“This part of town attracts young professionals and families alike due to its proximity to ma
Crews will begin construction on the complex, called Lenox Heights, 333 W. 24th Street, this Decem ber, with plans to open the facility in the first quarter of 2025, said Jackson Simons, vice president of development for the Houston mar ket with OHT Partners.
help make the banners, have spent a lot of time planning and preparing for this moment,” she said.Needham said this year’s league has seen one of the highest reg istration years in the organization’s history.
and girls had smiles on their faces through out the day,” PDC Vice President John Barcelo said. “...The community showed why our family continues to grow and excel here at ODC.”
There is a lot of work that goes into plan ning the logistics of
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rade. The local youth organization began its fall soccer season last weekend.
It was no different this year, she said, as ODC kicked off its fall soccer season with its annual Opening Day parade last Saturday morning. As teams paraded down all the way to the ODC soccer fields, the emotion said it all.“The best part was seeing the smiles on
Oaks Dads Club kicks off fall soccer season
But this isn’t going to be all serious business, either. We’ll have breakfast in the morning and lunch in the afternoon.
every child’s face as they walked through the gates behind their banners,” said Need ham, who serves as the secretary on the ODC board of directors.
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The Sinclair Elemen tary School pumpkin patch will run from Oct. 14 through Oct. 23 and is open to all residents and families living in the Timber grove and
who weren’t from Tim bergrove,” she said. “And it occurred to me that this event is popular in the larger community. ”This is a growing school and growing community and the event is getting more and more popular as the years go on.”
Some families have visited the pumpkin patch for years, with photos of their children next to a big pumpkin taken at each year’s event, White said.
Sinclair Elementary set to host annual pumpkin patch event
The event kicks off af ter school Oct. 14 with a family pumpkin run around campus that will end at the pumpkin patch, she said. After the opening, the patch
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The annual Sinclair Elementary Pumpkin Patch opens to the com munity on Oct. 14.
Sinclair Elementary School has hosted a pumpkin patch for sev eral years now, though the annual tradition took a brief break dur ing the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, White said.
Lenoxsaid.Heights will join a grow ing list of new apartment com plexes in the neighborhood. Infor mation from the real estate firm Transwestern found more than 1,051 new apartment units were under construction in the Heights and Washington Avenue corridor, according to an article from the Houston Chronicle.
will be open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, she said.
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The school’s PTO or ganization raises money for the school through sales of pumpkins, White said.
“The Greater Heights leads ur ban Houston for apartment de mand because of the desirable life style and relatively unaffordable and rapidly appreciating home
tendquiteevent’slisonneighborhoods,surroundingsaidAlWhite,oneoftheco-chairs.“Lastyear,wehadafewpeopleatfromOakForest,
At the start of each season at Oaks Dads Club, excitement is al ways palpable, accord ing to Ana Needham, from the joy on kids’ faces to satisfaction on the part of everyone involved in making the league possible.
At least a dozen teams marched north on Arbor Vitae Drive from Collier Regional Library last Saturday morning before making a sharp left and head ing west to the fields at 6500 Rena St. for festivities, which once again included a spe cial visit from Houston Dynamo mascot Diesel. Each team also made a banner for the parade with a competition for the winning banner in each“Alldivision.oftheyoung boys
Local housing markets have continued to see dips in sales. Check out this month’s market recap to see how Leader markets fared.
The new trend comes in contrast to the Heights’ reputation in the Houston area for its single-family
It is generously sponsored by Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. We’ve invited businesses all across the community to take part to provide information about issues that are important to you. There will be speakers attending to help with health care concerns. We’ve invited professional finance planners who can help our area’s seniors and their loved ones take that dream trip or manage a fixed in come better, and attorneys who will talk to you about any legal concerns you have.
Parents at Sinclair Elementary School are gearing up to host a pumpkin patch next month to raise money for the school’s parentteacher organization, according to those be hind the event.
Vendors will also have promo tional items at their booth dur ing the event for attendees to sampleToregister for the event, all community members have to do is go online to our website giveseniorexpo.html.www.theleadernews.com/site/atTheycanalsousacall713-686-8494.
Each Saturday, the school will host special events alongside the patch, White said. The first Saturday will in clude pumpkin painting and the second Saturday will feature bubbles for children, she said.
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On Sept. 28, The Leader will host our annual Senior Expo from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the SPJST Lodge 88, located at 1435 Beall St.
The best part, besides the food, fun and fellowship is that it is all free. All community members have to do is register.
One of the Oaks Dads Club youth soccer teams shows off their team banner prior to Saturday’s Opening Day pa
Next week, The Leader is host ing an event geared toward se niors in our community, and all of our readers and their loved ones are invited.
Each year, the Oaks Dads’ Club has kicked off its competitive soc cer season with Open ing Day ceremonies full of fun, team cheers and anticipation, with the exception of 2020 be cause of the pandem ic. It returned with a bang last year, and the mood this year was still one of joy according to Needham.“Theentire ODC Soc cer Board, as well as the coaches and par ents on each team to
Attendees will have the op portunity to talk to them about estate planning, retirement, savings, medical care, event planning, trip advice, real estate and much more.
homes, according to the Houston Chronicle. As of earlier in 2022, the neighborhood was home to less than 2 percent of all apart ments in the region, according to theButarticle.developers are eying the neighborhood for more apart ments because it’s a great destina tion for a walkable lifestyle in the city itself, Simons said.
Annual Leader Senior Expo set for next week
jor employment centers, charm ing neighborhood setting and rare walkability to some of Houston’s top retail and dining destinations,” Simons
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Last year, the ODC web site said more than 800 total kids took part in baseball, softball and soccer leagues. There are roughly 385 kids registered for over 40 teams in various age groups from U-4 to U-11 this fall season, according to Needham.
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a brightly painted no tice called “The Cowboy Code”. One of the state ments said, “Do what has to be done and finish what you start, or grab a to-go box”. None was needed tonight.
I first experienced Wok ker several years ago, via their food truck which was on White Oak Blvd. None of us had ever tast ed anything quite like it. The brisket fries blew us as well as my cholesterol levels away. We were in stantWellfans.they’ve managed to make it through the
honey dessert for food spe cials, according to spokes person Shelby Janik. There will also be a ceremonial dipping of apples in honey to celebrate a new year at sundown along with other homages to the holiday.
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more kick in the katsu. So to Thespeak.other stand-out tonight was the Smoked Chicken Fried Rice. The gachujang sauce was a great blend of sweet and spicy and it paired well with the tasty kimchi. The chunks of chicken had the required hint of smoki ness which neither over powered nor lacked in ro bustness. Nicely done.
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and other German-inspired food will be available from food vendors onsite, along side live entertainment and activities including stein hoisting, barrel rolling and a mustard eating contest.
The Oak Forest Home owners Association (OFHA) Board organized the event, which will benefit the Oak Forest Beautification Com mittee and go towards com munity improvements, ac cording to the association.
Valencia’s is one of the restaurants taking part in Oak Forest Restaurant Weeks, which starts Friday.
Even though they now have two physical loca tions, you can still find their food truck around town in such spots as Minute Maid Park, White Oak Music Hall and many other places. They’ve been a crowd favorite in Woodland Heights during Lights in the Heights. In their dining area is
She brought the food to our table in short order. We shared an order of their Brisket Egg Rolls. They had a perfectly crispy shell. I contend that creating an eggroll of this caliber is much more diffi cult than you would think. Everything has to go just right. They were the per fect size and were loaded with shredded brisket. The accompanying Thai chili dipping sauce was a great companion.
By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
I had the Cowboy Kat su. It consisted of sliced, breaded chicken cutlet with a douse of katsu bbq sauce. It sat upon a bed of steamed white rice and was crowned with a sun ny side up egg. This all worked well together but I would’ve liked a little
Urban South – HTX host ing Oktoberfest event Satur dayUrban South – HTX will host an Oktoberfest event at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter St. Brats, pretzels, beer cheese
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According to the associaa tion, 22 restaurants includ ing Valencia’s Tex-Mex, Sai gon Hustle, Rainbow Lodge
and more will offer special menus and offers during the event, which runs Sept. 23 through Oct. Community2.members can go to gelmatzahShepherdatnahPubnextingwillRoshfers.seescanparticipatingweek.htmlofha.org/restaurant-toseeafulllistofrestaurantsandtheonlineQRcodetorestaurant-specificofUpsidePubtocelebrateHashanahSept.27AGardenOaksareapubhostaneventcelebrattheJewishNewYearweek.OnSept.27,theUpsidewillhostaRoshHasha(JewishNewYear)party5p.m.atthebar,3402N.Dr.Theeventwillincludeballsoup,noodlekuballsandanapplesand
Urban South – HTX will also debut five new specialty German-inspired beers at the event, according to the brewery.Senior living community hires new chef, announces newTherestaurantsWatermark at Hous ton Heights, a senior living community located at 1245 W. 18th St. in the Heights, has hired a new chef and opened new restaurants for its residents according to a newsChefrelease.Jason Hunt will now lead the living community’s
restaurant operations, the re lease said. The new restau rants will be Taboon, which will offer appetizers, roasted meats, fish, poultry and flatbreads; The W Lounge, which will have burgers, fries, flatbreads, sandwiches and other traditional options; Seasons, a full table service restaurant that will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner; and Gallery Café, which will offer grab-n-go items.
The Oak Forest area is home to a bustling and eclectic food scene. And beginning this Friday, an event focused on highlight ing those restaurants is set to kick off its first foray in the neighborhood with the inau gural Oak Forest Restaurant Weeks initiative.
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“The Watermark at Hous ton Heights residents will al ways be my top priority, and I cannot wait to know each of them individually,” Hunt said. “Offering four dining options is so unique to the industry and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to put my own flare on the Water mark dining experiences.”
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past two years of res taurant tribulations and have even started their newest dine-in place near the Farmer’s Market. Few places in our city have seen more changes in a relatively short time frame as this area on Airline Drive. Do a quick search of restaurants in the short stretch between the loop and Main Street on Airline, and you’ll be amazed at the plethora of diverse dining estab lishments, both new ris ing stars and well-known classics.Wewere greeted at the counter by a cheery young woman on this slow Tuesday night. She had answers to all of our questions regarding vari ous items on the menu.
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It has been a rough several months for lo cal sales markets after a strong start to the year, and that trend continued last month in many area neighborhoods.Somehave posited that it is simply a regres sion to the mean after a significant spike during COVID-19. But whatever the reason, local markets have still seen a tough few months.Only two zip codes (77091, 77092) saw yearover-year August sales increases, while the other four local markets (77018, 77008, 77007, 77009) ex perienced dips ranging from 16 percent all way up to more than 27 percent.
stark decline continued, with the 90 homes com ing off the market rep resenting a 16.7 percent reduction compared to August 2021. The area is also down 16.6 percent in sales through the end of August, with 777 homes sold as opposed to the 932 sold through the same point last year.
On a pricing front, yearover-year August average home prices spiked nearly 32 percent compared to 2021 up to $750,992, while median home price was up 13.1 percent year-over year to $560,000. Through the end of the month, the average buyer is pay ing 10.2 percent more ($649,787) so far this year while the median price is up 12.7 percent compared to the same point last year at $531,000.
We are coming into a season where many people will be celebrating by dressing up in costumes, trying to scare each other, and eat lots of candy. While thinking about spiritual things is not always the natural thing that most people spend time doing, during this time of year people are often thinking of things in the spiritual realm, albeit often the dark and scary side of the spiritual realm. Are ghosts real? Do they exist?
be the company’s 13th in the Houston region, but its first in the Heights neigh borhood, according to the company.
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home in August ($574,589) year-over-year, while Au gust median price jumped 20.3 percent year-overyear up to $540,000. Yearto-date, the average price has jumped 16.2 percent ($573,667) compared to at the same point in 2021, while median price is up 9.2 percent to $480,000
the end of the month.
“It’s all worth it when you see how much happi ness we bring to this com munity,” she said.
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came to this earth and took on human flesh so that He could die in our place. John 1;14 says that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. When He ascended back to heaven, He sent the Holy Ghost to His followers. Each person that receives Jesus Christ as Savior receives the Holy Ghost. Jesus said in John 14:26, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” This is God dwelling in us. He teaches us, convicts us, guides us, helps us, comforts us, and is always with us. While thinking about a lost spirit wandering around or haunting a house is scary, I am thankful to have the Holy Ghost living in me because I am a child of God.
prices,” he said.
Moving down to the Greater Heights, the
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The zip code including the western edge of Cen tral Northwest as well as Langwood was another huge August sales riser, with 24 sales last month compared to 20 in August 2021 – a 20 percent in crease. However, it is still lagging slightly behind last year’s pace, with 226 home sales so far this year compared to 232 during the same period last year.
77009 Neighborhoods on the eastern edge of the Heights and in Northside also saw a massive yearover-year sales dip, with just 40 homes sold last month – a 27.3 percent downturn from 55 sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, the 416 homes coming off the market represents a 9.4 percent dip through the end of August compared to The2021.average buyer paid 14.7 percent more for a
By Pastor Will Cover Arise Baptist
a home here last month, while August median price spike 12.4 percent yearover-year to $496,000. Year-to-date, average buyers are paying 12.1 percent more ($601,645) compared to the same point in 2021, while yearto-date median price is up 12.8 percent to $479,250.
Sales of homes like this one currently available in the 77091 area code have continued falling in recent months.
If you would like to discuss this further or have questions, Pastor Will Cover can be reached at Arise Baptist Church at 803 Curtin St., or www. arisebaptistchurch.org, or 713-6599697.
the league, according to Needham. From schedul ing games or finding ways to make sure each kid gets a chance to play and experience the joy that comes with participating
Just to the north, the zip code encompassing Greater Inwood and Acres Homes was one of two markets to see a yearover-year jump in August home sales, with the 22 sales last month repre senting a 15.8 percent increase from 19 sold in the same month last year. Year-to-date, the area is the only local zip code ahead of last year’s pace, having seen 230 sales this year to date – up 22.3 per cent from 188 sales during the same period in 2021.
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In the Garden Oaks/ Oak Forest and Cen tral Northwest neigh borhoods, August home sales dipped 24.3 percent (53 homes) compared to the same month in 2021. Through the end of the month, agents have seen 542 homes come off the market, 16.5 percent few er than the 649 sales dur ing the same period last year.Buyers paid an average of $586,143 (up 0.5 per cent year-over-year) for
in a sport, there is much to Butplan.it’s what ODC has been doing for nearly seven decades, and Need ham said seeing the kids’ and parents’ faces light
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The five-story apart ment complex will feature two pools, a Skydeck with views toward downtown,
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According to the Bible we all have a spiritual part of us that is invisible. It is called our soul. According to God’s Word, our soul will live forever. People dressed up in sheets with eye holes cut out are just pretending to be something that really does exist, but their caricature of a ghost is a far cry from reality. God Himself exists as a spirit. John 4:24 says that God is a spirit, and they that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth. He does not have a body like you or me. Jesus
77007 In the southernmost portion of the Leader coverage area, the Wash ington Avenue/Rice Mili tary neighborhoods had the largest percentage dip in year-over-year August home sales. There were 63 homes sold, a 27.6 percent downturn from the same month last year. As a re sult, the area remains 9.6 percent behind its 2021 pace, with 643 homes sold through the end of the month compared to 711 at the same point last year.
Pricing wise, this was the second local zip code to see any kind of yearover-year August price reduction, with the av erage buyer paying 3.1 percent less ($584,374) and the median price dip ping 7.2 percent down to $515,000. Through the end of August, the aver age price is up 10.3 per cent to $673,363, while median price has gone up 9 percent to $566,000.
Pricing wise, the yearover-year August uptick in sales was accompanied by a 25.5 percent spike in August average price ($336,054) and a 20.7 per cent year-over-year Au gust rise in median price to $349,888. Year-to-date, the average buyer has paid 14.8 percent more ($320,630) so far com pared to 2021, while me dian price is up 12.4 per cent to $320,245 through
Sales continue plummeting in local markets
August home prices rose ever so slightly (0.2 percent) year-over-year, while August median price actually dipped 7.7 percent year-over-year down to $300,000. Yearto-date, the average buyer is paying 1 percent more ($339,315) compared to last year, while year-todate median price is up 0.8 percent to $322,444.
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If Fitzgerald was right, look around Houston for people who are different. They are rich, and there are a lot of them. How many? This year we rank eighth among the top 20 cities in the world with the most millionaires. We know this because the Henley Global Report count ed up which cities had the most millionaires. To no one’s surprise, New York City had the most, then Tokyo and next is the San Francisco Bay Area with all those 20-yearold nerds in Silicon Valley. Then come London, Singa pore and, in sixth place, Los Angeles and Malibu. Chicago
They’ve got more money.”
with their money? Some give to politicians. Bob McNair, the late Texan owner, in 2016 donated $500,000 to at least four Republican presidential campaigns: Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, and Jeb Bush. He also made “substantial” donations to forces opposing Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance. The family has made major con tributions to local charities. Others in the past have con tributed to the city’s better ment. The donated Mecom Fountain, the George Brown Convention Center (his com pany donated six of the 11 blocks required to build it) and, of course, the Hobby and Bush Intercontinental Airports – nice gifts to the city from those families. Wes theimer is also State Highway 1093. It is the only road I can find which was donated to the city. M.L. Westheimer was an early entrepreneur who built a five-mile shell road from his home and busi nesses, far west of the city (we now call it the Galleria), into the town, then gave the road to Houston in1894. And thank you, LBJ, for donat ing the Johnson Space Cen ter. Howard Hughes did not try to buy the city’s naming rights so he could change the title to Hughes Town. That’s only a rumor I started. This next example wasn’t exactly a donation, more like a name grab. The Brothers Allen, a couple of Yankee developers,
ranks seventh and Houston comes in at eighth. Indeed in 2022, U.S. cities dominate the world’s top number in millionaires with six Ameri can cities listed. Incidentally, when it comes to billionaires, with 48, Texas ranks third be hind California with 124 and New York with 93.
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got their wish. As we can see, Houston is full of the filthy – and not so filthy – rich who are different only be cause they have more money.
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wanted their new town to be the capital of the Republic of Texas. The best way, they fig ured correctly, was to name their soggy bog after the hero of San Jacinto and first Presi dent of Texas: Sam Houston. By flattering Sam, the Allens
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Who are these rich people around Houston? Some may flaunt their wealth by zip ping through red lights, cut ting you off on the freeways and honking madly behind you because you don’t im mediately jackrabbit forward when the light turns green, all the while sporting a 100 Club sticker on the back windshield of their Lambo rghini Aventador. No, those are the new rich who, when oil goes to 50 cents a barrel, will be the new poor. Hous ton’s super-rich are usually quiet, kind and low profile. You could accompany a Re altor and drive down River Oaks Blvd. while she ticks off the names of the own ers of those huge mansions and you (and I) wouldn’t rec ognize a single name. They don’t need the publicity.
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Some literary historians dispute this quote. Fitzger ald probably said, “Ernie, you’re too drunk to drive.” Hemingway probably replied, “I cansh…cansh drive. Uh, drive as well as….” Fitzgerald yelled, “TRUCK!”
He’s Elon Musk, who owns that electric car company Telsa. He is estimated to be worth $213.9 billion. Musk is now the richest person not only in Texas, not only in the U.S., but in the entire world. Musk could live anywhere, but he chose that sleepy fish ing village on the Colorado River, Austin. As the richest Texan, Musk replaces anoth er non-oily Texan who sells us toothpaste, soap and mo tor oil, but only by the quart: Alice Walton of Fort Worth, worth $51.4 billion. She is the only daughter of Walmart’s founder, Sam Walton. Among other Lone Star stars is Mi chael Dell ($32.3 billion), Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones ($8.6 billion), Hous ton’s own Dan Friedkin ($3.3 billion who owns Gulf States Toyota -- notice all those Toyotas and Lexuses around town), Janice McNair ($4 bil lion, widow of Bob McNair, owns the Houston Texans) and Richard Kinder ($7.5 bil lion, energy and pipelines). This makes Kinder the richest Houstonian. Incidentally, as for those super-rich Texans not getting wealthy from pe troleum. I once interviewed that old wildcatter Glenn Mc Carthy. I opined that, being a journalist, I wasn’t in his trade. “Son,” he said, “we’re ALL in the oil business.” I guess some of those shop pers at Walmart work for ExxonMobil.Whatdothese wealthy do
Not only in Houston, but we have a lot of rich people throughout Texas – those 48 billionaires with a net worth of $176.1 billion. Almost half derive their wealth from the energy industry. But the rich est Texan is not in the oil biz. Actually, he is trying to put that industry in mothballs.
If I Had a Hammer, the central exhibition, is on view Sept. 24–Nov. 6, in two adjacent buildings, Silver Street Studios and Winter Street Studios in Arts District Houston.
legumes and greens such as chard, kale, spinach and salad bowl mixes. Other fall favorites include tomatoes and cucumbers.Brassicas should be started indoors now. Transplants should be planted near the end of September through October.Rootvegetables should be directly sown in from the last week of Septem ber to anytime during mid October. However, with our climate many gardeners plant even lat er. Use succession plant ing with root vegetables by planting every 7-21 days. This technique al lows for multiple harvests throughout the season.
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Art Car Museum, Glimpses of the Past: Turn of the 77009.Boulevard,DecemberTennessee,theDeanPhotographsCenturyofBessieParrofTurnofCenturyColliersville,August20–4,140HeightsHouston,TXwww.artcarmuseum.com.
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A 2nd Cup & The Houston Vineyard Light Shines in the Darkness, com.ity.org,tiondiscourse.engagementhistoricalperceptionreflectwayforinspiredPhotographyovercomeandShinesThemeSept.East24–NovemberSeptember12,111111thSt.Reception24from6-8pm.ThethisyearisLightintheDarknessthedarknesshasnotit.ACuratedExhibitbythethemesFotoFest2022.ThethatImagesbothandinformouroftheworld,narratives,andinculturalMoreinformaatwww.ArtForTheCwww.a2ndcup.
G GalleryContemporary , Bunker Melo dies, Artist: Garland Fielder, September 3–27, 223 East 11th St. gcontemporaryart.com.www.
FotoFest events and exhibits are vast and in clusive to over 50 venues across the greater Hous ton area including the Galveston Arts Center. Pursuing FotoFest’s mis sion on education, there are over 2 dozen pro grams that coincide with FotoFest Biennial 2022.
Following are events and venues around the Heights area that I gleaned off the FotoFest website. Be sure to check with the venues for open ing reception dates:
The FotoFest Biennial 2022 grand opening is this Saturday from 8–11 p.m., at Silver Street Studios, Winter Street Studios, and Spring Street Studios. The reception will be held at Silver Street Studios, Entrance 1, 2000 Edwards St.
Rockefellers Hous ton, Past, Present, and Future, Artist: Tracy Anne Hart, October 7, 612 a.m. 3620 Washington Ave. houston.comwww.rockefellers
A press release for If I Had a Hammer stated; “The exhibition features 23 artists who offer strategies to resist and replace legacies of colonialism, imperialism, and systemic violence by exploiting the language and material of imageproduction and media circulation. In doing so, the artists show how images can be used to both support progres sive movements as well as reinforce and bolster systemic
to promoting lasting international dialogue, cultural exchange, schol arship, and community enrichment by working with artists, audiences, academics, curators, and influential figures in art, culture, and society.
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Longnecker Gallery, Glitched, Artist: Cara Barer, September 24–Oc tober 29, 1440 Green grass Dr., ergallery.com.www.longneck
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Paula Hammon - Grand Central Terminal, will be featured at A 2nd Cup & The Houston Vineyard.
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Garden Guru: A step-by-step guide Fall planting and planning
Pixels+Silver at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Light all over the Land, featuring multiple Houston artists Sep tember 10–December 31, 1819 Heights visitprograms,Biennialtionsilver.com.https://www.pixelsplusBlvd.FordetailedinformaaboutallFotoFest2022exhibitions,andevents,www.fotofest.org.
Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Satur day Arts Market and The Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com for additional highlights and artist’s stories
Fall planting and plan ning is one of my favorite times of the year. For new gardeners, I always suggest beginning in the fall as it offers a wide variety of options with fewer issues regarding pest and Texas heat. If you are starting seeds indoors, now is the time to get started for many fall crops while direct sow and transplants have a little more time before they go in the ground.
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For legumes you may direct sow in the begin ning of October. These grow fairly quickly and may be harvested in as little as six weeks.
Greens may be directly sown anytime in October. Lettuce varieties can be harvested in as little as 30 days, so I recommend succession planting with these as well. Kale and chard do well in cold temperatures and can easily last through the winter. In our climate kale acts as a perennial and chard as a biennial. Plan to place these in your garden where they will thrive well into the next
cucumberscanTomatoseason.transplantsbeplantednowandshouldbedirectlysowninthegardenbeginninginSeptember.Itshouldalsobenotedthatpepperplantsareperennialsaswell.Ifyoucurrentlyhavetheminyourgarden,keepthemtoharvestthroughoutthefallandyouwillhaveaheadstartintheSpring!Seeyouinthegarden!
“For me, it’s all about the patients. I truly enjoy my pa tients, enjoy interacting with them,” he said. “You need to like people and know how to interact with different types of people…The most fulfill ing thing is not only making
Desai has run the long standing dermatology prac tice based at 2210 Ashland
“This is not a building that says Heights Dermatology,” Desai said. “This is some thing I have worked very hard for, and I’m very pas sionate about this.”
“I want to be capable of individualizing therapy for the patient. I’m not a cookiecutter dermatologist. Every patient is different, everyone has different backgrounds, different fears, and different wants and needs,” he said. “I want to be able to individual ize my care…I wouldn’t be able to do that (without my
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my family. We study to gether, certainly, but we also know each other’s lives,” Paul Sloan said. “We pray together, rejoice together, and mourn to gether. It’s a privilege to help lead this church and also simply to worship here.”Edward Crowell will serve as the church’s ex ecutive director under the
St. in the Heights, which be gan in the 1970s under Dr. Benjamin Wells, Dr. Troy Felber, and Dr. Barry Harrell, since taking over in 2005.
newCrowellmodel. previously served Baptist Temple as Associate Pastor for Music and Worship from 2005-08, and returned in a part-time capacity as music director in early 2016.Since January 2022 he has served as executive director, but the church said but maintains his di
A local church has ad opted a new staffing mod el in lieu of hiring a new seniorBaptistpastor.Temple in the Heights announced Sept. 12 that in lieu of naming a single senior pastor, the church will be overseen by a full-time Execu tive Director and Church
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Since taking over the prac tice, Desai said Heights Der matology has now expanded to where the practice now has nearly 20 offices through out the state of Texas. It’s part of an effort, Desai said, to continue giving patients around the state the same quality of care that the flag ship clinic in the Heights has become sought after for.
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Administrator, with two Pastors sharing teaching and preaching responsi bilities, and new ministry programs led by laypeo ple and part-time staffers with proven experience outside of the church.
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“This church feels like a second home to me and
Heights Dermatology offers cosmetic dermatology such as fillers and botox, general dermatology for conditions such as eczema, and surgical dermatology such as Mohs
For decades, patients have trusted Heights Dermatol ogy for their dermatological needs, from basic and gen eral to surgical.
long as he is in charge of the practice.“Dayin and day out, I try to strive to maintain the ex cellence that they had. This is not just a job, not just some where that I clock in and clock out,” he said. “This is a part of who I am. I really be lieve in what they built, and I want that foundation to re main.”Tomake an appointment with Heights Dermatol ogy or find out more about them, visit their website 713-864-2659.houston-txheightsskin.com/location/atorcallthemat
Whatever the patient’s need, Desai said he and his team – which includes his younger brother Tejas – have the means to take care of it. And such individualized care, he said, is why he decided to take the dive and began pur suing avenues of running an independent practice.
surgery or mole removal.
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ownSuchpractice).”interaction, he said, is the biggest reason he chose to pursue owning an inde pendent practice instead of working for a conglomerate or corporation. With the out patient nature of dermatol ogy, he said he is seeing up wards of at least 30 patients per day. Thus, he said, his love of interaction blends well with his desire for that individual care.
Dermatology continues lasting legacy
them better, but having them laugh and be able to take their fears and concerns away.”
rectorship of the church’s music and worship activi ties.“I suggested the con cept to our church council because I saw an oppor tunity for us to consider the effectiveness of the model more often seen in other nonprofit organiza tions,” Crowell said. “... It seemed to me that this could work well for us at BaptistShannonTemple.”O’Hara will be the new administra tor, with Diane Pittman serving as one of the lay people leading ministry programs.Formore information about Baptist Temple’s history, ministries, and ways to be involved, visit the church’s website at baptisttemple.org.
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Robert and Paul Sloan will both serve as pastors under the new model.
It’s a lasting legacy in the Heights, one that Dr. Alpesh Desai is committed to not only maintaining, but build ing on in the years to come.
After all, he said, it’s what they deserve. That, he said, is the legacy that the practice’s founders ran the clinic on decades ago. It’s one Desai is proud to have maintained, and plans to maintain for as
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