HOUSTON, TX (PRWEB) June 10, 2021 Houston-based law firm AP Law Group is proud to step into the community today as we join the Greater Heights Area Chamber
The proposed plan to turn the Heights METRO Transit Station at 6000 N. Main St. into a park recently received a grant to help with renovations of the land.
Houston City Council approved the submission of a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in October of last year. In May, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the $898,000 urban outdoor matching grant for the planned park, Sunset Heights Park.Â
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant will be matched with public funds and donations to repurpose the METRO Transit Station.
Proposed developments and renovation include site preparation, signage, site work and utilities, a concrete walkway and tricycle track, a renovated bus shelter as a pavilion, stage area with a seat wall, native landscaping, bioswale with interpretive signage, chimney swift tower with interpretive signage, water spray feature, site furnishings, playground equipment and fitness stations, perimeter fence and gates, parking
Houston Heights Association presents Boulevard Blitz Hybrid Fun Run All events are subject to change due to weather or other concerns. Please check with the venue or organization to ensure an event is taking place as scheduled.
Photo courtesy of Houston Heights Association Houston Heights Association will present the annual Boulevard Blitz as a hybrid Fun Run. Aside from the regular in-person event, there will be an alternative virtual option for participants wishing to avoid extra contact with others. Virtual runners can simply track their own 10K or 5K race at their leisure and submit their results to RunSignUp.com. All participants, in-person and virtual, will be recognized.
Agnes Cafe & Provisions, 2132 Bissonet, will open June 8 for breakfast and lunch with dinner service to come later in the month. The Mediterranean-inspired concept comes from Molly Voorhees, President of Beck s Prime and The Chocolate Bar, and longtime friend, Carolyn Dorros, Executive Vice-President of Wolff Companies. The two friends are both graduates of St. John s School in Houston followed by Stanford Business School for Voorhees and Harvard Business School for Dorros. Now they are opening a casual, elegant cafe together.
Dorros, a passionate home cook says that she loves cooking and traveling and was missing some of the foods she enjoyed in her travels. Her culinary skills have resulted in a menu influenced heavily by the Mediterranean cuisine of countries like Spain, France and Turkey. She and Voorhees felt that the Boulevard Oaks area could use a neighborhood restaurant. Dorros said in a press release. With only a few restaurant options in the area, we wanted a relaxed yet