Brush Decoration: The Marc Bellaire Book of Brush Decoration for Ceramics
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Bellaire City Council agreed Nov. 2 to contract HDR-Claunch & Miller Inc. to begin engineering and design for the third phase of street and drainage improvements authorized by voters in the Rebuild Bellaire bond program.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Four years ago, Jackie Liedtke wanted a change.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A fiercely independent woman who has remained in her own home, Ruby Thomas turned 106 recently and was the guest of honor at a special birthday celebration.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Melissa Binstock, 21, of Meyerland began writing at the age of 15. Then, journaling for an English class, she found that writing about her health issues was therapeutic. When a teacher submitted her essay on her fight with her eating disorder to a national writing contest in 2005, Binstock won a Gold Key Award from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A group of Texas artists will donate a portion of their art-auction proceeds to a local nonprofit at the 13th annual Avenue Community Development Corporation's Art on the Avenue event. More than 250 artists will display their work at Art on the Avenue, a evening of entertainment, food and a silent auction at the Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 6-10 p.m.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Bellaire will accept at least $50,000 in federal stimulus funds to create energy savings for the city, but City Councilman Phil Nauert called the aid “tainted” and said the money was “printed by politicians” at the expense of future generations.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Higher density housing and special zoning laws put in place 10 years ago for Bellaire Boulevard were among sticking points for Bellaire City Council in its meticulous review last week of a newly devised land-use plan for the City of Homes.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A team of researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Baylor College of Medicine has received more than $49 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
By this time next year, a new West University Place police station may be nearing completion as an addition to City Hall. West U. City Council voted unanimously Oct. 26 to ask architect Jeff Gerber to draw plans for a new, two-story station on the west end of the existing City Hall, 3800 University Blvd.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
A West University Place police officer who is appealing his termination last month is scheduled to meet Oct. 29 with City Manager Michael Ross and Police Chief Ken Walker. The 2 p.m. hearing is not open to the public, Ross said.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
In 2006, St. James' Boy Scout Troop 212 in Third Ward was struggling to survive. It was a dying troop with a long, rich history. Lionel Jellins took over the troop in late 2006 as part of his mission to provide boys in the inner city with the full scouting experience such as leadership development, overnight camping, scout summer camps and more.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Apartment owner Steve Moore has a plan is to improve living conditions for hundreds of low-income families in southwest Houston and help them revive the surrounding community.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Back in Houston after a stint working in Australia, where Halloween isn't widely celebrated, the McLendons decided to compensate this year. The family's yard on McClendon Street near the Medical Center sports pumpkin lights, a spider web and two large, inflatable black cats with swiveling heads. Many more supplies waited inside for a party set for Friday, Oct. 30.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
For most businesses, having a clump of competitors within walking distance would be a bad thing. Not so, say the tattoo artists on lower Westheimer, where five shops are clustered between Dunlavy and Yupon streets.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Bruce and Luisa Ward were just trying to do good deeds for cancer patients visiting the Texas Medical Center from Italy when the couple made authentic pizza in their backyard. But after getting rave reviews, the Missouri City couple decided to go into the pizza business. Now they own Luigi's Pizzeria, at 3700 Almeda in Midtown.
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