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Council Names Li Boynton As Outstanding Citizen
Li Boynton, an 18-year-old student at Bellaire High School, was recently named an Outstanding Citizen of the City of Bellaire. Boynton earned a $65,000 award in a top science competition with her invention of a novel, cheap way of testing water for contamination. For her accomplishment, she was invited to sit with First Lady Michelle [...]
Continue reading...Annise Parker Throws Pitch For Bellaire H.S. Softball
18. February 2010
Houston Mayor Annise Parker threw the first pitch Tuesday at a softball game between Bellaire High School and Sam Houston High School. Parker visited the game at Delmar Stadium to commemorate the start of the softball season.
Continue reading...Condit Students Wear Crazy Hair For Haiti
12. February 2010
Students at Condit Elementary came to school Friday with wild locks — Hair of red, blue and green, twisted, poofed and poney tailed. The crazy hair day was a fundraiser dreamed up by a group of 5th graders who wanted to benefit the people of Haiti devastated by the earthquake.
Continue reading...Parker Says No Conflict Of Interest With Dynamo Stadium
1. February 2010
Bellaire Council Member Corbett Parker responds to accusations that his relationship with Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck presents a conflict of interest. Read more on Parker’s blog. The Dynamo is in discussions with a private developer about building a new soccer stadium on the border of Bellaire. Many residents and Bellaire’s Mayor are against the [...]
Continue reading...Pro Dancers From NY Teach Pershing Students
29. January 2010
Dance students in Pershing Middle School’s Fine Arts Magnet Program got a chance to learn from masters on Thursday when two professional dancers from the LehrerDance Company visited the school for a special lesson. The traveling dance company from Buffalo, New York, is in Houston to perform a Saturday and Sunday show at the Jewish [...]
Continue reading...Bellaire Breakfast Club
25. January 2010
A group of men and women have met at the same coffee shop for 40 years to share meals and socialize about politics, current events and life in general. Although members have come and gone through the years, the camaraderie remains as strong as ever.
Continue reading...Marathon Runners Find Festive Route In West U.
17. January 2010
Spectators lined the route of the Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday to cheer on the runners as they passed the halfway-point on University Boulevard through West University Place.
Continue reading...Council Members Sworn-In, Bringing New Era For Bellaire Government
5. January 2010
Bellaire officially has two new city council members after a swearing-in ceremony Monday before a standing-room only crowd. Corbett Parker and Andrew Friedberg now join newly elected Councilwoman Mandy Nathan on the dias. The addition of the three new members will have a profound change on the council.
Continue reading...New Year’s Resolutions Of Bellaire Residents
30. December 2009
Residents in Bellaire talk about their resolutions – or lack thereof.
Continue reading...As Snow Fell, So Did The Old Bellaire Fire Station
7. December 2009
As freezing rain transformed into snow Friday morning, the Bellaire Fire Station took the next step in its transformation from an old, inadequately small facility into a brand new fire station that will accommodate the modern Bellaire Fire Department. Crews began demolishing the old station at Jessamine Street and South Rice Avenue, and officials expect [...]
Continue reading...Holiday in the Park
4. December 2009
Families crowded Bellaire Town Square on Thursday to visit Santa, hear holiday music and even throw snowballs and sled down snow banks.
Continue reading...Council Swears In Newly Elected Member
17. November 2009
Mandy Nathan took the oath of office on Monday and immediately began her work as the Place 6 member of the Bellaire City Council. Nathan replaces outgoing 6-year Councilman John Jefferies. During her first meeting as a council member, Nathan participated in a historic vote to approve the city’s new Comprehensive Plan.
Continue reading...People React With Sadness About Teas Nursery Closing
11. November 2009
Longtime customers of Teas Nursery reacted with feelings of sadness and disappointment this week upon learning the 100-year-old Bellaire business will soon close.
Tom Teas, the president and head of the landscaping side of the business, refused to speak with InstantNewsBellaire about the closing because he said he had no new information to give other than [...]
Bellaire Voters Explain Hopes For New City Council
4. November 2009
InstantNewsBellaire asked voters on election day what they’re anticipating from the new Bellaire City Council, which will experience major changes with three totally new members. Cindy Siegel was re-elected Mayor, Will Hickman was re-elected to the Place 1 seat, and Mandy Nathan was elected to the Place 6 seat. The Place 3 race is headed [...]
Continue reading...Bellaire Voters Talk About Issues Important To Them
30. October 2009
InstantNewsBellaire did video interviews with several Bellaire residents at a recent candidates’ forum to learn about the things they think are important. Voters highlighted diverse topics from public infrastructure to fiscal responsibility to crime.
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3. March 2010
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