After Mother Nature rained on their parades in 2018, West University and Bellaire are hoping to return full force to traditional festive Fourth of July activities Thursday — signature events that contribute to both cities’ reputation for old-fashioned, small-town living. West University’s Independence Day Bike Parade lines up at 8:45 a.m., then launches from in front of City … [Read more...] about Patriotic traditions: West U, Bellaire get ready for Fourth of July hoopla
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Bellaire 4th of July Festival and Parade is patriotic tradition, start of police centennial year
With an enthusiastic children’s procession and the main parade containing 75 entries, sometimes it seems as if most of Bellaire is marching for the Fourth of July — while the rest lines the route. This year’s event has an extra facet, as it kicks off the 100th anniversary of the Bellaire Police Department. Lineup begins at 8:45 a.m. in the parking lot at South Rice and Bellaire … [Read more...] about Bellaire 4th of July Festival and Parade is patriotic tradition, start of police centennial year