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Village News And Southwest News
The ''Village News and Southwest News'' is a local newspaper in Greater Houston, headquartered in Bellaire, Texas.Davis, Mitchell P. (editor). ''Power Media Bluebook: W/ Talk Show Guest Directory'' (15th Edition). Broadcast Interview Source, Inc, September 30, 2005. , 9780934333504. p44 "5610 Spruce, Bellaire, TX" It is published and edited by Kathleen "Kathy" Ballanfant. The ''Houston Chronicle'' wrote in 2013 that Ballanfant "is known for her local news coverage for the past 28 years." Ballanfant established the newspaper on June 1, 1985.About Us ( ). ''Village News and Southwest News''. Retrieved on April 13, 2014. As of 2005, the newspaper has a circulation of 40,000. As of 2014 the newspaper is delivered to over 35,000 houses while about 5,000 copies are left at countertops in public places. These public pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningside Place, Houston
Morningside Place is a group of subdivisions located in Houston, Texas, United States. The subdivision is not to be confused with Morningside Place, a development in southern unincorporated Harris County, Texas outside Beltway 8 which uses "Houston" addresses. History The subdivision began in September 1999 when the Bliss Court, Brantwood, Carolina Place, Wessex, and Windermere subdivisions joined into one organizational entity.About " Morningside Place. Retrieved on July 27, 2017. In 2001 the civic association received $5,000 matching grant funds from the Matching Grant Program of the City of Houston Planning and Development Department. The funds were used to install a decorative lighting system on Morningside Street, consisting of several wrought iron, old-style light poles. The association obtained the poles from |
Newspapers Published In Houston
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Examiner Newspaper Group
The ''Examiner'' group of newspapers are a set of four community newspapers owned by the Hearst Corporation, doing business as Houston Community Newspapers (HCN). The publications include the '' Bellaire Examiner'', ''Memorial Examiner'', ''River Oaks Examiner'', and ''West University Examiner''. All four newspapers were headquartered in the HCN Southwest Office-Central facility in Houston. The Examiner Newspaper Group, Inc. was previously a separate newspaper company headquartered in Rice Village, Houston.Davis, Mitchell P. (editor). ''Power Media Bluebook: W/ Talk Show Guest Directory'' (15th Edition). Broadcast Interview Source, Inc, September 30, 2005. , 9780934333504. p44 "2444 Times, 100F Houston, TX 77005" It was later acquired by ASP Westward and later 1013 Star Communications, before becoming a part of the Hearst Corporation in 2016. History In 2001 George Boehme and Edwin Henry started the group, with Boehme as the publisher and Henry as the editor. The first publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow Meadows, Houston
Willow Meadows is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. Willow Meadows straddles the southwest corner of 610 Loop, but lies fully inside Beltway 8. The subdivision is next to Meyer Park, a shopping center. Willow Meadows is east of Meyerland, north of Willowbend, west of Westwood, and south of the city of Bellaire. The neighborhood consists of a handful of tree-lined streets. The homes are generally 50- to 60-year-old ranch style houses. Because of its relatively short commute time to the Texas Medical Center, Downtown Houston, and Uptown Houston, the neighborhood is home to mostly upper-middle class professionals and educators. The neighborhood does border Brays Bayou which occasionally floods the northern reaches of the subdivision. However, flooding levels throughout the neighborhood tend to be lower than surrounding neighborhoods. Willow Meadows is in Texas's 7th congressional district Education Willow Meadows is zoned to Houston ISD schools. All residents are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowbend, Houston
Willowbend is a neighborhood in near Southwest Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas. Willowbend is just outside the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. The neighborhood is bound by the following streets: S. Post Oak Road to the West, Greenwillow Drive to the East, Briarbend Drive to the South, and Hazelton Street to North. The subdivision's main thoroughfare is Willowbend Boulevard with its center point at Willowbend and Cliffwood. Surrounding neighborhoods, include: Willow Meadows to the North, Meyerland to the Northwest, Westbury to the West. Willowbend is surrounded by numerous points of interest, including: Willow Waterhole Park, Meyerland Plaza, The Texas Medical Center, and NRG Stadium. History Willowbend is a comfortable upper middle-class residential neighborhood in southwest Houston, Texas. It has become a highly desirable neighborhood due to its low crime rate, friendly residents, and proximity downtown Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and the Interstate 610 loop. The neighbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbury, Houston
Westbury is a neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas, United States. It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90 Alternate (South Main Street), and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop. Westbury was named as the 2007 "Best Hidden Neighborhood" by the ''Houston Press' Westbury was also listed in the 25 Hottest Houston Neighborhoods in the June 2013 edition of '' Houstonia Magazine'' Areas served by the Westbury Civic Club include Westbury 1-5, Parkwest 1-3, and Westbury South. History Westbury was developed in the 1950s and 1960s by Ira Berne as part of the post–World War II migration to the suburbs. The developer had moved from Westbury, New York, after which he named the new community. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Kirby
Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after Kirby Drive, so indirectly takes its name from John Henry Kirby. Upper Kirby contains many businesses, including restaurants. Upper Kirby is east of the Greenway Plaza, southwest of Neartown, north of the city of West University Place, and south of River Oaks. Upper Kirby is considered to be in an area west of South Shepherd Drive, east of Buffalo Speedway, north of Bissonnet Street, and south of Westheimer Road.Harris County Improvement District #3 ." (se map ) ''Upper Kirby''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Terrace, Houston
Sunset Terrace and Montclair Place are two Inner Loop neighborhoods (neighborhoods within the 610 Loop) of Harris County, Texas, United States. The two subdivisions are served by the Sunset Terrace/Montclair Civic Association. Much of Sunset Terrace is in West University Place, while the rest of Sunset Terrace and Montclair are in Houston. History A cemetery was once located at the intersection of Auden and Drake in what is now Sunset Terrace. In 1956 the Sunset Terrace Garden Club planted oleanders to beautify a ditch formerly belonging to a Harris County poor farm. It was created in the late 1940s and annexed by the city shortly thereafter. From January 1990 to October 1991 housing values increased by 21%. In October 1991 the average house price was $102.46 per square foot. A study conducted by the Sage Realty Advisors and the University of Houston Center for Public Policy stated that Sunset Terrace was one of the neighborhoods with the most quickly increasing house prices.Biv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southgate, Houston
Southgate is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. History In 2002 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital was engaging in an expansion project. In January 2003 some residents asked the City of Houston to reclassify University Boulevard as a residential street in order to control the amount of traffic on the street. The Southgate Civic Club asked for a street closure on Southgate Boulevard to prevent traffic from the Texas Medical Center from reaching the subdivision. In late December 2003 the City of Houston Public Works Department closed a portion of Southgate Boulevard to block Medical Center traffic. In 2003, on weekdays, 38% of the vehicle traffic on Southgate Boulevard did not originate from the neighborhood. The Houston Fire Department had stated opposition to the street closures. In December 2003 the City of Houston closed Southgate east of Travis Street, preventing commuters to a St. Luke's office building from parking in the neighborhood. Deborah Mann Lake of the ''Housto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton, Houston
Southampton Place, also known as Southampton, is a neighborhood located in Houston, Texas. The Southampton Civic Club Inc. is the homeowners' association. History E.H. Fleming developed Southampton in the 1920s.Feser, Katherine.Southampton Place offers feel of 1920s" ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday July 16, 2000. Business 8. Retrieved on October 22, 2012. The Southampton Civic Club was formed after a meeting on May 24, 1929.A Brief History of the Southampton Civic Club " ''Southampton Civic Club Inc.'' When some land appraisals doubled from 1990 to 1991, ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Braeswood, Houston
Old Braeswood is a neighborhood of single family homes in Houston, Texas, United States. It is generally bounded by South Main, North Braeswood, Kirby Drive, and Holcombe. The Texas Medical Center, Rice University, Rice Village, and the NRG Center complex are all within a one-mile radius.Old Braeswood Property Owners Association Retrieved October 10, 2016 Nearby neighborhoods include , and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
