West University is launching Public Works Week today (Sunday, May 17), with the hopes that the public will visibly show their support of this team of tireless public servants by tying orange ribbons in their front yards. To help with the effort, Essentials Magazine/EssentialsNews.com will be offering an orange ribbon to the first 50 residents who come by 3005 Robinhood St. … [Read more...] about Orange you glad for West U’s public works team? Show your gratitude this week with a ribbon
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West U to try reopening parks green spaces this week, with safety reminders
West University is reopening green spaces in its parks this week — but no playgrounds or other amenities — with a caveat that their continued availability will depend on how residents respect protocols to prevent community spread of the coronavirus. Opening today (Wednesday, May 13) are Liberty Hill Park and, in the afternoon, Jennie Elizabeth Hughes Park and Friends … [Read more...] about West U to try reopening parks green spaces this week, with safety reminders
Taking measured approach to pandemic, West U is in no rush to reopen facilities, services
By Charlotte Aguilar West University Place leaders have set June 1 as the goal for “returning to a sense of normalcy” and are taking a data-driven, “more conservative approach” in response to the state’s plan to begin allowing the reopening of some facilities and services starting Friday (May 1). That word came as West U announced limited reopening of its tennis courts on … [Read more...] about Taking measured approach to pandemic, West U is in no rush to reopen facilities, services
PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Art House’ is just the antidote West U needed
Text by Charlotte Aguilar/Photos by George Boehme In a time of limits, a little white cottage on Auden Street at Tennyson is providing possibilities for West University residents, thanks to the imagination and generosity of a neighborhood family. Enlivened by paint, chalk, images and slogans, it has become a creative release for young and old and a drive-by tourist … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Art House’ is just the antidote West U needed
West U police chief blasts judiciary, media over criminal releases
West University Police Chief Ken Walker took to the city’s website Friday to blast Harris County’s judiciary and the news media over the issue of the release of repeat offenders and to ask residents to speak out by contacting county officials and journalists. He said “the failure of the criminal justice system in Harris County…to perform their duty” regarding repeat … [Read more...] about West U police chief blasts judiciary, media over criminal releases