by Jeremy Desel / KHOU.com kens5.com Posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:11 AM Updated Thursday, Mar 11 at 7:15 AM HOUSTON – The city of Houston will consider furloughs for police officers and firefighters as it weighs options to save money, Houston Mayor Annise Parker said in a letter released Wednesday. "The letter was not a surprise to us,” said Gary Blankenship, the president of the Houston Police Officer’s Union. “We knew, early on, that the economic times in Texas and across the states are … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2010
Get on Track with METROrail
METRORail is a fast, convenient way to travel to Downtown, Midtown, the Museum District and Texas Medical Center. It also connects to METRO’s Airport Direct Passenger Plaza where buses depart every 30 minutes to Bush Intercontinental Airport. Customers can carry a pet on the bus and the rail as long as it is caged properly. Service animals are allowed to accompany riders with disabilities. Bus and rail riders may bring car seats aboard, but there are no seat belts to strap the car seat to the bus or rail … [Read more...]
Super Neighborhoods
Houston has been divided into 88 Super Neighborhoods where residents of neighboring communities are encouraged to work together to identify, plan, and set priorities to address the needs and concerns of their community. The Super Neighborhood Council serves as a forum where residents and stakeholders can discuss issues, establish priority projects for the area and develop a Super Neighborhood Action Plan to help them meet their goals. In some cases, more than one of the Super Neighborhoods have joined together … [Read more...]
Children need to be taught a Fire safety plan
the Executive Director of the Houston Fire Museum told me that children who took part in the Fire Museum’s safety program were 80% less likely to die in a home fire than children who had not had any fire safety education. Tristan explained that small children in The Fire Museum’s Program are taught that when a smoke detector goes off in the house to make an orderly exit. They should go to a predetermined spot outside the home, such as a light pole. Children are shown pictures of Firemen in their uniforms, so … [Read more...]
Grandfather’s Home in West U
I grew up with my Grandparents in West U. The first seven years of my life were spent living with them. Many times I would accompany my grandfather when he left for work at Kay’s Lounge his restaurant/bar on Bissonett. My earliest memories are of sleeping under the bar in a wooden box. And walking around with a baby bottle in my mouth, a cloth diaper falling down. And a handful of dimes in my hand to play the jukebox and the pinball games. I thought baby food was oysters on the half shell. And my favorite milk … [Read more...]