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 [...]
Zoo Offers Valentine’s Events For Youth And Adults
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 [...]
8. February 2010
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
5. February 2010
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
4. February 2010
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 [...]
3. February 2010
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
8. February 2010