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Cohen Hosting Forum On Constitutional Amendements

State Rep. Ellen Cohen will host an Informational Forum at 7 p.m., October 14 at Lanier Middle School, at 2600 Woodhead.
Cohen has recruited a group of experts to address the constitutional amendments included on the November 3 ballot. She will moderate the panel as they present background on each of the eleven amendments. 
Representatives from the Comptroller’s Office, the General Land [...]

Council Approves Budget, Postpones Plan

The Bellaire City Council approved a $26.5 million 2010 fiscal year budget, after agreeing to spend $10,000 to keep the therapy pool at Evergreen Pool open during December and January.
Several long-time pool users had urged the council to keep the heated therapy pool open during the winter, so that they could continue their exercise and [...]

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Kids Will Be Moved By New Exhibit

 A new inter-active exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Houston will have kids dancing to create a dazzling light show of colors, and experimenting with wave patterns in activities like the RippleTank and Wind Over Water.
The exhibit, which debuts September 19, will move kids in ways they never thought possible. They will learn how the [...]

Crime Reports

Crime Reports
September 7 to 14
 Motor vehicle burglaries
Bellaire police arrested a 25-year old man on September 7, in connection with the burglary of a vehicle in the 6700 block of the West Loop South. The victim called police and reported that his black security guard’s jacket and 7” portable TV had been stolen. The victim had [...]

Council To Consider Budget, Comprensive Plan

The Bellaire City Council will meet Monday September 14 to consider the city’s immediate financial needs, and to set policies that could affect Bellaire’s future.
The City Council meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m., will include consideration of a $27.5 million 2010 fiscal year budget that represents a 1 percent decrease from current city spending.
Bellaire started cutting [...]

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Drawing Determines Ballot Spots

A biennial ballot drawing was conducted in Bellaire Friday evening, determining the order of candidates in a busy election for city candidates.
Mayor Cindy Siegel drew the top spot on the ballot over her challenge Robert Riquelmy.
Their positions on the ballot were revered two years ago, when Riquelmy first challenged Siegel.
In the Place 1 spot, Councilman [...]

Grier Visits Bellaire High School

HISD Superintendent Terry Grier visited three classes at Bellaire High School Friday, during his first day on the job as the school district’s top educator.
Grier questioned students about their opinion of Bellaire High School, and got resounding agreement about the need for more bathrooms, more parking and “better food” at the campus.
Grier said there might [...]

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HISD Board Hires Grier

The Houston Independent School Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Terry Grier as the new superintendent of schools Thursday, despite a threat by Houston Sen. Mario Gallegos to take legal action to overturn the board’s decision.
In a brief speech after the unanimous vote, Grier said he is excited about working in the [...]

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Museums Are Free Saturday

Enjoy and explore 17 museums free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 12, which is Museum District Day.
General admission fees will be waived, and a free bus shuttle will circulate between all museums, so that participant s can enjoy fascinating exhibits, hands-on activities, demonstrations and performances through the day.
The annual event provides the [...]

Rice Hosts Symposium on Hurricane Ike

Experts and community leaders, including Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, will be featured at a September 14 symposium titled “Hurricane Ike Revisited” as they discuss lessons learned from the storm that made landfall September 13, 2008.
 
The event is being hosted by the Rice University-based center for Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED).
 
Speakers [...]