it appeared, like [...]
Tony, Karol, Gilbert & Karen Longtime elite swimming coaches Gilbert and Karol Legaspi decided to take a leap of faith in 2016 and purchase land off Airport Boulevard. They were determined to build a state-of-the-art swim facility where swimmers from babies to elite adults could learn how to swim or get coached practice. [...]
Staff celebrates Lunar New Year Oak St. Health, with more than 70 locations around the country, has come to southwest Houston with a location at the former Palais Royal shopping center space at Fondren and West Bellfort in the Brays Oaks Management District. The Chicago-based clinic chain’s business model is based on the [...]
Glenshire Park will benefit from a creative new program to address climate change, gaining new native trees that will provide extra shade and help further beautify the space. Glenshire is among five parks where the city Parks and Recreation Department will plant more than 500 trees — including red maple, sugarberry, sweet gum, loblolly pine, [...]
Houston’s Livestock Show and Rodeo is a busy time for the students at Lamar High School who participate in Future Farmers of America Association (FFA) programs. But their commitment and responsibilities to livestock do not begin and end for just this short season. All year you will see students tending to livestock and helping to maintain [...]
When Food Network called asking to feature Cool Runnings Jamaican Bar & Grill on the show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” owners Janay Henry and Chef Terron Henry had just expanded their southwest Houston dining room and built out their food truck. “The timing couldn't have been better because after the show aired, our dining room [...]
With its name and location as neighborhood mainstays for more than 30 years in the Fondren Southwest part of town, tiny Wahoo’s Fish & Wings Restaurant has left a powerful imprint on the area. Serving generous portions at reasonable prices, its fried food fare has been a go-to place for take-out meals for many locals [...]
Cindy Chapman It takes a stretch of the imagination to consider that Cindy Chapman considers herself retired. She is busier than ever with a host of leadership and volunteer responsibilities. Since official retirement from her occupation in engineering, she has juggled a full plate of positions, most of which aim to improve her [...]
Winding through the heart of Houston, a network of bayous with more than 77 miles of accompanying trails has defined the city and given rise to the nickname “Bayou City.” But many people who have tried using the trails know the perils of having to dodge potholes and car traffic just to reach one of the paths. [...]
