Since this picture was taken, the weeds have been cleared out, but to keep them cleared out will take some more help. Houston Heights Association boulevard committee chair Jim Bennett has issued a call for help to deal with the weeds growing around the gazebos in the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Heights Boulevard. “We need a volunteer to take care of the planting beds around the gazebos,” Bennett e-mailed. “The gazebo on the 1000 block is particularly bad — unless you really like “native plants” (weeds). The beds are not big, but we need one or more people who will step forward and volunteer to clean them out, replant them and continue to maintain them. Let me know if you are interested.” I saw ... Continue reading →
You may recall that I commented in this space a few weeks ago about the condition of the Astrodome after reporters were allowed access to the building for the first time in about two years. Frankly, I still feel guilty every time I drive along the South Loop and see the Dome. Given our tendency to personify inanimate objects, I can just imagine it crying out, “Why have you forgotten me? Either fix me or put me out of my misery.” Clearly, I watched too many cartoons as a kid and beyond. End of digression. I returned to Reliant Park on Wednesday for the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp. board meeting to hear consultants’ reports on what should be done with the building. You ... Continue reading →
This afternoon (Thursday) the Travis Elementary PTA is sponsoring an after-school fundraiser benefiting a Travis first-grader who is awaiting a heart transplant. From 3:00 to 4:00 PM, Kona Ice will sell delicious shaved ice that can be individually tailored to your taste buds; you get to add the flavoring! Just look for the colorful Kona Ice truck parked right outside the playground after school. Kona Ice is generously donating ALL proceeds of this fun event to support the student's medical expenses as he awaits his heart transplant. Continue reading →
Four members of a top Eritrean club soccer team who defected last summer during a tournament in Tanzania were admitted to the U.S. as refugees and resettled in Houston this week. The four, who arrived late Tuesday night, are part of the Red Sea team of 13 who escaped from their handlers during a July 13 tournament in Tanzania. The team joined a long legacy of Eritrean soccer players who have used international soccer tournaments as an opportunity to escape from the East African country, which has a checkered human rights record. Three more team members are expected to arrive in Houston in June, said Dario Lipovac, refugee resettlement director for YMCA International in Houston. Four others were resettled in Boston and two in Virginia.Their ... Continue reading →
Eclipse Anular de Sol de Mayo 20 de 2012, desde el Bryce National Park en Utah, USA.Annular Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012, from Bryce National Park in Utah, USA. Continue reading →
