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City staffers are finalizing a plan to add protected bike lanes along 11th Street in the Heights and reduce the number of driv ing lanes, despite pushback from some residents in the area. Crews will begin work rehabil itating 11th Street this month, with plans to start construction on the bikeway part of the proj ect in October, said Erin Jones, spokesperson for the city’s pub lic works department. “The bikeway design is still being finalized to include MET RO bus stop improvements/re locations,” she said.
“When Mayor Turner an nounced the 11th Street project would move forward after that short pause, he said something Heights band headed to Chicago Thanksgiving parade
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The band is now try ing to raise funds for the trip that will see them perform on a national stage in just a few months. It will cost about $200,000 to fund the trip, accord ing to Walters. So far, Walters said they have raised about half of that money for the trip, and will have additional fun draising opportunities in the coming months to help cover the re maining expenses that will cover airfare, hotel stays and more for the 160-member band. There has also been
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Long known as the city where the automobile is king, Houston is working to shed that reputation with a host of projects aimed at providing bicyclists more options around town. And the Heights and surround ing neighborhoods might be lead ing the way. “I think in the core of the city, you can see the beginnings of a re ally strong bike network,” said Joe Cutrufo, executive director of Bike Houston, a local advocacy group.
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The local area is bustling with new develop ments and living spaces, and another one is set to become available late next year. Developer Mill Creek Residential began con struction on the Modera Garden Oaks, a planned five-story apartment complex that is anticipated to be ready for move-ins in late 2023, on Aug. 25 according to a news release from the developer. The development is situated at 641 W. Cross timbers Street, a mile north of Interstate 610 and a mile west of Interstate 45 in Garden Oaks. Mill Creek Mill LLC is a national rental housing com pany focused on the “development, acquisition and operation of rental communities in targeted markets nationwide,” according to its website. Mills Creek Residential did respond to a Tues day request for comment on how much was in vested into the complex prior to publication. “We’re excited to join the (Garden Oaks) neighborhood,” said Lucas Sandidge, Mill Creek Residential’s vice president of development. Mill Creek also has other developments in the area such as the Modera Shepherd at 611
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When Heights High School band director Antwuan Walters made the decision in Febru ary to submit an appli cation for his students to perform in the Chi cago Thanksgiving Day parade, he wasn’t sure what to expect and didn’t tell anyone else about it. In essence, he said he didn’t want to get his students’ hopes up, knowing there were hundreds of submis sions from high school and collegiate bands around the country. His decision, it turned out, paid off. A few months later, he found out that the Heights band had been selected as one of just 24 bands nationwide – and the only band from Texas –to take part in the pa rade in the Windy City this November. “I just decided to do it,” he said. “…A couple of months later, I got an email saying they had been selected. I let the staff know, then I brought the kids down here later that evening and told them.” That selection putting the band in rare compa ny isn’t just luck, either, but more results from the work the band has done in recent years, Walters said. Just last year, for instance, the band received straight 1s from UIL judges for the first time in Heights history at the regional competition last Octo ber. A 1 is a “superior” rating, the highest mark a performance piece can receive in competition. It is the first time the Heights band has ever been selected to per form in a national pa rade, according Walters. “(This selection) con tinues to push us to the next level,” said Wal ters, who is in his fourth year leading the Heights band. “It’s one of those things where we’re ex cited, and we’re thank ful that the work we’ve done the last few years has led us to this point.”
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The Heights and surround ing neighborhoods are especially promising when people are looking for examples of what multimodal transportation might look like in the area, Cutrufo said, especially with some of the ongoing projects the city is working on in the area. Crews in October will begin work on a plan to revamp 11th Street be tween Shepherd Drive and Michaux Street by removing driving lanes and replacing them with protected bike lanes, according to the city. And that’s in addition to existing trails and bike lanes, such as the MKT Trail, Cutrufo said.
The 11th Street safety im provements project has been in the works for several years, but has received pushback from some area residents who argue it will make traffic worse, lead to more cars taking side streets and potentially hurt businesses along 11th Street. Mayor Sylvester Turner and other city officials, meanwhile, argue the project will transform the neighborhood by increasing safety and make the road more multimodal.Itcallsfor crews to install 6-foot bike lanes on both sides of 11th Street in the 1.5 miles between Shepherd Drive and Michaux Street while adding a 3-foot buffer separation be tween the rest of traffic and reducing the street to one lane running in each direction, ac cording to a city presentation. While some residents are un happy with the project, other groups, such as the advocacy group BikeHouston, have writ ten in support of the plan.
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The Heights High School band performs during a football game. In November, the band will be heading to perform in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Before the season, Heights High School head coach Stephen Dixon said quarterback Allen Rainey possessed a unique com bination of athleticism and throwing ability. At least in the season’s first week, that deadly combo was on full display. Rainey was anywhere and everywhere on the field for the Bulldogs, ac counting for almost 500 yards of total offense in a season-opening 54-20 victory over Cleburne last Friday night. The senior signal caller went 22 of 26 passing for 353 yards and two touchdowns, adding 126 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. Rainey spread the ball around to six receivers, with Amilcar Frazier and Lamont Robins bringing in seven catches apiece for the Bulldogs. Kevon Misher also had a huge game, hauling in six pass es for 147 yards and both touchdowns through the air.Elsewhere on the public school circuit, the Waltrip Rams also got their season off on the right foot with a 53-14 win over North Forest on Friday. Quarter back Beto Ramirez (101 rushing yards), Tramayne Black (81 yards), and Drake Williams (90 yards, 2 touchdowns) paced a 318-yard rushing attack for Waltrip, while Jaylen Middleton also ran for three scores. Shaun Craw ford also caught a touch downThepass.Scarborough Spar tans also picked up a win in their season opener, racing past Pro Vision Academy, 30-8. Running back Alex Jackson ran for 158 yards and two touch downs for the Spartans, while Orion Harvey had 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.Booker T. Washing ton completed a clean sweep for local public schools, winning 34-6 against Wharton last Fri day. Freshman Nicholas Tramble amassed 143 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity game for the Ea gles, including a 53-yard punt return touchdown. On the defensive side, Frederick Malone led the charge with 13 tackles and an interception. Private school In private school ac tion, the St. Thomas Eagles soared past St. John’s 4328 in their season opener on Saturday. Shadow Creek transfer Donte Lewis went 24 of 36 for 399 yards and six touchdowns through the air while rushing for another 80 yards. Shaffer Henderson was the main recipient in hauling in three touchdown passes.St.Pius X, meanwhile, lost 35-7 against Second Baptist to open their season. LEAH Schools North Academy fell by a score of 49-0 against The Vil lage School in their season opener. ourrealtordebbie@aol.com EllDEBBIEIott 713-906-5481 Realty
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Create an estate plan. Every plan should include a Will. This will allow you to record the instructions you want to be followed and to designate the right person or people in charge.
If you don’t make a plan for who is to receive your assets, Texas has a plan for you. Knowing the people to whom you want to give certain things makes it possible for you to create a plan of your own instead. Leaving your loved ones with a clear set of directions helps to eliminate family conflict, preserve your legacy, and ensure that the people you want are receiving from you.
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If you also want your family to avoid the probate process altogether or you value having the details of your plan kept private, you should consider a living trust. And any estate plan is not complete without making a plan for living (while incapacitated). If you become unable to make your own decisions while alive, your family needs to know they can access your accounts and make the health care decisions needed for you without going to court. A financial power of attorney and a medical power of attorney are the baseline protections in this regard.
An arrest has been made in connection with the Feb ruary 2021 shooting of a father and son just south of the Heights, according to the Houston Police Depart ment.Tyric Davis, 23, is charged with two counts of aggra vated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Harris County court records. He was arrested on Aug. 20 and was out of jail on a $50,000 bond as of Monday, accord ing to court records. Davis is accused of shoot ing a 40-year-old man and his 10-year-old son when they tried to pass his car, ac cording to police. The two people were in a vehicle at about 3:20 p.m. Feb. 10, 2021 on 610 North Loop when the father alleg edly tried to pass Davis’ car, policeDavisallege.isthen accused of pulling back in front of the other car and slamming the brakes before shooting to ward the vehicle. He then allegedly drove his car onto the service road, the depart ment said, after which it broke down and Davis alleg edly fled the scene on foot. The father then drove himself and his son to an ur gent care center, according to police.
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Having your assets detailed in a written (or typed) format is the first line of defense. If your loved ones don’t know what you own and how to access it, they can’t get to what is needed. These plans do not have to be fancy, but they should include a list of the financial accounts you have, any business interests you own, and real estate titled in your name. Don’t forget to include the passwords for these assets as well. They can be written down in a notebook, on a sheet of paper, or saved in an accessible location on your computer. The bottom line is to make sure that it is easy for your beneficiaries to access the information.
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one hand, the oil barons are fleecing us and post ing record profits. Yet my alma mater, The Univer sity of Texas at Austin (aka The University, UT or the Forty Acres), is also pock eting fortunes and – get this – may soon be richer than Harvard. Take THAT, Ivy Leaguers! I now plagia rize from Bloomberg laced with my own extensive re search (plagiarizing other sources). As of June 2021, Harvard’s endowment was $53.2 billion. UT System’s was $42.9 billion, but ev ery day UT makes about $6 million just off its oil and gasWhyrevenues.isUTso rich? In the 1800s, the State of Texas set aside land in West Texas to help fund public higher education. At that time it was not much of a deal. The area was dry, rug ged and practically worth less. At one point the land was leased to ranchers for grazing rights at 50 cents an acre a year. (Today we call it the Permian Basin). Then in May of 1923 wild catters struck oil there with Santa Rita #1. It, or a replica, stands on the campus in revered glory. The first royalty payment was made on Aug. 24, 1923 – for $516.53. The money went into the Per manent University Fund or PUF. Two-thirds of the PUF goes to the UT System and, for some unknown reason, one-third goes to the Texas A&M Univer sity System. UT-Austin has about 52,000 students. Texas A&M, with 73,000 Aggies, makes it the larg est university in the na tion. The two schools have combined 27 institutions and almost 350,000 stu dents. Harvard has around 22,000 students includ ing graduate, and profes sional schools. This may make comparing the two endowments apples to or anges. Maybe endowment dollars per aoil300,000TheRhodethenortheastpatch2.1theAccordingstudent.toBloomberg,FortyAcresoverseesmillionacres.Theoilmeasures375milestowestand185milestosouth,almostsizeofDelawareandIslandcombined.landsproduceroughlybarrelsofcrudeperday.That’sroughlyfifthofwhatExxonMo bil Corp. pumps through out the entire world. The lands are on track to have the highest oil production in their history, with gas at record highs and as oil reached a high of $120 a barrel earlier this year. In addition, University Lands has proved oil and natural gas reserves equivalent to 326 million barrels of crude. That puts the re serves on par with some major oil and gas compa As a side note, there is the matter of clean ener gy, and with all its windy West Texas land, UT has a longhorn in that herd. (The State of Texas ranks first for wind power and sec ond for solar). UT has eight solar leases and pre-leases covering about 24,000 acres. Almost 170,000 more acres are for seven wind leases and pre-leas es. Revenue from renew able energy is expected to reach $5.2 million in the fiscal year, up from $281,000 a decade prior. Anyway, as a result of a war-induced energy crunch, the Longhorns’ en dowment just keeps grow ing. (The UT System over took second-place Yale’s endowment in 2018). Meanwhile, it’s likely that Harvard’s endowment, like many other universities this year, will post loss es. The school’s annual ized 10-year returns as of June 2021 are among the lowest of its peers in the eight-school Ivy League. I know you don’t want to get bogged down in count ing our billions – hee-heehee – so let’s touch on something closer to home: student tuitions. The av erage cost of undergradu ate tuition for 2021-22 at UT-Austin for in-state residents was $10,858. Tuition for Harvard Uni versity was $49,653. This was 67 percent more ex pensive than the national average private non-profit four year college tuition of $29,812. Over the years the Texas Legislature has been cutting down on the state’s allotment to UT. In 1956, tuition for a se mester doubled from $25 to $50 leading to student demonstrations on cam pus declaring the lawmak ers were turning UT into “A rich man’s university.” To compare the two schools may not be a good idea in some ways. But when it comes to top pri orities, like football, we win. UT’s athletic budget is $187 million this year, second behind those hay seeds at College Station who lead the nation with a $192.6 million athletic budget. The Longhorn’s head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, is guaranteed to make at least $34.2 million throughout his six-year contract. Over at College Station, Jimbo Fisher has a nine-year contract that will pay him more than $9 million annually through 2031. It’s hard to make a comparison in football coaches’ salaries between these Texas schools and Harvard, but according to data from the U.S. Depart ment of Education, during the 2016-17 school year –the latest figures available -- the average salary for men’s team head coaches at Harvard was $116,793. The Longhorns’ starting lineup makes more than that in NILs. In other areas of com parison, like age. Harvard is the nation’s oldest uni versity (1636). They were celebrating their 200th anniversary when Texans were bottled up in the Alamo. How many U.S. Presidents received a de gree from Harvard? Eight. How many from UT? Zero, although LBJ got a degree from what was then South west Texas State Teachers College. The number of Harvard Nobel winners: 151. UT: eight. There are over 17 million volumes in the combined collections of the Harvard libraries. UT’s libraries have more than 10 million. UT has a Gutenberg Bible. So does Harvard. UT-Austin’s an nual budget: $3.6 billion. Harvard’s annual budget: $4.5 billion. UT began its Army ROTC program in 1947. Harvard began its in 1916. Number of Harvard graduates recipients of the Medal of Honor: 18. Only West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy have more. UT: three. (Texas A&M: eight.)Soit’s just a matter of time when the Longhorns pass the Crimson. Fill ‘er up. Ashby pays at ashby2@ comcast.net
What does it mean to be a disciple? The dictionary defines the word to mean, “a person who is a pupil, or an adherent to the doctrines of another; follower.” You might think of a disciple as an apprentice, someone who learns from someone else. I have learned in my life that it is important to think for yourself. However, if you aren’t willing to listen and learn from someone else, you are setting yourself up for a lot of unnecessary problems. Learning from someone else allows you to avoid some of the pitfalls along the way. You can either learn from the “School of Hard Knocks” or learn to follow someone else who has done well before you. In the Bible, Jesus had a group of followers that he called his disciples. The Apostle Paul mentored a young man named Timothy. In Acts 16, the Bible introduces us to Timothy. We learn that Timothy came from a divided home. His mother and His father had different religious beliefs. His mother and his father were from different ethnic backgrounds. In a letter to Timothy, Paul wrote about Timothy’s health problems. Timothy’s life definitely had its challenges, but Timothy was a true disciple. He went from relative obscurity and from a difficult background to becoming one of the great men of the New Testament church. While his background was difficult, Timothy was a young man who had great character. Timothy did the right thing even when things were difficult. Even in difficult circumstances, you can choose to do the right thing. Timothy demonstrated his character by being willing to sacrifice greatly in order to help others. He made choices that would have been difficult for him so that he could have a greater impact on others. His life was not lived selfishly, it was lived to put others first. I wonder about you? Are you living just for yourself, or are you willing to give up personal comfort and pleasure for the betterment of someone else? Would you be willing to learn from someone else, even if that meant being humble and teachable? The greatest mentor is Jesus. He is the one you should follow. 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.
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I t’s been 20 years since I lost my son, Christopher, who has been alone with God and angels. But he is no longer alone and Charlie, his Dad, is now with him and not alone anymore. Now I have lost the two men in my life whom I love dearly. I miss my son, Christopher and my husband, Charlie. All my love, Stella. CHRISTOPHER & CHARLIE CASTRO
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Our Savior Lutheran School has been a fixture in the Garden Oaks & Oak Forest neighborhoods since 1946. The school is fully staffed and has successfully completed its first few weeks of the school year. OSL remained in-person throughout the majority of the COVID-19 Pandemic and is committed to remaining in-person moving forward, adapting health and safety measures as needed. OSL Principal Kate Thoelke says, “We have our largest enrollment ever this year. We are thankful for the support from our community and that we can provide a quality classical Christian education for our neighbors.”
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OSL prioritizes creating a welcoming atmosphere for its new families to quickly orient the children and families to the school. New parents were welcomed by veteran parents, the principals, and the admissions director at a Happy Hour the week before school. Additionally, on Wednesday, August 17th, the first day of school for OSL, the Parent Teacher League arranged for a coffee truck to be on-site to allow for time for the parents to get to know one another and celebrate the beginning of a new school year.
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Principal Thoelke expressed praise for the OSL administration, teachers, and support staff and said that a large percentage have been OSL employees for many years. Some have been with OSL over 30 years. Despite the national teacher shortage, OSL was able to bring veteran teachers into the classroom when they doubled 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes and tripled Kindergarten classes. OSL is now offering a tiered program to support their learning-challenged scholars, while also providing support for those scholars who need extra enrichment. Our Savior Lutheran School’s administration is thankful for the consistent staff, as well as for the fresh faces which now add to the great faculty. Due to sizeable enrollment growth over the last few years, OSL is embarking on a building program to provide new classrooms for the school. This year four new temporary classrooms were added to the campus to ensure space for all classes. OSL is excited for another year and looks forward to the opportunity to continue serving the Garden Oaks & Oak Forest communities.
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Heights music booster club co-secretary Megan Zientak, whose daughter is part of the band’s color guard. “Some of these kids will never have the oppor tunity to travel like this, and it is a chance of a life time.”Color guard director Matt Caballero echoed the sentiment.“Ithink we’re all shar ing the same thought as we get closer and closer – excitement and a lot of anticipation,” he said. “It’s exciting to share an opportunity with the kids and provide something for the kids where some of them might not normally be able to travel this far, or this might be their first trip out of state.” Walters said there is a slight twinge of nervous ness with the amount of money needed for each of his 160 students to be able take part in the chance to perform in the national“We’respotlight.justtrying to get the word out there for people to come and help us,” he said. “…We’re hop ing to take all of them to Chicago with us.” But overwhelmingly, he said the anticipation in the air is the most power ful sentiment he sees from his“There’sstudents.also the excite ment of being able to go represent not only our dis trict, but the state as the only band in Texas being invited,” he said. “There are a lot of opportunities for us to showcase all the great things that are hap pening here at Heights High School.” Sat. 4618 Dacoma (Between Hwy. 290 and Mangum) (713) 680-0825
SandidgeAccordingsaid.to spokesper son Stephen Ursery, Modera Garden Oaks will feature 327 one- and two-bedroom apartments for rent averag ing nearly 900 square feet. Its amenities will include a resort-style pool with grill ing areas, a fitness center, podcast media center and co-working spaces, theater room, and more according to MillUrseryCreek. did not immedi ately respond to a follow-up email requesting comment on the starting price for living spaces.With access to a growing number of restaurants, busi nesses, and spots such as the aforementioned neighbor hoods, Sandidge believes the community will ultimately be a good addition to the com munity when it is completed next“Weyear.are confident that Modera Garden Oaks will put residents within close proximity of everything they might need while providing a living experience unlike any other in Houston,” Sandidge said.For more information on Mill Creek Residential and the Modero Garden Oaks, visit its website at den-oaks/.com/community/modera-garmillcreekplaces.
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Parade from P. 1 year celebrated the re opening of the MKT Bridge, which reconnected the trail to the White Oak Bayou Greenway, which extends to downtown and other parts of the city’s trail net work.The Houston Parks Board spent about $500,000 to repair the bridge, which closed in August 2020 af ter it was damaged by a fire that began in a wooded area beneath the structure. Traditionally, residents viewed bicycling in Hous ton as a recreational ac tivity, but with more de veloped networks of trails around the Heights and neighboring parts of Hous ton, that view is beginning to change, Cutrufo said. “The number of people commuting by bike and us ing bikes to travel around is growing,” he said. Houston has spent im portant dollars building that multimodal infrastruc ture, but the key moving forward will be the ability to fill in gaps in the trans portation network, he said. Just a few miles sepa rate the end of bike lanes on Waugh Drive from bike lanes on Heights Boule vard, for instance, Cutrufo said.The reason for the gap is that individual organi zations, such as Tax Incre ment Reinvestment Zones, fund many of the transpor tation projects in Houston and the gaps come at the end of one group’s bound ary and the beginning of another entity’s, Cutrufo said.Moving forward, the trick will be leveraging those various entities to fill in gaps in the city’s network, he said.
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The plan also calls for bike lanes along Michaux be tween 11th and Stude Park to the south as well as protected crossings for pedestrians and cy clists at intersections such as 11th and Nich olson Street, where the Heights Hike-and-Bike Trail crosses 11th, and Michaux and White Oak Drive.There now are two ve hicle lanes in each direc tion on 11th between Shepherd and Michaux, and no center turn lanes. The project will cost about $600,000, with funding coming from capital improvement dollars for bikeways, ac cording to the Transportationcity. em ployees had been work ing on project plans for more than three years, with feedback from the community, but in May, Turner said he would temporarily pause the project to take a closer look at it in response to resident opposition. The pause was shortlived, with Turner in June announcing the plan would move forward. 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is in line with plans to eliminate traffic fatali ties in the city by 2030. Construction on the bikeway is set to end in February 2023, accord ing to a city presenta tion. Once complete, the city will conduct a fol low-up study to see how it affects traffic, accord ing to the presentation. Plans from P. 1
Mercado’s early work was distinctive in that he used a simple color palette to create lightly textured, abstracted landscapes. Now he incor porates book parts and other objects to create his 3 dimen sional collages. He describes his style best in this excerpt from his artist statement.
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Even though the Heights Revival Market closed in July, community mem bers can still frequent the spot after a new concept recently opened up with a familiar face. On Aug. 19, former Re vival general Layne Cruz opened her new Italian concept, Lagniappe Kitch en and Bar, at the same location at 550 Heights Blvd. Cruz served as Re vival’s general manager for five years, according to an Instagram post from the restaurant, which also said it had long been her dream to open her own restau rant.According to the restau rant’s website, the menu will feature po’boys, hush puppies, cheddar bacon biscuits, omelets, muffu lettas and Lagniappemore.Kitchen and Bar is open Sunday through Monday from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and Tuesday through Sat urday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, visit its website at com/.www.lagniappeheights.https://
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Beginning this Monday, Goode Company Barbe cue at 20102 Northwest Freeway will resume fulltime service from 11 a.m.8 p.m. daily. The restau rant has been open since March after taking nearly a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, but op erated with limited hours and“Thisdays.fun and flavorful afternoon is an opportu nity to thank loyal Goode Company patrons for their continued support as this location worked to get back to serving seven days a week,” the restaurant said in a news release.
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After a three-month hiatus, Saturday marks the return of First Saturday Arts Market to 540 W. 19th St., from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. This is painful to write; weather permitting. And that’s when he climbed back on his soapbox. First Saturday Arts Mar ket is my monthly outdoor fine art market that has been around since its founding in 2004. There’s a variety of art mediums ranging from pencil and ink to glass, wood and ceramic arts. Paintings with subjects as diverse as west ern, landscape and sci-fi to abstract.Ihave been really excited to get back to the monthly markets, though as I write this, I feel a bit like a yo-yo. I’m getting everything in or der while hearing rumblings (thunder) outside. When there are rumblings, the weather people get front and center stage and when that happens, the questions from artists begin. I jokingly warn the artists of the superstitious tenets about the weather. We do not speak the “r” word, no curs ing, spitting, car washing or yard watering. That last one isn’t really an issue now is it? ThankWe’regoodness!notsuperstitious art ists, we don’t really believe in any of that. We do believe in the Space City Weather guys, look them up. The artists do, and send me updates ad nauseam until the day. The memes started Tuesday too with a long haired guy hold ing his tent down in the rain and wind because there are no weights on the tent - que the fast paced rock and roll song. A big problem at pop up events by the way. If the “R” word does hap pen, the market returns for a makeup date on the third Sat urday, Sept. Technically,17.it is still sum mer here in Houston, thus the markets are not as full as they will be later this fall. It’s not easy setting up a mini-art gallery in the heat ya know. There is one new artist and one returning artist that I am very excited about. Lily Borrero joins First Sat urday Arts Market for the first time. Borrero paints bright, expressive still life plants and landscapes on vertical wood panels and calls them her mini murals. They are reminiscent of flowery pop art, simple and colorful on a largerBorreroscale.was born in Co lumbia and graduated with a degree in graphic design. She’s been in Houston since the late 90s and it was while working here for various companies that she com bined her design skills with acrylic paints to come up with her unique style. A native of Austin, John Mercado joined the market shortly after moving to Hous ton in 2005 and was a regular attendee for several years be fore moving back to the Aus tin area, then New York City and just recently Northern California before returning back again to Austin.
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Photo courtesy of Goode Company Goode Company Barbecue on Highway 290 is resuming full service after operating on limited days since reopening in March.
Contributed photo Pictured is the “Sun Burst” mixed media collage on panel by John Mercado, who will be at this weekend’s First Saturday Arts Market.
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“My collage work is creat ed with my palette of paints, book parts, fragments of paper and recycled imagery collected from my daily wan derings,” Mercado wrote. “I am especially intrigued with the often-overlooked back grounds, colors, textures, shapes, and negative spaces in everyday printed materi als. The process of decon structing images and then reintegrating many pieces, to create something completely new, is an intuitive and on going visual experiment. All of my collages are made of original found source materi als.”In Mercado’s absence, his brother David, also an Austin resident, has been showing his contemporary wildlife and landscape paint ings. Both brothers and artist friend Laura Caffrey, an as semblage/collage artist, will be in Profilesattendance.ofall four artists and the rest of the Saturday artists can be found on the website, Market.com.FirstSaturdayArts Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and The Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at Art Valet.com for additional high lights and artist’s stories.
This Labor Day week end, a Heights restaurant is giving a tip of the cap to serviceAccordingworkers.toa news re lease from the restaurant, Kin Dee Thai Cuisine (1533 N. Shepherd Dr. Suite 160) will be offering 20 percent off every meal for service industry workers/staff all day on Monday, Sept. 5 in celebration of the holiday.
