The 06-17-23 Edition of The Heights Leader

HISD board holds first managers meeting amid protests

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

As the takeover of Houston HISD with a state-appointed board of managers moves forward, the board of managers elected its new officers for the coming school year during a special meeting last week amidst a protest of the takeover.

During the meeting, the board elected Audrey Mo-

manaee as board president, Ric Campo as board vice president, and Angela Lemond Flowers as the board secretary. They also ratified the contract for superintendent Mike Miles, who was not present at last Thursday’s meeting.

“On day one we began the process of implementing system-wide reform to improve student outcomes for all HISD students. We’ve already started the

Mike Miles

work in our New Education System schools” Miles said in a news release following the meeting. “We will continue to act boldly and with urgency to eliminate the decades-old achievement gaps for Black and Brown students and provide a diverse set of education experiences to prepare all HISD graduates for the year 2035 and beyond.”

But though the takeover is official, that has not

Heights bike rally, scavenger hunt winds up drawing record crowds

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

For years, community members from the Greater Heights and surrounding neighborhoods have rallied each year to celebrate community at the annual Heights Hike and Bike Rally. But the most recent event, organizers say, may have been its best one yet.

This past weekend, hundreds of community members took to the streets of the Greater Heights neighborhood for the Houston Heights Association’s annual Hike and Bike Rally and Scavenger Hunt. Overall, ride chairman Emmanuel Nunez said 235 riders signed up to participate – the largest number of riders to ever participate in the event.

As always, both the 5 and 15mile rides began at the historic Heights Fire Station at 107 W. 12th St. and tookcyclists through the historic Houston Heights neighborhood, with stops along the way for scavenger hunt clues. The routes included the newest

bicycle facilities in the neighborhood along 11th Street, as well as historic routes including Heights Blvd and the MKT bike trail.

“The overall vibe at the event

this weekend was absolutely electrifying and magical. There was an overwhelming sense of sup-

stopped opponents from speaking out against the overhaul. There was a protest held outside the Hattie Mae White Administration Building the day of last week’s meeting, which include a wide array of teachers, students, parents, and advocates for public schools such as Jackie Anderson with the Houston Federation of Teachers.

Two women injured

in

area METRO bus shooting

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

Houston police are searching for a man and woman accused of allegedly shooting and injuring two women following an alleged argument on a bus in the Northside/Northline area last weekend, according to the Houston Police Department.

The victims, a 29-year-old woman and 40-year-old woman, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds according to the department, and were expected to survive.

Officers responded to a call at 200 Tidwell Rd. around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday June 4, according to the department, following a shooting that allegedly took place on a Houston METRO bus.

According to the department, the two suspects got on the bus and allegedly got into a subsequent argument about bus fare. When the bus stopped, police said the two suspects allegedly asked one of the victims to leave the bus.

When the victim refused, the department said the male suspect allegedly fired multiple shots through a window into the bus, hitting both women. The suspects allegedly fled the scene, however the department said the incident was captured on METRO surveillance video and has released surveillance photos. Anyone with information on the identities of the wanted suspects or about the shooting is asked to call HPD’s Major Assaults & Family Violence division at 713-308-8800 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477 (TIPS).

Area celebrating Juneteenth this weekend

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

As the annual federal holiday Juneteenth approaches next week, there are several events happening in the area aimed at celebration and remembrance in honor of the holiday.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that celebrates the anniversary of the order from Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865 proclaiming that all slaves were free. The holiday has long been celebrated in Houston and other

cities throughout the country, and became designated as official federal holiday in June 2021.

In celebration of the holiday, there are multiple events happening in or close to the area for community members to take part in this weekend and on the day of the holiday.

On June 17, Mayor Sylvester Turner, who grew up in Acres Homes, will host his annual Acres Homes Juneteenth Parade from 10 a.m.-noon. The parade will begin at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center at

6719 W. Montgomery St. and travel north on West Montgomery before heading west on Dolly Wright Street and ending at the Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1620 Dolly Wright St. Community members can come out and watch the parade route for free.

Then on June 19, there is another local event happening in the area for community members to be a part of. From 2-8 p.m., the Acres Homes Chamber for

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City amending trash pickup for week of Juneteenth

From Sta Reports

In observance of the federal holiday Junteenth on Monday, June 19, the city of Houston’s Solid Waste Department collection services will be delayed from the scheduled service day. The department is asking all residents to review the holiday schedule and leave their carts at the curb.

Residents can follow the Solid Waste Management Department on Facebook and Twitter and also download the HTX Collects app for upto-date information on city services.

Monday, June 19 (Juneteenth) CITY HOLIDAY: NO COLLECTION SERVICES. All Solid Waste Facilities will be closed, including the Neighborhood Deposito-

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ries, Recycling Centers, and administrative offices.

Tuesday, June 20 Monday’s garbage, yard waste, and 3rd Monday bulk/junk waste collections will be serviced. All Solid Waste facilities will re-open and resume normal operating hours. Note that Monday and Tuesday B-Week recycling will be serviced

on your next scheduled collection day, Monday, July 3rd and Wednesday, July 5th, 2023.

Wednesday, June 21

Tuesday’s garbage, yard waste, and 3rd Tuesday’s bulk/junk waste collections will be serviced.

Thursday, June 22 Thursday’s garbage, yard waste, and 3rd Wednesday’s bulk/junk waste collections will be ser-

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viced.

Friday, June 23 Friday’s garbage, yard waste, 4th Thursday’s bulk/junk waste collections will be serviced.

Saturday, June 24

Thursday and Friday’s BWeek recycling and 4th

Friday’s bulk/junk waste will be serviced.

It’s a capital place these days

LAKEWAY – The parking lot at The Store (it’s called that because it is the only store in town) is loud with the shouts of two men angry at each other. Something about they both were driving here and one wanted to go faster than the other but couldn’t pass on the winding two-lane road. Big deal. The rather odd part is that these are not a couple of semi-sober latenight revelers. It’s 11 a.m. and these two combatants are gray-haired, casually well-dressed men each diving a white Lexus (one is an SUV). This is about par – the place is surrounded by golf courses -- for Lakeway, aka Varicose Valley, a once sleepy retirement community of old generals and ousted CEO’s, along with vacation homes for the big city types, in the beautiful rolling hills west of Austin.

Not anymore, for Lakeway is now just a suburb of that galloping metropolis of Austin. This place began as a worthless cedar-andchalk-rock–covered bypass until the 1930s when a new Congressman named Lyndon Johnson fought to bring his constituents into the 19th century, noting it was one of the last places in Texas with no electricity. The result was a series of hydroelectric dams called the Lower Colorado River Authority. One dam created Lake Travis. It took some years but eventually developers began building lake-front houses -- now worth millions. (I keep wondering if wily ol’ LBJ didn’t somehow turn a buck on the outcome.) As late as 1990, this town’s population was 4,044. Now it’s 19,333. It is still only the 160th largest city in Texas, yet it may be one of the richest. The average household income in Lakeway is $170,385 with a poverty rate of 4.18 percent.

Maybe the residents can afford the Austin-area real estate boom. This year the appraisal of these houses went up by as much as 110 percent. In one year. Taxes and insurance rates increased accordingly. One other interesting point, last season eight of the 32 starting NFL quarterbacks played their high school football in Texas. Lake Travis and its nextdoor neighbor West Lake have produced Drew Brees and Baker Mayfield among others.

We now turn to our problem, or at least a changing situation. For years Austin had two businesses: the

and “laid back” were the usual adjectives. In 1963 UT had 22,000 students. Today it has 52,384. It has its priorities: UT won national football championships in 1963, 1969 and 1970. Frank Erwin, chairman of the Board of Regents, proclaimed, “I want a school the football team can be proud of.” Then came the music: Austin City Limits and South By Southwest or SWSX as we musicologists call it, which began as a small-time operation to showcase local bands for agents. Like Austin itself, SWSX blossomed and grew. The 2023 slate included over 300 musicians. Add a film festival, tech stuff, panels on the above and speakers. You have 230,000 attendees filling up the hotels, bars and restaurants, renting houses for wild parties. There goes the neighborhood.

Barak Obama spoke at SWSX twice, just last March and in 2016 when he began his speech with: “First of all it’s just good to be back in Austin. I love Austin, Texas. I do.” One reason Obama loved returning to Austin is that it is an island of blue in a state that is overwhelmingly red. But then, the town has always been a contrarian. In February 1861 Austin and Travis County residents voted against secession 704 to 450.

Its long-time U.S. representative is Lloyd Doggett, a liberal-to-centrist Democrat. The Republicancontrolled Legislature has been trying for years to gerrymander Doggett out of office. They can’t, so they have packed all of central Texas’ Democrats into his district. This gives Travis County one of the 10 most gerrymandered districts in the entire nation. It puts Travis County in five – yes, five – Congressional districts, with four Republicans, each diluting the Dems vote by nipping off part of liberal Austin and merging it into overwhelmingly GOP ar-

eas. One Congressional district goes from Travis County down I-35 to Mex-

Texas is the only state with three cities in the top 10 in population: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. Wait. Make that four cities. Austin, with a 2023 estimated head count of 974.447, has surpassed San Jose, Calif., to come in at Number 10. Indeed Austin is the fastest-growing major metro area in America, having expanded by a third in the past 10 years. Available jobs

hire newcomers as fast as they arrive. Every day the metro area adds 355 new residents, including the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, but 238 Austinites depart, which touches on the downside of this boom. Our capital city has become more expensive. Very expensive. Note the 110 percent increase in appraisals in one year.

Old timers (before 2000) complain bitterly about the traffic, trying to park almost anywhere, getting into decent restaurants.

“Keep Austin Weird” is

the city’s unofficial motto, which you see on T-shirts and bumper stickers, along with “The Peoples Republic of Austin,” touching on the city’s liberal politics. Now we see “Visit Austin – But Don’t Stay.” A tenth of Texas newcomers come from California. In the past few years, in the Austin area they have brought along Tesla, Oracle, and other high-tech firms. This brings in lots of brains. In Lakeway, 23 percent of the adults have a graduate degree.

Yes, this place has

changed from a sleepy college town to a vibrant metropolis, but Austin is still different to some. In the last regular session of the Texas Legislature, State Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco), filed a bill that would eliminate the City of Austin government and establish the District of Austin in its place. The bill didn’t pass. Maybe our lawmakers like Austin weird.

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Summer full of fun

Photo from Twitter

Pictured are participants in St. Pius X High School’s recent baseball skills camp with one of the Panthers’ players. The camp saw young players come out and learn from the school’s players and coaches.

Photo from Twitter

Young campers take a photo during St. Pius’s baseball camp.

Heights resident, author receives national book award

From Sta Reports

Heights resident, Wendy Adair has been awarded an IPPY Bronze Medal for Wartime Fiction from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for her novel entitled The Broken Hallelujah.

The Broken Hallelujah is set in 1969 Vietnam and 2019 Houston and follows a woman searching for her grandfather listed as MIA from the Vietnam War, according to a news release about the book. She enlists a band of 70-year-old veterans, a photo-journalist, and even her ex-husband in her quest that leads from the Heights neighborhood in Houston to San Francisco and on to the jungles of Vietnam.

The IPPY awards recognize “the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers, and bring them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers around the world,” according to the release.

The Broken Hallelujah is available through Amazon and on Adair’s website at bungalowbookspublishing.com.

HISD from P. 1

“The hostile takeover of our schools along with the replacement of our superintendent and democratically elected board members is not only morally wrong, it’s also unpopular,” Hany Khalil, Executive Director of the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation and Chair of NEW Houston, said in a news release following news of the takeover becoming official earlier this month.

Anderson echoed the sentiment during the public comment section of the board meeting last Thursday, calling for the board of managers to, among other things, work for full funding as well as instruction that is not tied to STAAR testing, and smaller class sizes as well as enhanced wraparound services and more. In essence, she said, the community needs to know that the board wants the best for the district.

Juneteenth from P. 1

Business and Economic Development will host its third annual Juneteenth Cultural Arts Festival. The festival will include food, games, and music from artists such as The C.I.T.Y. and Devon Rismay, as well as presentations about the history of Acres Home and the first Freedom Awards presentation. It is free and open for the public to attend with a ticket. For more information on the event or to get a ticket, community members can visit acreshomeschamber.

Rally from P. 1

Local student selected for county attorney’s summer legal academy

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

A local high school student has been selected to take part in a summer legal academy with the Harris County Attorney’s Office, according to a news release from the office.

Heights High School student Beverly Santos is one of 32 students chosen from across 17 school districts in the Greater Houston region to be part of the office’s second annual Summer Legal Academy, according to the office.

Santos and the other 31 students will be part of a two-week experiential learning program that exposes high school students to law school and the practice of law, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office, that will run July 7-21 at the Harris County Attorney’s headquarters at 1019 Congress St. in downtown Houston.

In order to apply, students had to be at least a high school sophomore. They were required to submit a recommendation letter and a writing sample – which could be a class assignment in which a grade B or better was received – along with a personal statement and short essay response of at least 250 words.

According to the district attorney’s office website, students can expect presentations and lectures on specific topics of law by law professors as well as reviews of past cases and panel discussions with subject experts in a classroom setting.

“I’m incredibly excited about this year’s

“Activity and productivity are not always aligned. They do not mean the same thing,” Anderson said. “Show us that you really care about HISD and its students across this entire district.”

During the meeting, all board members said that their goal remains to be the best servants they can be to the students, families, faculty and staff in order to return HISD to the hands of elected board members as soon as possible. That includes Paula Mendoza, who has lived in the Heights with her husband for more than 30 years, and whose son graduated from Reagan - now Heights – High School.

“We are all here to serve our children of HISD,” Mendoza said Thursday.

group of talented, diverse students. We all have to do our part to help pave the way for the next generation of attorneys,” Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said in the release. “I’m thrilled that these kids will leave the County Attorney’s Office knowing more about their skills, their career plans, and that they can accomplish anything if they work hard and put their mind to it.”

Visit cao.harriscountytx.gov/students for more information

com/Juneteenth.

Just outside the area and just south of Washington Avenue, the Houston Ebony Opera Guild will put on its annual Juneteenth concert featuring the HEOG Chorus and soloists in the program entitled “Changed My Name” an Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 500 Clay St., from 3-8 p.m. Admission is free, though donations are requested. For more information, email ebonymusic92@earthlink. net.

port and community building that filled the air,” Nunez said. “It was a testament to the continuous growth and evolution of the event, creating a more vibrant and engaging experience for everyone involved.”

All 235 participants were provided a clue list the night before the rally that describes sights or objects visible along the route, and the race was on to see who could identify the most clues.

Winning first prize in the 15-mile route was Devin Murphy, who won a $100 gift card to Color Me Mine at M-K-T Heights as well as a $50 gift card to Tarka in the Heights, and $25 gift cards to both Savoir/Patton’s and Blue Line Bike Lab. Taking second place was Leslie Bush, who won $50 for Manready Mercantile and $25 for Tarka and Blue Line Bike Lab. Jon Bush took home third place, winning $25 gift cards to both Tarka and Blue Line.

In the 5-mile ride, Jennifer Cook was the first-place winner of a $30 gift card to the Taco Stand as well as $25 each to Savoir/Patton’s and

Blue Line. Second place went to the team of Anne and Lucy Wachtman, winning $20 to The Taco Stand and $25 to Reata Cellars and Blue Line. In third place was Chris Maddox, who took home $10 to The Taco Stand and $25 to Blue Line.

And beyond the prizes, Nunez believes the increase in ridership last weekend compared to past events speaks to not just the event itself, but the cohesive nature of the Greater Heights community.

“The surge in attendance reflects the strong sense of community involvement among Houston residents - not limited to the Heights alone,” he said.” It’s a clear testament to the Houston Heights Association’s ability to instill a sense of pride and encourage active participation from the diverse residents within the community. This heightened level of engagement ultimately contributes to the vibrant atmosphere experienced in each neighborhood throughout Houston.”

Such community involvement, he said, is what helps create the atmo-

sphere necessary for events such as the annual bike rally and scavenger hunt. And not only does it provide an active and healthy outlet for the community, he said it provides the perfect way for families and community members to be out and about and creating bonds that extend beyond a friendly wave or a smile.

And not only that, but according to the HHA’s website, the event reached its fundraising goal of $5,000 for the event – proceeds which the organization says will go towards the beautification and overall improvement and restoration efforts in the neighborhood, among other initiatives.

“These events create opportunities for people to meet their neighbors, make new friends, and build relationships that extend beyond the event itself,” Nunez said. “They help strengthen the social fabric of the community and promote a shared identity…. This highlights the collective effort of the community to invest in its own growth and betterment.”

Photo from Facebook Heights resident Wendy Adair holds her book entitled The Broken Hallelujah, which recently earned a national book award.

Christian Menefee

Photo courtesy city of Houston

The annual Acre Homes parade will begin at 10 a.m. on June 17 as part of festivities around the city.

Community members kounge on the grass

the Heights Bike Rally and Scavenger Hunt after-party last weekend

Art Valet: Artist explores creativity with Ed in Between Lines show June 23

Artist J. Omar Ochoa has put together a solo exhibit of his latest art creations, “Ed in Between Lines” presented by AWRE and Houston Vintage Truck Club. The one evening event will be held Friday, June 23, from 6– 10 p.m., 1506 Lorraine St., Suite B I met Ochoa through the art markets where he has sold his leather goods, hand screened shirts and art prints for a few years. Ochoa put his design skills to work for me and created a new Market at Sawyer Yards logo. He captured the essence of what the market is about plus his thoroughness, professionalism and presentation was impressive! When he told me about his upcoming solo exhibit, it was time to introduce J. Omar Ochoa in Art Valet.

Ochoa will present a collection of mixed media paintings along with digital art. Any similarities to preconceived notions of what to expect end there. There is very much a theme and a main character too, as Ochoa explained in an email.

“The show is about social perception, how we are perceived on a daily basis, based on what we do or things we say,” Ochoa wrote. “I was inspired by the main character in the movie A Clockwork Orange, who was a really clever guy who didn’t really fit into the environment he was in, he was kind of a misfit. I mostly

took his persona, his outfit, a bit of his sinister but happy vibe and made my character “Ed,” which I made to promote my last event.”

That movie certainly has had an effect on many, including me. Suddenly, I could see the similarity in Ochoa’s character Ed and the characters in the film, I was intrigued.

“Ed lives free of social norms, from 2D space to 3D,” Ochoa said. “I use a simple color palette, lots of repetition, distortion and other graphic symbolic elements to compose the body of work. Graphic elements like flowers, which

represent ideas or thoughts that come and go, things that fade. Repetition, as a way to show change and movement, incorporates the idea that we as humans are unique and always changing so we should not have assigned labels. House, stairs, doors, windows or familiar elements, to show different planes in our reality, or the idea that everyone lives on their frequency and has their own world.”

“I wanted to make the use of color and placement of the character as playful as possible, because I wanted people to relate or feel some kind of

connection with the character. Leaving the pieces more open for interpretation.” What type of work can be expected?

“A collection of mixed media paintings, mostly acrylic paintings on wood panel frames and canvas,” Ochoa said. “A digital collection of the work that incorporates aspects of Web3, NFT collection of the art that will also be up for sale (exploring the new trends in digital art and merging it with my style, exploring the possibilities of AI art, these are redeemable digital contracts). We are planning

on having some installations with projections/TVs, but that is still in the works. I think the future of art is going to intermingle with digital, and that artists should embrace these tools.”

Finally the big question, why?

“I am doing this show because I always had an interest in making art, things that are more conceptual, even though I chose design as a career I have always made art since I was a kid (truly have a passion for Art) ,” Ochoa said.“ With this show I hope I can make the transition to doing more art, incorporating a mix of all the skills I have, and being able to pick and choose the type of work I want to create. I want to show people the range and other types of work I have been making, other than what I am perceived to be because of what they’ve seen, and overall having the freedom to explore my creativity.”

Ochoa said he worked with

Giorgio Villani and Mason Hunt on the exhibit in a new space run by Hunt, the Houston Vintage Truck Club.

The Houston Vintage Truck Club (HVTC) is a community space which supports Houston’s local artisans, foodies, creators, collectors and programmers. They are people first, i.e., painters, designers, curators, creatives and composers. HVTC was born from a love of old cars, timepieces, electronics and the hopeful marriage of yesterday’s mechanical technology and the next generation of digital art and programming. Follow Ochoa’s brands at https://www.awre. store and on Instagram https://www.instagram. com/awreart/

Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and The Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com for additional highlights and artist’s stories.

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

A hospitality group with four existing area concepts looks primed to open another spot in the Heights in the coming years.

According to a filing to the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration (TDLR), the Creek Group is planning to convert the old Heights Upholstery shop at 402 E. 20th St. – which the Creek Group purchased in 2021 – in the Heights into a restaurant.

The filing says work began on the renovation of the space on May 30. It is tentatively slated to be finished in June, according to the filing, and will cost an estimated $112,000. Mosley and the Creek Group already operate four bar-and-restaurant concepts in the area – Cactus Cove in Timbergrove (3333 W. 11th St.), Canyon Creek in the Washington Avenue area (6603 Westcott St.), Cedar Creek in the Heights (1034 W. 20th St.), and Onion Creek at 3106 White Oak Dr. Creek Group and owner Gary Mosley initially purchased the 73-year-old property about two years ago, though Mosley told The Leader at the time that he purchased the land and property to preserve it and possibly rent it out to another business.

The building, which measures 2,784 square feet, was first built in 1950 as an auto

service garage, according to HCAD, and had been owned since 1988 by Carmen Martinez before she retired and Mosley purchased the land from her. According to HCAD, the 11,200 squarefoot commercial property is now valued at a little over $1 million.

Cavatore hosting kid entrepreneur series

An Italian staple that hosts an annual pop-up artisan market every weekend is beginning a series of events this weekend where kids can sell their own goods.

Cavaotore Italian Restaurant at 2120 Ella Blvd., which

hosts the Eleanora’s Market artisan market every Saturday, will hold the first of its Kid-Preneur Summer Series at this weekend’s market that will run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the restaurant’s parking lot.

According to the restaurant, the plan is to have kids selling their own handcrafted goods at the market every weekend.

For more information about Eleanora’s Market or the Kid-Preneurship Summer Series, visit the market’s website at eleanorasmarket. com/.

Contributed photo

Omar Ochoa sits in front of Ed for his upcoming solo exhibit June 23.

Contributed photo

Ed in Between Lines art on canvas by Omar Ochoa.

Photo from Loopnet.com The Creek Group

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this property at 402 E. 20th Street in the Heights into a restaurant.