West University Place will hold its 35th annual Christmas Tree Lighting festivities this evening (Dec. 4) from 5:30-7 in Friends Park, 6104 Auden St. Winners in the three age divisions of the city’s yearly holiday coloring contest for youngsters will be announced and will join Mayor Susan Sample to flip the switch to light the robust community tree, which overlooks a high … [Read more...] about West U to flip the switch on holiday season with tree lighting ceremony

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UPDATED: Police nab armed man in crimes against 2 elderly women in West U
UPDATED with photo of suspect, released by West U police Monday morning. West University police took an armed 18-year-old into custody Sunday in connection with two incidents involving elderly females in which one woman was accosted inside a home and another was injured when she was slammed against a parked car as she tried to fight him off. Nathan Britton has been charged … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Police nab armed man in crimes against 2 elderly women in West U
Early voting starts today in runoff for Bellaire mayor
Bellaire voters will start returning to the polls today in the Dec. 9 runoff election for a new mayor, deciding between attorneys Gus Pappas and Aaron Perry. The two closest polling places are at HCC West Loop, 5601 West Loop South, and Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet St. Early voting will run through Dec. 5, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily except for Sunday, Dec. 3, … [Read more...] about Early voting starts today in runoff for Bellaire mayor
Weslayan Plaza ‘Wig Shop Murder’ to be featured on TV documentary
On the Thanksgiving weekend 25 years after it happened, a notorious Weslayan Plaza murder by Bellaire teen Dror Goldberg is being featured on a national television broadcast executive-produced by NBC and the creator of the “Law & Order” TV franchise. The documentary, “The Wig Shop Murder,” part of the “Prosecuting Evil With Kelly Siegler” series, will begin … [Read more...] about Weslayan Plaza ‘Wig Shop Murder’ to be featured on TV documentary
Bellaire election results: Runoff for mayor, women sweep council seats
By Charlotte Aguilar Bellaire residents won’t know until Dec. 9 who their new mayor is, but women candidates have locked down the three council seats that were up for grabs Tuesday (Nov. 7). The showdown to become the city’s first new mayor in eight years is down to two attorneys: Top vote-getter Gus Pappas, a former two-term Bellaire councilman who served for four years as … [Read more...] about Bellaire election results: Runoff for mayor, women sweep council seats