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In 2016, there was no Democratic challenger for the 18th Congressional district seat that Sheila Jackson Lee has held for the past 24 years. Since 1973, the seat has been held by a Democrat. In 2018, Dr. Richard Johnson, who most recently served as Chief of

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Challenger Richard Johnson Richard Johnson said he is running for the seat after spending 30 years as an educator. He said the higher crime rate in his area, particularly among African-Americans, was the main reason for his run.

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experience a decrease in water pressure for up to two weeks in some cases.

Public Works spokesperson Alanna Reed said the project involves one of the city’s largest water lines that serves as a primary distributor, thus creating the potential local impact despite the plant sitting in east Houston.

“This is a very large water line that takes raw water to the plant to get treated so it can go out to all the homes,” she said.

“The main may be in east Houston, but that’s why the northwest area may be impacted.”

In a 2015 story, The Leader fact checked reports that Garden Oaks Baptist Church was selling the parking lot across the street from the church at 3206 N Shepherd Drive. While it was not true in 2015, in 2018 it is a different story.

The church and Gulf Coast Commercial Group recently sent an open letter to the homeowners of Garden Oaks Section One, stating Gulf Coast’s intention to buy the parking lot, contingent on its rezoning, which the section would need to approve.

The letter states that the church is under contract to sell the property located on the west side of North Shepherd between Chase Bank and Gabby’s BBQ. Gulf Coast would like to build a retail center with possible restaurants, but because of a 1937 deed restriction that applies specifically to Garden Oaks, Section One, “all lots are to be used for residential purposes only, along with a prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages. Also included in the restrictions is a prohibition on the use of signs, billboards, posters or advertising devices of any character on any lot in Garden Oaks without prior consent.”

In 1973, Section One of Garden Oaks allowed the church to convert four lots from residential use to religious use. Now the church and Gulf Coast want the section’s permission to covert the use of those lots from religious to commercial. The letter also proposes removing the prohibition of the sale of alcohol.

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The bang of bulldozers and the tepid pressure of water in your homes won’t last much longer. Well, at least in one instance.

Residents north and south of 610 will see a difference in their water pressure for another week.

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pressure through the second week of March, according to city officials. Feb. 23, the city of Houston’s Public Works Department began work on a sewer line that serves as the primary source for the City of Houston East Water Purification Plant on Federal Road.

According to the city, the project requires shutting down a 102-inch (8.5 feet in diameter) raw water main operated by the Coastal Water Authority until March 9. Among potentially affected neighborhoods are the Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Near Northside, Independence Heights, Rice Military and more. These and other neighborhoods, the city says, could

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The Heights and its neighborhoods are ever-evolving, and the Houston Heights Association (HHA) recently went to great lengths to honor contributors to that evolution.

Gathered inside the old Heights Fire Station off W. 12th Street, HHA President Bill Baldwin and other members convened for their 44th annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Dinner last weekend to honor the winners of Community Improvement Awards, Citizen of the Year, the Marcella Perry Award, and Corporate Citizen of the Year, along with the President’s Award and more.

“These are people who have taken a role in defining their community – in our past, our present, and for the future,” Baldwin said.

Sharon Dearman took home the President’s Award -- presented by Baldwin homself -- while Kathleen Williamson

Contributed photo Members of the Houston Heights Association listen to Bill Pellerin speak at Sunday’s annual awards dinner as President Bill Baldwin looks on. Pellerin was named the HHA’s Citizen of the Year for 2017.

was named the recipient of HHA’s prestigious Marcella Perry Award – which is given in recognition of service to the

Heights community that takes place behind the scenes, out of the spotlight, and usually unrecognized by the public.

Citizen of the Year went to Bill Pellerin, a Houston Heights South resident who has spent long hours fighting for historical preservation in the Heights, while Business Chair and Kevin Chenevert – who The Leader has previously spotlighted upon opening a business venture in 2016 – was deemed the HHA’s brightest up-and-comer upon receiving the 2017 Rising Star Award.

Meanwhile, Dan Braun received the Association’s Visionary Award on behalf of Braun Enterprises, which has become a household name by taking on more than 20 projects since “stumbling” into the Heights in 2007 – most recently the repurposing of Jimmy’s Icehouse, Bernie’s Burger Bus and assisting in transformation of the historic Heights Waterworks Project between 19th and 20th Streets to make the street-front more of a showcase of what the Heights See HHA P. 4A

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Security guard kills gun-wielding man outside Shepherd nightclub For The Leader Police say a nightclub security guard shot and killed a man wielding a gun outside a North Shepherd nightclub early Sunday morning. The case will likely be referred to a Harris County grand jury.

According to the Houston Police Department, patrol officers responded to a shooting in-progress call just after 3 a.m.

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North Shepherd, where the suspect and another individual allegedly got into a confrontation while inside the club.

Witnesses say the suspect briefly left the club, went to his vehicle, and retrieved a handgun. He then began shooting aimlessly while attempting to re-enter the club according to police.

Authorities say a uniformed security guard and another man, seeing the suspect fir-

ing the handgun, proceeded to return fire, striking the suspect multiple times. No additional injuries were reported.

The suspect, believed to be in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. As of press time, his identity had not been released.

Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

commenced in October is part of the city of Houston’s Capital Improvement Plan. The project is aimed at reducing the risk of structural flooding in Garden Oaks, Shepherd Forest, Shepherd Park, Candlelight Plaza and other surrounding areas through design and construction of storm drainage improvements, necessary concrete paving, curbs, sidewalks, driveways and underground utilities.

Areas ultimately to be affected by the work include 41st and 43rd Street as well as Alba from Chamboard Lane to Judiway Street, Brinkman Street from Janisch Road to Chamboard Lane and Chamboard Lane from Alba to Brinkman Street.

According to the city, Hurricane Harvey necessitated a contract extension -- as well as change orders added to the project to replace failing waterlines on Alba and W. 41st street -- which pushed estimation of substantial completion back to October of 2018.

It is no secret that residents are frustrated with the current inconvenience. But officials insist the headaches now will give way to a better future.

“We want to make sure we do everything we can to help residents and homeowners,” Alanna Reed previously told The Leader. “We’re constantly trying to improve the system

and infrastructure which is there, and with projects like this we absolutely can.”

For questions regarding the project or to report damages, call Houston Public Works and Engineering at 832-395-2090, dial 3-1-1 or go to pwecip. houstontx.gov.

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“It’s just a repair to one of our bigger lines, and we have already conducted the bypasses necessary to ensure there’s no interruption to water service and quality,” Reed said.

Citizens with questions or concerns should call the city of Houston’s 3-1-1 line.

Garden Oaks/SP project making progress Residents have also fought ongoing construction along Alba Road since late 2016 - but the headaches are now much closer to being a part of the past. The project currently stands at about 60 percent completion according to the city, with the contractor having completed all of the major work in Phase 1 and 2 (South of 43rd) with the exception of restoration and the final asphalt overlay.

Currently, contractors are making headway on the underground storm sewer and utilities in Phase 3 (Alba, north of W. 43rd). In an effort to complete the project ahead of schedule, the contractor has also added additional crews and started the underground work in Phase 5 (southern half of Brinkman).

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While attending Reagan High School, Alice played bells in the Reagan Red Coats Drum and Bugle Corp. In 1960, she was one of the first ladies to join the Traffic Division as a Crossing Guard at White Oak and Harvard St. for Harvard students. She opened Alice Butts Catering, where she provided her services at weddings for many beautiful brides. In 1982, Alice retired from her catering business, and began working as a Night Attendant at Heights Funeral Home.

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Consider signing up for Leader Insider Once every three days, I get an email from the senior pastor of a church in Roosevelt, N.Y. The notes he sends are predictable: “President Donald Trump’s absolutely asinine and highly insensitive plan to end food stamps and replace it with food delivery is hypocritical,” begins the email authored by Pastor Arthur L. Mackey Jr., of Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral. He may have a point.

Some fellow named Nick also has my email address.

“At a recent town hall IN TEXAS, [Nancy Pelosi] called tax reform ‘unpatriotic.’ First it was ‘crumbs’… now it’s ‘unpatriotic.’ It’s clear that her values are out of touch with Americans …,” Nick wrote. He, too, may have a point.

The Jasmine Brand sends me a weekly email about celebrities: “Cardi B despises her haters: I hate y’all. I wish y’all would catch something.” Pleasant reading over my cup of coffee, even if I’ve not a clue about this Cardi B lady.

If I receive 200 emails a day, more than half of them read like the one from Brett Caskey: “Jonathan, I sent you an email a couple days ago regarding how the new tax reform may affect the value of Leader Newspapers. Do you have

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No, Brett, I did not call you last week, and that was on purpose.

But my favorite email to delete comes from Dan, who always checks on the email he sent an hour ago.

“Hi Jonathan, It’s Dan from United Capital checking with you about my previous email regarding same-day funding options. You will see the lowest rates and comparison to prove it.”

Thanks for offering me 29 percent daily interest rates, Dan. I’m very interested.

This problem is not unique to me – we all delete more emails than we read every day. According to The Statistics Portal, a company that compiles data from nearly 23,000 sources, 59.96 percent of all emails sent in the United States are spam.

Sounds about right.

insider@theleadernews.com So why am I sharing my personal spam with you?

Almost three years ago, I wrote a similar column to tell you about a plan The Leader had to begin an emailed newsletter. We built a logo, asked readers to sign up, and then immediately proceeded to send not a single email to anyone on our list.

Back then, my reasons were simple: I want fewer, not more, emails in my inbox. I didn’t want The Leader to become one of the despised because we were associated with the Pastor Arthurs and Nicks and Dans of the world.

Things have changed in the past three years, which is why, beginning this week, we have re-entered the email newsletter world with vigor and a clear conscience.

If you’ve ever emailed The Leader, there’s a good chance you have (or will) received an email from us asking if you’d like to sign up for our newsletter. If you’ve visited our social media page in the past week, maybe you’ve seen our posts about opting into our newsletter. If you’ve

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demagogue, it has to have an enemy. Sean Hannity preaches to his audiences a sermon of anger, conspiracies, us against them. Tucker Carlson is full of hateful putdowns of anyone with a different opinion. Fox and Friends wakes up the nation with despair. They keep Americans in a constant state of unrest, mistrust and fear, just as Putin wants. Are we quite sure they aren’t on the Kremlin’s payroll?

We now take up a very important matter which involves all of us. Putin, that old KGB spy, has an ocean of operations flooding social media, and a willing bunch of knuckle-draggers who believe, and pass on, every rumor. Its cover is something called the Internet Research Agency. Remember that name, although it has many fake fronts. I get this stuff all the time and you probably do, too. Each item has a slight ring of truth to bait the lie. That panel of intelligence officials I referred to above warns that this election cycle is already seeing fake news, misinformation and outright lies, and they warn that the 2020 presidential campaigns will be inundated by Moscow-generated falsehoods. Pity the poor Democratic opponent who will be facing Donald Trump in 2020. Already the nerds in the Kremlin basement are lining up their one-liners, photo shopped pics and fake news.

We must be vigilant. Be wary of any emails in Russian, or maybe Estonian.

This brings us to Deep State.

It means a shadow government within a government, like they have in Pakistan where the military and the secret police actually run the country. Egypt and Iran have it, too. There is a growing belief in this country among the paranoid alt-rights that we have a Deep State and it’s the former Obama administration. Yes, those Kenyan holdovers are supposedly sabotaging the Trump program.

They travel by night in black helicopters.

Now to Texas. We have discussed the Heart of Texas Facebook page earlier (always ahead of the pack). It “grew into the most popular Texas secession page on Facebook - one that, at one point in 2016, boasted more followers than the official Texas Democrat and Republican Facebook pages combined.” Texas dummies (is that redundant?) believed its messages of secession, hordes of illegal immigrants arriving daily, etc. Two agents came here to stir up proTrump votes, but were told not to bother. Texas is Trump territory. The Ruskies even got some demonstrations go-

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Putin’s Puppets THE TV – I am watching a Senate hearing in which the heads of all our intelligence and anti-intelligence operations – spooks, generals and admirals with more stars than the Hollywood Walk – flatly testify that Russia had influenced our last presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. At which point Sen. Angus King of Maine, an Independent and a guy I really like, asks why our own President has never said so. Indeed, our President won’t even enforce sanctions against Russia that Congress has approved almost unanimously.

An interesting question, and the more conspiratorial among us would wonder just what has Vladimir Putin got on Donald Trump? There are all sorts of rumors going around about tapes made in Moscow hotel rooms, kinky women (Trump and women? Nah!) and business deals with billion-dollar unpaid loans. I think that our President prefers to limit his anger to more suitable targets, like Gold Star parents, reporters with physical disabilities and POWs. This is only part of an unending story we are witnessing that involves misinformation, bots (I think they are the children of bon mots), Russian agents right here in sleepy ol’ Texas, and raises the question: Is Sean Hannity on the Kremlin payroll? Let’s take this step by step. You know you are being manipulated, don’t you? You don’t? Then that’s the sign of a real manipulator, like a scam artist whose victims don’t even know they are being taken.

The manipulator, in this case, is Russia which is swamping America with emails, rumors, Facebook, Google, Twitter, anything to turn us against one another. It doesn’t matter which side the Russians are pushing, Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. Rich versus poor. Everybody against Muslims. Liberals against conservatives. The point is to keep the pot boiling. Another major disinformation program occurred in the past presidential elections when the Russians backed Trump and opposed Hillary Clinton.

Putin wants to promote cynicism against our institutions.

We are so cynical that trust in the press is at an all-time low. That bastion of society, the FBI, is being humiliated, scorned, its leaders held up to ridicule. Can you imagine for one moment how J. Edgar Hoover would have responded to some Congressman’s insulting line of questioning? Trump has called our CIA officials “Nazis” and our entire intelligence leadership “political hacks.” Our justice system is “a joke.” And here’s the end game: It’s working. Every poll shows Americans are more polarized that at any time since the Civil War. Pootie must be sitting in his office laughing out loud. Stir up the pot. OK, what organization is aiding him by daily stoking the fire of divisiveness and clan warfare? Fox News. Like any good

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The reason we’ve creatively come up with the title, “Leader Insider,” is because things have changed in our industry. It’s our job to share news with as many people as we can each week. That’s good for the subjects of the stories we write, and it’s good for the businesses that rely on The Leader to share information with their potential customers.

One of the biggest changes that happened in the past few months is that Facebook – one of our methods of sharing news with readers – has made a decision to de-prioritize the stories we post each week. Based on the numbers we’ve seen, our stories about local people, local events and local businesses now reach about half of the people they reached just two months ago.

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ing on around Texas. One was an anti-Muslim demonstration in Houston, cleverly staged at the same time and place as a peaceful Muslim demonstration. Guess what? Heart of Texas was sent to us from Russia with love. Yep, the feds traced the movement back to Pootie.

And Robert Mueller says there were more dealings in the Lone Czar State, but doesn’t go into detail. Well, Heart of Texas is no doubt gearing up for the upcoming elections. Be wary of messages with y’all spelled yawl, references to the “Rio Grande River” and “Sam Jacinto.” We shall know Heart of Texas hits pay dirt when Gov. Greg Abbott calls up the Texas State Guard to spy on Operation Jade Helm II which is financed by Hillary Clinton.

If you voted for Donald Trump for President, were you manipulated? Yes. Will you admit it? No. Ashby is suspicious at ashby2@comcast.net

election to a more reasonable candidate, that person would likely have some credibility with their peers. The district would have a voice. That thought scares the GOP. Ralph W.

Dear Editor: To be fair, the founding fathers were also looking at a muzzle loading cannon and other arms which were, like the rifles you mention, standard military issue at the time so snark aside, I don’t think that’s an argument that bolsters your position (and frankly is beneath your usual standards); more importantly they were not granting us rights, but seeking to preserve and protect rights which exist prior to, and in the case of the colonists in spite of, the politics of the day.

Steve I.

Houston History Bus engulfs riders in local lore

Dear Editor: This is so GREAT! I have been on three of the tours with Mister McKinney’s Historic Houston and the Houston History Bus – he and the bus are just awesome. Even as a native and amateur historian I learn new and interesting things every time (BTW the tours are available for grown ups for a fee and for private events). I’m grateful these children got to enjoy such a great experience which hopefully sparks more interest in history and their own community. Many thanks to Bill Baldwin for stepping up to sponsor tours for the school, and to Mister McKinney for sharing his wealth of knowledge with so many!

SJ Swanson

Dear Editor: Personal responsibility and parents need to be better parents, but the other things mentioned including guns are part of the problem as well.

David Meyer Dear Editor: Agreed, this is “on us”! It’s a case of being part of the solution rather than being part of the problem.

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Dear Editor: No moderate or conservative in their right mind would want to see anyone nominated by the Democrats other than Shelia Jackson Lee. Her district will elect a Democrat. As it now stands, the district has NO effective representation.

Both sides of the isle ignore her antics. She has absolutely no clout. Should she lose the primary

As you might have noticed, one of our favorite parts of The Leader is when our readers send us notes. Whether you’re upset with something we wrote, or even when you like something that appeared on our pages, we like hearing from you.

Even better, the community likes hearing from each other. Sure, there’s Facebook and Twitter and all those billions of posts. There are only a few good enough to be bound in print. Be one of those people and send us something fun to publish.

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Local ballots are stacked for the March 6 primaries

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries on March 6 will have thousands make their way make their way to the polls for a massive election cycle that could have a major impact not only in Washington, but also here on the home front; and with so many choices presented to voters, a small refresher course was in order.

More than a dozen candidates are competing for Ted Poe’s vacant District 2 seat, while incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee takes aim at her 13th term serving the House’s 18th District – which envelops many of our neighborhoods – in the U.S. House of Representatives. Greg Abbot will vie for a 2nd term as governor, while Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton also seek to keep their spots as Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, respec-

tively. There will also be more than 75 judicial spots up for grabs.

Jackson Lee will face Dr. Richard Johnson in the Democratic primary for the 18th Congressional District seat, which is profiled on today’s front page. Meanwhile, Republican Ava Pate faces no opposition in the party’s primary.

Down in District 2 – one of the more crowded races – 14 candidates filed for the March 6 primaries. Jimmy Darnell Jones, Silky Malik, H.P. Parvizian, Ali Khorasani and Todd Litton will square off for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2018 primaries. David Balat, Daniel Crenshaw, Jonny Havens, Justin Lurie, state representative Kevin Roberts, Jon Spiers, Rick Walker, Kathaleen Wall and Malcolm Whittaker present voters a plethora of options on the Republican ticket.

Ted Cruz faces some game chal-

District 18 from P. 1A we are not educating our kids,” he said. “They are not employable. Kids are coming out of high school unprepared. There are higher levels of dropouts, and higher levels of crime.”

After getting out of the military in the late 1980s, Johnson operated a drug treatment program in the Fifth Ward for 13 years. He thinks that if schools better served their students, and more vocational education programs were offered in high school, the result would be more job growth and a safer community.

“In the 60s and 70s we had vocational programs in high school and taught skill sets,” he said. “Those programs made kids assets to industry.”

Johnson said the passion he has for things to change in the community where he grew up outweighs any concerns he has about running against such an entrenched incumbent.

“A lot of people said [I] can’t beat a 24 year incumbent,” he said. “But the crisis that I’m seeing outweighs any deterrent tactics. I’ve seen friends, I’ve seen family fall victim to drugs, to the criminal justice system. I was born here and raised here and the problem is here.”

Johnson said that his time in the military has trained him for leadership.

“We were trained to identify a goal, master the objectives and accomplish it,” said Johnson. “I am a Dr. Richard Johnson team builder. I think I will bring stabilization and consistency and will work on both sides of the aisle.”

He said his ability to do that has been proven in his role as chief of staff from 1994 to 2000 for two consecutive Houston City Councilmen, representing District B. As chief of staff for House Representative Jarvis Johnson, Dr. Johnson is proud of the legislative work he did, including getting 19 bills passed into law. The one he is proudest of is Senate Bill 2105/House Bill 374 which will bring more technology education and vocation education back to schools.

“The Texas House has 95 Republicans and 55 Democrats, and you need 76 votes to pass bill out of the House,” said Johnson. “The Senate has 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats and you need 19 to pass a bill there.

It takes really good skills as a Democrat to get a bill out of the House and the Senate in Texas. People want to see schools succeed. People want economic development. People want a skilled work force. There’s too much gridlock in Washington. There’s not as much of a goal and policy focus.”

Johnson thinks that politicians nowadays are too worried about being a “good” Democrat” or a “good” Republican.

“It supercedes being a good American,” he said.

If elected, Johnson wants to focus on creating more manufacturing jobs and equipping more Americans to do them. On the national level, he wants to work to stem the tide of the drugs that are coming across America’s border and inciting violence in its urban centers.

“The government is full of people who are partisan, and want to keep their job,” said Johnson. “People don’t trust career politicians. I believe people should run when they see a problem, and can address it with their expertise. This is a time I’m uniquely suited for. The new civil rights movement is education.”

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said that it has been a privilege to serve in the United States Congress and to represent the constituents of the 18th Congressional District.

“From the very time I came to Washington, I respected our democratic institution and worked very hard to pass legislation and provide funding to this community – which I did,” she said. “In many instances, I have worked across the aisle with Republicans.”

Lee notes that the first bill that she passed was within the first year of her service.

“It was the Date Rape Drug Bill with a Congressman from Michigan and I proceeded in a bipartisan Shelia Jackson Lee approach over the years,” said Lee. “Now tragically the tone has become extremely divisive. But I do not believe that should stop any member of Congress from doing his or her work.”

Lee said that she seeks collaboration whenever she can around issues of criminal justice and health care, as well as partnerships around Hurricane Harvey relief and NASA. “And when I have had to stand to make a difference for my constituents, I have done so,” said Lee. “They deserve it, they expect it, and they benefitted from it.”

In the past two years, Lee is proud the work she, and others, have done during the most difficult period of Houston’s history, Hurricane Harvey.

“And we are still fighting back,” she said. “I have worked very hard to secure federal funding to ensure that monies were going to be issued for disaster housing and to extend the disaster supplemental nutrition food for those in need, but I also developed cyber security legislation and introduced and passed one of the most significant cyber security initiatives dealing with Zero Day events.”

She says she has also fought to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, to restore funds back to education, and to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program for 10 years.

Lee says the most difficult issue facing her area is the restoration of the homes of those impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

“We just passed a bill for $89 billion that was added to the $5 billion passed in September,” she said. “I will continue to work to ensure that those dollars come locally, but come with new kinds of requirements that would allow people who have no resources and no insurance coverage, because they were not in a flood zone, to secure the funds in order to repair their homes along with elderly persons, low income families, and the disabled.”

Lee also wants to restore small businesses and says she secured language in the disaster funding bill to provide upwards of a billion dollars in a small business grant program to allow businesses impacted by Hurricane Harvey to receive dollars as a grant and not as a loan.

On a national level, Lee believes that the country must “restore the vigor of unity and the vigor of working for the greater good.”

“We must cease the provoking of different groups throughout the nation,” she said. “We must bring the nation together, fix the immigration system, invest in our children, and we must end the devastation of gun violence.”

Tuesday March 6 lengers in the 2018 Senator race.

Stefano de Stefano, as well as Bruce Jacobsen, Geraldine Sam and Mary Miller have emerged as candidates attempting to unseat Cruz in the Republican primaries. Beto O’Rourke, Edward Kimbrough and Sema Her-

nandez will face off in the Democratic primaries.

Heading into the 2018 election cycle, sitting Governor Greg Abbot is seeking re-election for his second term in office after first being elected in 2014. From a Republican standpoint, Larry Kilgore and Barbara Kruger will aim to take the party’s nomination. In all, there are nine Democrats attempting an overhaul of the Governor’s seat; Lupe Valdez, Adrian Ocegueda, Andrew White, Tome Wakely, Jeffrey Payne, Joe Mumbach, Grady Yarbrough, James Jolly Clark and former Mayor Cedric Davis., Sr. Sitting Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will square off against former Rockwall City Council Member Scott Milder. On the Democratic side, Mike Collier, former founder and CFO of a major Texas oil company, will take on former church pastor and resident of

the Southeast Texas Toyota Dealers Michael Cooper.

Neither current sitting AG Ken Paxton, running for re-election after winning in 2014, nor Democratic challenger Justin Nelson will face an adversary come March 6.

Know where to go The races detailed above represent the most high-profile clashes, but they are far from the only notable battles. Early voting ends this coming Friday, March 2 before election day Tuesday, March 6. To find a list of all Democratic and Republican polling locations, find your poll and ballot, see a sample ballot for the respective primaries, or general information, readers can visit:

harrisvotes.com and click on the “Voting Info” tab.

Church from P. 1A restriction will be placed on the property that will limit the sale of alcohol associated with a restaurant to not exceed 50 percent of total sales. This would allow Gulf Coast to lease to a trendy restaurant purveyor but prevent a bar or parlor establishment including a liquor package store or convenience store selling alcohol for offsite consumption.”

Patrick Barry of Gulf Coast Commercial tells The Leader that they must get permission of 75 percent of Section One residents to convert the usage of the property and that the sale is pending their approval. Gulf Coast has hired a consultant to oversee the education process and the collection of signatures.

“We will start out with a mail out and go door to door,” said Barry, who said he hopes to have the required number of signatures in the next 45 days. “We will

probably have some community meetings too.”

Barry notes that Gulf Coast does a lot of retail centers where the anchor is a grocery store but that the development on North Shepherd would be different.

“The anchor might be a restaurant or another main user,” he said. “We’ve got feelers out to tenants but don’t want to get too excited yet.”

Carlos Tovar, the communications director for Garden Oaks Baptist, said that they had hired their own consultant to do a facilities assessment and a recommendation was made to sell the parking lot. After that, a strategic planning team from the church began to meet and pray about a decision and also started soliciting feedback from members. When members seemed amenable to it, the church put out feelers to developers.

Tovar said that after Gulf Coast was identified as the preferred buyer, a “combo renovation” was one option considered, where upgrades would be made to existing church buildings, many of which were constructed decades ago. But for now, just the sale of the parking lot is on the horizon. He said any changes to church buildings would take into account their history and the member’s attachment to them.

The removal of the prohibition of alcohol sales as described in the letter is different from the city ordinance banning the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of churches, public schools, and hospitals. Tovar said that the city has come out once to measure existing businesses but to his knowledge has not yet measured distances from the parking lot.

“This process has been going on for more than a year,” said Tovar.

High speed rail meeting set for March 5 From Staff Reports A few weeks ago, the city of Houston and Texas Central announced the old Northwest Mall as the southern site for a high-speed rail (HSR) train that would connect Houston and Dallas, in conjunction with the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) study findings. But the process is far

from over.

FRA representatives, who have already conducted 10 public meetings in counties impacted by the potential HSR, has added one additional meeting in the city of Houston in response to multiple requests from the public.

Monday, March 5, from 59 p.m. at the Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000

North Loop West in Houston, FRA representatives will gather to listen to public concerns regarding the project before taking comments and concerns to Texas Central how they will address these issues prior to project approval.

“This is an important opportunity for Houstonians to voice their comments or concerns about this proposed

project, particularly for those that live near NW Mall or have a business near there,” wrote one reader who is a member of the Houston High-Speed Rail Watch, which was among those pushing for an additional public meeting before the comment period ends March 9.

Finally, local historian Randy Pace, who has shared his photos and research of the Heights for projects such as Anne Sloan’s documenting of the community, was honored with the Association’s 2017 Pioneer Award.

Jubilee, a boutique offering unique women’s clothing, fashion accessories, gifts & home decor items at 325 W. 19th Street took home HHA’s 2017 Corporate Citizen of the Year award for their efforts.

Also part of the festivities

was honoring new construction and renovations which kept the fabric of the Heights intact. HHA’s 2017 Community Improvement Awards for commercial construction went to Tritico Rainey, PLLC for their work at 1523 Yale (new construction) and Elegant Additions for the store project at 104 W. 12th St. (commercial renovation), while awards for the residential sector went to Contemporary Craftsmen (new construction) after their work at 1016 Rutland and the

Stewart Family at 534 Cortlandt St. (renovation). All work must have been completed from 2015-2017 to be eligible for consideration.

“Our neighborhood is intact because of the work done before us, and we must continue to work to preserve our neighborhood for what it is,” Baldwin finished. “Not that it won’t change or evolve – but it must keep the spirit of the people that have been here before us and are here [tonight].”

HHA from P. 1A has to offer.

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CRAWFISH FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED GHACC This year’s Crawfish Festival is bigger and better than ever and help from volunteers are needed to make it happen! Help unload a truck, set-up tables and chairs, help with parade staging and pack up when it’s over. The festival will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 3. Information: 713-861-6735, events@heightschamber.org.

COMMUNITY DANCE SPJST Lodge 88 The SPJST Lodge 88, 1435 Beall St., will host the Charlie Prause Band, Big Band music, from 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. March 3. The cost is $15 per person. Big Band dress code required. Reservations are suggested, but not required. Reservations held only 30 minutes past start of dance.

Information: 713-869-5767, lodge88.org.

FIRST SATURDAY BIRDING Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center Join volunteer bird guides Al Barr for a special Saturday morning bird walk to kick off NatureFest 2018. This guided walk will be 7:45 a.m. March 3, and provides visitors with a firsthand look at

some of the overwintering and resident birds as well as opportunities to see a few early migratory species. Ages 10 and up. The park is located at 20634 Kenswick Dr. Information: 281-446-8588, www.hcp4.net.

THE LIFE OF - LA VIDA DE SELENA BOOK RECEPTION Casa Ramirez Folkart Gallery Casa Ramirez FOLKART Gallery, 241 W. 19th St., will host a reception for the release of the young children’s bilingual board book The Life of – La Vida de Selena from 1-4 p.m. March 13. The bilingual word and picture book focuses on the Tejano music queen and idol, Selena. The reception will include family friendly activities including a sing along with Selena music and refreshments.

Information: 713-880-2420, casa. ramirez@att.net.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPINSTERS OF BLACKMEAD Theatre Suburbia Theatre Suburbia presents the regional premiere of C. P. Stancich’s Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead, an exciting new look at Sherlock, his compatriots and all with a twist.

The show runs through March 24, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. and Sundays, at 3

p.m. (March 11 and 18, only) at Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West. Reservations are encouraged. Tickets are $16 Adults, $13 Students and Seniors, and $13 Sunday Matinees. Information: theatresuburbia.org, 713-6823525.

91ST ANNIVERSARY ROUND UP St. Thomas High School Round Up, the annual tradition of fun, food, and community, kicks into high gear March 4, from noon-6 p.m. at St. Thomas High School, 4500 Memorial. All are welcomed to this campus-wide carnival of kids’ games, adult games, shopping at the Big Red Market (30+ vendors, opens at 11:00 a.m.), a silent auction, and the 6 p.m. raffle drawing.

An international food court will have a range of refreshments and meal choices. Proceeds support the St. Thomas Tuition Assistance Program. Information: www.sths. org.

50 or older, and will be preceded by a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m.

Georgia Lewis is president. Information: 832-654-4744.

PLANT SALE Mercer Botanic Gardens The community is invited to shop at March Mart Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the East Side Gardens.

Purchase a TMS membership to gain VIP early access to the sale Friday, March 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. or Saturday, March 17 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Early shoppers have the best chance of taking home Mercer’s rarest plants not available at local nurseries. Visit themercersociety.org or call 713274-4107 to get a TMS membership or upgrade an existing membership.

SPRING/EASTER FESTIVAL Northwest Educational Center The community is welcome to attend Northwest Educational Center’s Spring/Easter Festival from 1-4 p.m. March 24. Free admission. There will be food, games, photos with the Easter bunny, door prizes/raffles, music, petting zoo, Easter egg hunts, and more. The campus is located at 2910 Antoine Dr., Suite B, 77092. Information: 713-6802929.

AARP MONTHLY MEETING AARP Chapter 1265 The monthly meeting will be held at 10 a.m., March 5, in the community room at 1520 Candlelight Ln. The special guest is Charles Cotton, Senior Medicare Patrol program director for the Better Business Bureau.

The meeting is open to anyone

THE LEMON CLIMB HOUSTON Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Join Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for the inaugural Lemon Climb March 24 at 8:30 a.m. to climb the stairs of the tallest building in Texas! Challenge yourself to walk, run, or race up 35, 60, or all 75 flights of stairs to the top of Chase Tower at 600 Travis. The climb can be completed individually or climbers can create a team. Participants must raise a minimum of $100–which funds two hours of childhood cancer research. All participants will receive a limited edition Lemon Climb t-shirt. Information: www.LemonClimb.org.

AARP TAX AIDE Mangum-Howell Center AARP tax-aide volunteers will provide free income tax assistance for low- and middle-income individuals at Mangum-Howell Center, Doss Park at 2500 Frick Road, 77038. Each appointment lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Participants must bring their 2016 tax returns and 2017 tax documents to the Center. Tax Aide is available through April 17 Tuesdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Wednesdays noon-4 p.m.

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EYE WITNESS TO WAR Heritage Society Museum The new exhibition in The Heritage Society Museum is A View from the Trenches: The Oberwetter World War I Collection will run through April 28. Images of war are powerful. Buildings crumbling, bridges blown to pieces, roads destroyed, and the men in uniform marching through it. These are the images photographed by a Texas man fighting in France during World War I. The museum is located at 1100 Bagby St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Admission to the museum gallery is free. Information: www.heritagesociety.org, 713-655-1912.

HAPPENINGS ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN WRITER’S GROUP Adolf Hoepfl Garage Have you written something you would like to see published?

Join the writer’s group. All ages are welcome. Meetings are the first Thursdays of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Meetings are in the Liberty Room of Adolf Hoepfl Garage, 4610 N. Shepherd Dr. For information and guidelines for reading your work, email Kathryn van der Pol at Kathryn@adolfhoepfl.com.

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All Saints TALC to host Channel 2’s Frank Billingsley All Saints Third Age Learning Center welcomes KPRC Channel 2’s Frank Billingsley on Friday, March 2, as he presents a talk on his book, “Swabbed and Found.” The book is his emotional, mystery filled journey of being an adoptee who after 50 years began a search for his biological family.

The presentation begins at 10:30 a.m. and concludes at noon and is free to seniors in the community. There will be signed books for sale for $27, which includes tax. Lunch is available following the presentation for $2. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. the morning of the presentation.

All Saints Catholic Community is located at 215 E. 10th St. Call 713-248-1277 for reservations or information.

Free pancake breakfast at St. Matthew’s Calling all pancake lovers.

It’s time again for the monthly Free Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, March 3, 8:30-10 a.m., in the fellowship hall. Enjoy a meal of pancakes with all the trimmings. The Lydia Circle will meet immediately following the pancake breakfast in Room 107.

The Wednesday 6 p.m.

Lenten meal and lessons continues each week, leading up to Easter. The meal is free.

St. Matthew’s welcomes anyone in search of a new church home. New worship time is 9:15 for Sunday School and 10:17 a.m. (yes, 10:17) for Sunday worship.

St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church is located at 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Call 713-6970671 or visit the Facebook page or the website at www. stmatthewsmethodist.org.

Cruisin’ for Christ Car Show at St. Stephen’s The 2018 Cruisin’ for Christ Car Show will be held Saturday, March 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date March 24). All

types of vehicles are welcome!

Pre-registration is $10 per vehicle; $20 per vehicle the day of the show. Proceeds will benefit the Playground for All Abilities at Oak Forest Park.

Admission to the show is free. There will be activities for kids and a White Glove Tour for the hearing and sight impaired. Boy Scout Troop 604 will have lunches available for purchase.

St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church is located at 2003 W. 43rd St. For information, call 713-686-8241 or visit www.stsumc.org and the church’s Facebook page.

7, supporting Step Onward Foundation. Combining rock and soul with a tinge of World Music influence, Patrice has released five solo albums showcasing her powerful vocals and social consciousness.

Donations to each artist’s chosen charity will be gratefully accepted.

Call 713-861-5596 or visit www.saecheights.org for information.

All Saints Knights of Columbus holds Lenten Fish Fry The All Saints Knights of Columbus council is hosting Lenten Fish Fries in the parish hall. Dinners are served March 2, and March 16, from 5-8 p.m.; and Good Friday (March 30) from 3-8 p.m. Plates include great fish, hushpuppies, fries, slaw, green beans, sauces, and tea/lemonade. Adult plates are $10 and children under 10 are $5. Cookies will also be available.

Enjoy Music for the Soul at St. Andrew’s Music for the Soul is a weekly spirit-lifting concert series featuring a great selection of performing artists and an eclectic variety of musical styles. Hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd., the concerts are free and kick off at 6 p.m. Patrice Pike will perform March

Allene Hill, 93, born Nov. 16,

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Arnold “Wes” Wesley Shaver Jr., 71, born Jan. 6,

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Alice Maxine Butts, 86, born April 9, 1931, died Feb. 21.

While attending Reagan High School, Butts played bells in the Reagan Red Coats Drum and Bugle Corp. In 1960, she was one of the first ladies to join the Traffic Division as a Crossing Guard at White Oak and Harvard St. for Harvard students. She opened Alice Butts Catering, where she provided her services at weddings. In 1982, Alice retired from her catering business, and began working as a night attendant at Heights Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation www.macular.org

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Have you ever been really excited to tell someone about something and then when you explained it to them they didn’t seem as excited about it as you? You might have said to them, “Well, you just had to be there.” Sometimes telling someone about something isn’t enough, they have to experience it for themselves to understand what you are talking about. When Jesus began His ministry here on earth, He gathered a group of men around Him that would become His disciples. The first two disciples to follow Jesus were men that were followers of John the Baptist. Jesus was introduced to them by John the Baptist who said, “Behold the Lamb of God.” When they heard that Jesus was the Lamb of God they left John to follow Jesus. They asked Jesus where He was staying. Jesus replied, “Come and see.” Later in John 1 Phillip is talking to his brother Nathanael and telling him about Jesus. When Nathanael questions whether any good thing could come from Nazareth, Jesus’ home town, Phillip replies, “Come and see.”

You may have an idea about who God is or what He has done for you. Many people have different ideas about what church is and what should or should not be done. One church is often looked at with disdain by people from another church because of how they do things differently. I would like to make the statement that the most important thing for us to do is to be obedient to God’s Word in every area of our lives. I don’t want to teach people to live by my feelings or opinions, but rather to understand and follow the truth of God’s Word. I would invite you to come and see what God is doing in our church. We are not yet one year old, but God is blessing and we are growing. I believe it is not because of anything special we are doing, it is only because God is using His Word to teach people and challenge people to grow spiritually. Come and see!

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Dog owner itching for answers about pet allergies said that every animal has a different reaction to allergies, just as people respond to allergies differently. However, most animals display itching as a hallmark sign of allergic skin disease.

“An itch may be manifested as licking, chewing, biting, rubbing, scratching, head shaking, and/or scooting,” Patterson said. “Common itchy body areas include the face, ears, paws, armpits, groin, rump, and anal region.”

Allergens that most commonly irritate pets include fleas, pollen, molds, mites, insects, danders, and food. Some breeds are more prone to allergies than others.

Your buddy may have an inherited tendency to develop allergies, including inhalant allergies, flea allergies and food allergies.

In some cases, an allergy may worsen the breathing difficulties in flatter-faced pets, but allergies in dogs are far more likely to show up as skin problems.

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Dear Tabby, Our dog is terribly itchy. She is always chewing on the pads of her feet and constantly scratching at her ears, back and belly. Is it possible for pets to have allergies this time of the year like humans do?

Itchy in Independence Heights Dear Itchy, We turned to our friends at Texas A&M University to scratch the surface of this common pet problem. Dr. Adam Patterson, a clinical associate professor and chief of dermatology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences,

same kinds of things you are, such as airborne pollens, dust and molds and even human dander. She could also be allergic to an ingredient in the shampoo you use to bathe her or the laundry detergent that you use. Inhalant allergies may start as seasonal symptoms, plaguing your pooch only a few weeks during the year; but over time, they can begin to bother her constantly.

Allergies can’t be cured, but the good news is that your vet can offer ways to manage the symptoms and make your pooch far more comfortable. A few small changes that you can make might be the difference between comfort and misery for your pooch. Vets recommend trying the following to see if your pet’s symptoms seem to abate: • Adding essential fatty acid supplements to your dog’s diet (salmon oil, fish oil, krill oil, etc.).

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• Daily brushing • Regular baths with oatmeal shampoo (once a month) • Finish bath with a moisturizing rinse and/or anti-itch spray • Antihistamines (if severe) • Install humidifiers in living/ sleeping areas If your vet rules out environmental allergens as the problem, an elimination diet might be the next step to rule out food allergies. Even after years of eating the same food with no problem, dogs can sometimes suddenly develop an allergy to certain ingredients in their food. Items such as wheat, soy and meat are all common food allergens. A hypoallergenic dog food will likely be just what the doctor (or, vet) orders to alleviate symptoms of a food allergy in your pup.

Meet Georgie. This 8 year old gal has been bunking at a shelter for three years now and is more than ready for her new start. Georgie is about as friendly as they come--very “dog-like,” and enjoys as much attention as you can shower her with. She has the best manners of any cat and would be the perfect companion for anyone. We dare you to resist this sweetheart with the speckled nose! To learn more, go to www.friends4life.org.

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Neighbors: Emerald Oaks Girl Scouts showcase their photography

By Elizabeth Villarreal

nity Leadership Team member, said, “Our older girls just rock and we’re trying this year to focus on special activities for them, to make them know they are valued and listened to. There are amazing girls in our midst!” You will be able to see photographs shot by Girl Scouts you may know in your neighborhood such as Meredith Burks, Olivia Valero, Rowan Sarmiento, Audrey Clayton, Athena Atkinson, Marissa Woolard, Kayla Segovia and Emily Castro.

All are Cadette Girl Scouts except Marissa, who is an Ambassador Girl Scout. Lauren Singer, a local photographer and former long-time Girl

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The older Girl Scouts of Emerald Oaks Community invite you to the opening of their “Day of Photography” exhibit, Friday, March 9, from 6-8 p.m. at San Jacinto Girl Scout Council headquarters’ Girl Scout Program Place, 3000 Southwest Freeway at Kirby. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on display from March 9-22.

The Emerald Oaks Community of Girl Scouts is working hard to focus on special activities for older girls. Alice Bohlae, Garden Oaks resident and Emerald Oaks Commu-

Hosts of Gallery Nights are Stacey Fike of Glo Girl, Sandee Trevino of Forever Young by Sandee and Joey Cox of Haum Salon.

Scout herself, graciously gave the girls a lesson in photography techniques.

Frank Black Middle School is excited to announce artist James Burns is creating a fabulous mural in a hallway leading out to the athletic

fields and students, faculty and parents are enjoying watching as the colorful and dynamic mural develops. Burns, whose own children attend Durham Elementary, has created other well known murals in Midtown and the East End

of Houston. Dianne Murata of FBMS’s PTO said, “When identifying campus beautification projects, this space was deemed high-impact because so many people pass through this hallway. Once a dull and drab space, it will become a bright, lively launchpad for visiting and home teams to pass through. More importantly it emphasizes and represents the unique FBMS virtues of excellence in athletics and the arts.”

Joey Cox of Haum Salon, Stacey Fike of Glo Girl and Sandee Trevino of Forever Young by Sandee, are over the moon with the success of the first evening of Gallery

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Metamorphosis at Redbud Gallery 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, March 3 Redbud Gallery – 303 E. 11th St. Redbud Gallery will be hosting the opening reception for the work of Houston-based artist Lauren Chapman. As a sculptor Chapman begins her pieces with natural elements, such as drift wood. She then adds character by carving faces, or industrial elements. Often, she will disguise a face on the object so that the common observer will have to do double take in order to see it.

The intention is for the observer to notice the world more critically, so they notice what they usually pass over.

The exhibit will be on display until March 31.

Hootenanny and cookoff 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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Cause and effect, or the law of Sowing and Reaping, is true and in a very real sense I am experiencing; I prefer the term reaping to describe what started fourteen years ago - First Saturday Arts Market was born.

I remember distinctly measuring the parking lots around Kaplan’s Ben-Hur on Yale Street on 22nd, trying to figure out the best location for my first art market. Struggling with a press release, creating that first logo - I hand painted a purple flower on canvas printer paper. The first poster I made to hang in shop windows was bilingual.

This week, I’m in an intensive retreat focusing on a project with Fresh Arts - an arts nonprofit whose main goal is services and programming aimed at helping artists professionally. I attended a board meeting last week as a director with the Art Colony Association, Inc., the producers of Bayou City Art Festival.

We’re planning our spring festival coming up March 23. I’ll be missing a meeting with my Houston Vintage festival partners Thursday because I’ll be at the Cultured Cocktails with Fresh Arts at Boheme CafÊ and Wine Bar from 5 8 p.m. By the way, you’re all invited, come and meet some fabulous organizations and people.

The only reason you’re reading this is that I was so intent on making that first market a success! I’m extraordinarily grateful I was so persistent.

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rain.

Considering the weather history of this city, the art market has had incredible luck over the years only experiencing a handful of cancellations due to weather. The first of course was the most memorable. This was in the first year in 2004.

Day turned to night, the wind came in small tornadolike swirls, then full-on gusts as if you were at sea. The sky behind me was as dark as the darkest night you’ve ever seen, only to be lit up by brilliant, long streaks of lightning. Booming thunder warned of how fast the storm was moving towards me.

In front of me, several artists had gathered, all staring me down as if I was about to bring out the sun.

These stalwarts of insanity were arguing with me to continue the show, the storm would blow east or west but surely not hit our fledgling market, “The Show Must Go On,� the said.

I remember turning around partly and pointing behind me at that monstrously black and huge storm barreling down on us, just as a gust of wind and lightning struck at the same time. I did not relent, and neither did the storm.

I knew then, I was dealing with a very different caliber of people. Moments after the artists left, the wall of rain finally reached the market space and sealed the deal the first market cancellation due to rain was on, and no one else showed up. It’s been sunshine for me ever since.

First Saturday Arts Market is located at 530 W. 19th Street in the Heights 11 a.m.

- 6 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. An artist roster and more can be found on the website 1stSatArtMarket. com. Join us, won’t you?

Cohen is an artist and founder of First Saturday Arts Market and the new Market at Sawyer Yards, find him at ArtValet. com.

Join the fun at this free Hootenanny cookoff on Sunday! There will be a chili cookoff, live music from Brandon McDermott Band, a petting zoo, a roping contest, plus glassware and swag available. So, dust off your boots and come out with the family.

Special carny beers will be served--Cotton Tail, Lemonade Boss, Wicket Snick, and Mooreo Caliente. There will also be nonalcoholic Sarsaparilla and Flaming Hot Cheetos rimmed Buckle Bunny for the kiddos.

Yoga with cats 5:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 4 El Gato Coffeehouse Cat CafÊ – 508 Pecore St. This Sunday put a little cuteness in your yoga routine. You’ll get a double dose of relaxation at El Gato doing yoga with cats. And if you’re a beginner, that’s okay.

This session is open to all level yogis, as long as you don’t mind a curious cat.

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ncertain about the future ahead, the Cabrera family decided to take the risk to come to the U.S.A. and seek a better life to make their dreams a reality. It was 1957 when Luis Cabrera along with his wife Alicia and three sons, Baldemar, Ernesto, and Gilberto arrived in Houston.

On January 1, Ernesto began his American dream journey at the age of 14 when he got his very first job at Felix Mexican Restaurant, located at 904 Westheimer, where you would always find him with his inseperable broom.

By the end of the year, Ernesto moved on to his next endeavor at Old Mexico Mexican Restaurant on 120 West Gray and soon after moved on to River Oaks Country Club. This is where he got his “big break” with a little white lie.

He was 16 at the time when he applied for the job but the offer was only for those who were at least 18 years of age. With a little luck, he magically gained two years and became 18 on the spot and was able to land the job.

Two years later when he turned 18 he began working as a waiter and was done with the back of the kitchen. He managed to work at all of the Mexican restaurants

throughout the city in the late 50s and 60s. The restaurants included: Leo’s (Shepherd Dr.), Santa Anita (Pierce St.), Molina’s Mexico City (Main St.), El Patio (W. University), Larry’s Spanish Village, Bertas (Travis St.), La Fonda (W. Alabama), El Charro Mexican Restaurant (Old Katy Rd. and Blalock), and Casa Martinez (Town & Country), while the Town & Country shopping center was still being constructed.

At age 27 (1969), Ernesto moved back to Monterrey, Mexico to initiate his first business. Two years later he returned to the U.S.A. and continued working in the Mexican restaurant business. First, at Mexico Inn on Long Point, then returned to Casa Martinez on Town & Country until February 1973.

Five months later, in July 1973, Ernesto opened his first restaurant in the U.S.A., La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant at 14759 Memorial Dr. And here we are today, where Ernesto will be celebrating the restaurant’s 45 year anniversary. Ernesto welcomes everyone to come and taste the history! “Thank you to everyone, it is because of your help that I was able to realize my dreams.”

Gracias a todos!

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