8. February 2010

Zoo Offers Valentine’s Events For Youth And Adults

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Houston Zoo is offering several special events: One for little “princesses” and two for those hoping to celebrate the holiday with more mature fare.
The Zoo will start out the holiday [...]

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8. February 2010

Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Injuries In Multi-Car Accident

Four people were taken to the hospital on Saturday afternoon after a car accident that police suspect was caused by a drunk driver. The accident happened Feb. 6 around 3:30 p.m. in the 5600 block [...]

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8. February 2010

Successful Season For St. Vincent’s Basketball

Successful Season For St. Vincent’s Basketball

The St. Vincent de Paul School’s basketball teams have been doing well this season with some prominent wins. The Lady Tigers 6th grade basketball team recently won first place in both the Resurrection and St. [...]

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5. February 2010

Chef To Demonstrate Mexican-Inspired Valentine’s Day Dishes

A well-known Houston chef will prep couples to create their own special Valentine’s Day meals at a cooking demonstration next week.
Hugo Ortega, who operates Hugo’s and Backstreet Cafe, will visit the Houston Arboretum and Nature [...]

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5. February 2010

Texas Medical Center’s History On Display

The senior vice president of the Texas Medical Center will visit Bellaire next week to talk about 65 years of the center’s history.
John Kajander will address the Bellaire Historical Society about 65 years of the [...]

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5. February 2010

Bellaire Students Raise $5,000 For New Piano

Bellaire Students Raise $5,000 For New Piano

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Playing for 12 hours straight, student musicians at Bellaire High School successfully raised about $5,000 in late January for a new piano for the school.
Different sets of musicians traded turns performing on Jan. 23 during [...]

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4. February 2010

Create Your Own Art At MFAH First Sundays

While they’re normally not allowed to even touch the artwork at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, children this weekend are invited to take up pens and actually draw at the museum — While creating [...]

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4. February 2010

St. Luke’s Receives Distinguished Hospital Award

For the fourth year in a row, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital has won a national award for high-quality clinical performance because it had low mortality rates and low numbers of in-hospital complications.
The hospital in the [...]

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4. February 2010

Horn Students Win Big At Academics Tournament

Horn Students Win Big At Academics Tournament

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Teachers and students at Horn Academy Elementary School are celebrating after a team of students bagged a first-place win at a recent academics tournament.
Over 200 students from 12 elementary schools in the Houston Independent School [...]

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3. February 2010

Bellaire Joins County In Census Education Campaign

Bellaire Joins County In Census Education Campaign

Bellaire joined a county committee today to plan a public education campaign to make sure all Harris County residents participate in the 2010 U.S. Census. Census forms should arrive in Bellaire around March 16, and [...]

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3. February 2010

Institute Of Medicine President Speaking On Healthcare Reform

The president of the Institute of Medicine will speak this Friday about the U.S. health care system’s emphasis on disease management over health maintenance and how that orientation might be changed.
Harvey Fineberg will present his [...]

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3. February 2010

Bellaire Chinese Teacher Wins College Board Award

The College Board plans to honor a Bellaire High School teacher this week for showing dedication and innovation while teaching her pre-AP Chinese Language classes.
Sarah Chu-Chao Tsai has won a 2010 Southwestern Region AP Award [...]

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3. February 2010

Annual Report: Economy Brings Caution In Coming Years

New construction in Bellaire slowed dramatically the 2009 recession, and the city must be cautious financially in the next couple years because it will collect less revenue from property taxes. Still, Bellaire’s leaders promise to [...]

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2. February 2010

Bellaire Saw High Number Of Auto Thefts Last Week

An unusually high number of cars were stolen in Bellaire last week, but police have recovered two of the vehicles and they also found another car that was stolen in Houston.
Police tracked down and arrested [...]

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2. February 2010

Police Catch Home Burglars In The Act

Home burglars hit five houses in Bellaire last week — In one case, police caught two suspects in the act and charged them with the crime.
Bellaire police responded to the 5300 block of Pocahontas Street [...]

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