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Stephanie Truong said she and her husband spent more than four years scouting out their dream home in Oak Forest. Not long after purchasing their property last summer, the Asian-American couple had a nightmarish realization. The language in the neighborhood’s deed restrictions, which were written in 1946,
said the Truongs weren’t even allowed to live in Oak Forest, let alone own a home there. One of the restrictions states that only people of the “Caucasian race” can reside in the community, unless they are employed as servants. “It was pretty shocking to see that,” Truong said. “I was pretty resolved to do something about it.” A year later, and more than 50 years after the racist
restriction was deemed unenforceable by the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, many of the Truongs’ neighbors are similarly moved to act. So are the homeowners in neighboring Garden Oaks, where the same provision remains in deed restrictions that were recorded in 1937, although the language has had lines drawn through it. There has been a groundSee Restrictions P. 8A
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INSIDE. Contributed photo Bob, the well-known stray dog that has frequented Garden Oaks and Oak Forest during the last five years, strolls through a scrapyard north of Pinemont Drive. He has settled there along with another stray named Rowdy.
Popular stray finds permanent home, companionship By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Building abuzz. Two local artists have created “The Thought Hive” at their studio.
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Dog lovers in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest might be worried about Bob, the elusive and skittish stray who has attained celebrity status in the adjoining Northwest Houston neighborhoods. The black Labrador mix with a lopped-off tail has made regular appearances in those communities since 2015 – with residents often reporting their Bob sightings on social media – but he stopped coming around in February. Concerned citizens will be glad to know that Bob is doing OK – better than that, even. He finally found a forever home, along with companionship. Garden Oaks resident Linda Sparks, who has kept tabs on Bob and cared for him since he started visiting her street, said he has been staying at a spacious scrapyard north of Pinemont Drive. That’s where he had been spending his nights, and now he’s there all the time. Bob hasn’t left, Sparks said, because he’s become such good pals with a pit bull named Rowdy who was taken in by the same scrapyard owner earlier this year. See Bob P. 5A
Person of interest. Police are investigating a death at a local adult video store.
Contributed photo Rowdy, a pit bull, is a stray that was taken in by the owner of a scrapyard north of Pinemont Drive.
It’s been more than two years since the Garden Oaks Maintenance Organization (GOMO) filed for bankruptcy, which prompted nearly 450 current and former property owners in the neighborhood to file claims against the homeowners association in an attempt to recoup the transfer fees they paid upon purchasing their properties. The total amount of Williams those claims exceeds $1.4 million, but they might not get any of it back. And if that happens, the bankruptcy case will have been costly to the neighborhood and ultimately unnecessary. Houston attorney Randy Williams, appointed as GOMO trustee after its bankruptcy case was converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 last June, filed an omnibus objection to those claims last week in federal bankruptcy court. Williams argued that the claims should be disallowed because they are either baseless or time barred under the law. GOMO filed for bankruptcy after it was found to not have the authority to collect transfer fees in a 2016 state district court case against homeowners Peter and Katherine Chang, because it violated the Texas Property Code when it added the fee provision to Garden Oaks’ deed restrictions in the early 2000s. But in his filing last week, Williams asserted that the ruling applies only to the Changs and not the other homeowners in the neighborhood, meaning they have no legal basis for requesting a refund of their transfer fees. Williams also claimed the statute of limitations for the property code violation expired after 180 days, which was not brought up by GOMO’s defense in the case against the Changs. According to last week’s court filings, those who made claims against GOMO See GOMO P. 8A
Garcia receives Nell Baham Achievement Award By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com
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Contributed photo Fifth-grade teachers from Sinclair Elementary and principal Lee Mashburn gave Emily Garcia, foreground, her Nell Baham Achievement Award after a virtual Zoom ceremony.
The Nell Baham Achievement Award has been given out 20 times at Sinclair Elementary School and, despite obstacles presented by COVID-19 and social distancing, the 21st year was no exception. Fifth grader Emily Garcia was presented with her award – virtually – by the award’s namesake, longtime educator Nell Baham. Garcia is the daughter of Nadia and David Garcia and has a younger
brother, Ian. She will attend Frank Black Middle School in the fall. “Emily is an ideal student who has set high goals for herself and has a passion for working with younger children,” fifth-grade teacher Sarah White said. Students who receive the prestigious award, which comes with a cash prize matched by Baham, must exhibit good citizenship traits, excel in academics and make worthy contributions to Sinclair and within the commu-
nity. It was established in 1999 in Baham’s honor by thenPTA president Jill Hlavinka to recognize her dedication to the education of children for more than three decades. Baham taught at Sinclair for more than half that time. The award presentation was part of a Zoom promotion ceremony organized by the fifth-grade teachers and principal Lee Mashburn. In addition to a drive-by paSee Achievement P. 5A
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Financial stress ruined national media T he temptation for every social commentator across the world, right now, is to add a personal perspective to the important socio-political conversations we’re having today. Every journalist, every national pundit, every basement blogger has slumped over a keyboard just like mine, thumbing through a thesaurus and a thousand personal memories in search of the perfect line that weaves through the endless waves of media, desperate for a million shares. I don’t have the mind, the experience or, honestly, the depth to contribute to the national debate. My job has always been to speak to the people who pick up our newspaper and share perspectives that have relevance, locally, to our lives. So let me tell you a story about the way our company, my company, has approached our responsibility to covering the news of the day. More than two decades ago, I somewhat stumbled into the editor’s chair at a newspaper in Selma, Ala. I was a clueless kid thrown into a position of responsibility in a town full of hard-hitting news – some of it painful, most of it contentious. For those who know the story of Selma – through history or Hollywood – the impact of “Bloody Sunday” has persisted decades beyond the growl of German Shepherds and
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the pierce of pointed firehoses. As a newspaper editor, back when that job title didn’t compete with the billions of social media editors we have today, I had wonderful mentors who helped me understand the obligation our medium had to the people of our city. We were more than a business; we performed an essential service in the ecology of our small society. With a backdrop of Selma, I realized the only way to survive, and thrive, as a news organization, was to consistently present a compilation of news beyond reproach. Twenty years later, at the nine community newspapers we own today, this remains our approach. In every edition of this newspaper, our editor is charged with covering three specific topics: People, Prisons and Possibilities. Let me explain: It is our job to cover the People of our community. Whether they
are teachers making an impact on our youth, doctors searching for new treatments, pastors tending to their congregations, or coaches focused on the at-risk, our readers must know about them. They are the ones who make our neighborhoods special. We also must cover what I dubbed the “Prisons,” or the hard-hitting news of the day. Whether we have crime trends or bad actors, a relevant newspaper cannot ignore the pains of society. Sometimes that means holding those in power to account or, more poetically, making the comfortable uncomfortable. It also means making our community aware of problems that must be addressed. And last, all great news mediums must cover the Possibilities of the areas they serve. Is it possible for us to improve our schools? If so, how can we help them get there? Is it possible for our infrastructure to improve? If so, which officials can we prod to see results? Is it possible for us to clean a blighted park or build a new one for children with disabilities? If so, let’s do everything in our power to galvanize the public behind a cause. What I learned, so many years ago, was that media had (and still have) an enormous responsibility to report what we see, regardless of what’s in front of our eyes.
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of identity theft in 2019. Those aged 30 to 39 reported the most cases. Georgia, Nevada, and California were the top three states for identity theft by population. Of all types of identity theft, credit card fraud was the most common last year with over 270,000 reports, that’s more than doubled from 2017 to 2019. A lot of people are being victimized by credit card, sometimes by simple theft. Like me. It began in NRG Stadium where the Houston Texans play. Team motto: “You are never more than four downs from professional football.” Getting to my seat, I discover my wallet is missing. After the game, I go home to check. No wallet. No cards. I call my credit card company at that time, PlasticParasite, which tells me I have been running around the stadium buying stuff, then to a Fiesta across the street, a couple of gas fill-ups (apparently the thieves had two cars) and an unsuccessful attempt to purchase several hundred dollars’ worth of items at a Target. So my pocket really was picked, and by pros. PlasticParasite tells me the exact amount of the purchases, the exact time (it uses Eastern Standard Time on a 24-hour clock). I am out my driver’s license, credit cards, and cash. The next day I go to my bank to see if anyone has tampered with my accounts, although my secret password (“password”) was not in my wallet, nor my PIN number (1). “I assure you sir,” says the officer, “we here at the West Bank of the Bayou are most careful about security.” He sits at a computer. “It shows here that your account has not been touched, except for a $2,000 withdrawal from your checking account today, and another $8,000 from your savings account.” The bank discovers that the thieves, as an ID, put a new face on my driver’s license. At the Texas Driver’s License office I apply for a replacement. The clerk says, “Do you have a photo ID, like a driver’s license?” Many people have automatic withdrawals from their credit card. I have a bunch -- electric bill, phone bill, bail bond payment. It takes forever to change the card number. At the police station no one seems interested. Also, I notice banks, chain stores, sports facilities and gasoline companies really don’t want people to know
don’t understand is the financial upheaval felt by media organizations around the globe. The shift to a social, digital world nearly eliminated the advertising revenue that made it simple for news organizations to provide a diverse selection of information to readers and viewers. Today, these same organizations live under the umbrella of constant data analytics, and their stories are driven by one simple editorial directive: If news stories make consumers emotional, and if that emotion drives consumers to click, like, comment on and share those stories, then the medium producing that content makes money. It’s literally that simple, and the consequences are devastating. Financial strains on news organizations have forced them to feed a frenzy, and they won’t stop eating until they find a bigger bowl of meat to devour. This isn’t about a virus. It’s not about the important national discussions on race. This is about the exhaustion we feel from a 24-hour cycle. This is about the heaviness we feel too often. This is about the impact financially driven news cycles have on you, me, our families and the people we once called friends. This is about the misfortune of what we once called news. Email jonathan@mcelvymedia.com
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The wild card THE MAIL – Once again I am going through the mail looking for…uh-oh. Here it is: The most dreaded envelope of all: the monthly credit card bill from House O’ Cards. It is by far the largest bill I get except for those from Vito the Enforcer & Co. Let’s see what I rang up last month. Tito Vodka, Bud Breweries and the Cheap Cigar Shop. Four of the items listed, two for $5.41 and two for $27.01, are small amounts, but I don’t recall those purchases. You no doubt have curiosities on your credit card. Some odd item from Vermont or a meaningless name like “Op Tox, Inc.” You finally call the phone number listed, and a voice answers, “Whips R Us” and then you recall that online purchase from that kinky club you joined. But this time there is no phone number or anything else to jog your memory, so you call your credit card company and punch 1 for English and 2 for Swahili while listening to bagpipe hits of the ‘40s. Long story short: the four bills are scams. Credit card companies have been quite helpful for me with stolen listings, immediately freezing the card, wiping out the false charges and sending me a new card. In this case someone somewhere got my card number and ran up those charges, attempting to use it for 16 other purchases. They were turned down. A year ago my bill showed a bunch of items from California. I called the card company to complain that I had not eaten at a Chipotle in Long Beach. But why buy small items? Why not buy a 50-inch TV or a latte at Starbucks? The nice fellow on the phone said the card sharks start with only small items you are not going to question, to see if they can pull it off. Then they go for the bigger fish. More than 97 million women and 95 million men in the United State have one or more credit cards, for a total of almost 1.9 billion cards. Women are rejected from credit card applications at a higher rate than men. How many cards do you have? The average American owns two to three, or 2.35. The average outstanding balance is $5,551. Texas ranks 31st among the states in the number of cards we carry, with 2.17, and an outstanding balance of $5,132. (Georgia leads.) The higher your income the more credit cards you have, topping out with those whose annual income is $150,000 or higher at 97 percent. But here’s something odd: 46 percent of Americans with no income have a credit card. Must be college students who are living off their parents and put their student loan on Visa. Here are some stats to make you only use cash: There were 650,572 cases
If we dare to dip our toes in the pool of national context, I’d ask you to consider whether our national media live by those same high tenets. Do national media outlets report what they see, or do they see what they choose to report? Do the media outlets devouring your screens live by the obligation of service to the citizens of our national community, or do they feed off a lust to devour your screens? This isn’t a black or white question. This has nothing to do with conservatives or liberals. I can’t, and won’t, write about the underpinnings of those arguments. But I can and will write about media for as long as I’m able, and if you’ve made it this far, you must understand how media have evolved. Surely none among us are so naïve to ignore the mission of today’s national media. In newsrooms across the country, there are more analysts tracking pageviews than there are editors tracking perspective. Reporters, whether in print, digital or the airwaves, are fed constant statistics of how their stories perform on social channels. If stories get likes and shares and comments, a tidal wave of similar stories appear. If reactions spike, so do the antennas of producers who rush out to find more angles to the same narrative. What most consumers of news
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how easy it is to rip them off. It’s bad publicity, so they basically ignore the problem. Now for the rest of the story. A few days after my pickpocketing, a local TV station does a short interview with me about the episode, and shows the photo stuck on my fake driver’s license that was shown to the bank. The guy didn’t look a thing like me, mainly because we were not of the same race. The TV program is being watched by two jailers in Bastrop, and one jailer says to the other, “Hey, Charlie, isn’t that the same guy we’ve got in Cell 6?” It is. I never found out the details, and I really don’t care, but that was the only offensive play the Texans had that day. Ashby credits at ashby2@comcast.net
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Dear Editor: You might want to be more careful about checking facts and not just taking the inaccurate information TCR feeds the media. For example, The EIS issued by FRA lists 3 possible Houston Terminus sites. Page after page of Appendix F of the EIS prepared by TCR’s firm Freese Nichols list dozens of construction issues to be studied. Want me to send you a copy? Do you read and fact check or is that too much work? William Scofield
Millie’s temporarily closes due to COVID-19 case
Dear Editor: Hope your restaurant makes it back soon. So sorry to hear about your employee. In our prayers for a speedy recovery. Hazel Swearngen
COVID-19 a boon for some businesses
Dear Editor: Had a 45-minute wait at the bike store today. It will be 3-4 weeks before my bike will be ready. Booming at I-Cycle. Happy for small business owners. Greg McGee
City requiring masks, temperature checks at municipal buildings
Dear Editor: But you can join the protests without a mask
and be shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of others. This makes no sense. Hector Garcia Dear Editor: Unbelievable. So glad I have no business in Houston. Lisa Price
Accomplice in Heights mass murders dies in Galveston
Dear Editor: I was a reporter and covered this story from the beginning and stood in the storage unit as bodies were unearthed. I hate when the stories of anniversaries and other events pop up on the news to remind me, but it’s also worth never forgetting. Paul Mabry
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Dear Editor: Instead of voting by mail we could use Lyndon’s approach and all vote in Duval County, stuff that box! “Vote Early, Vote Often”……did some politician really say that? John Scardino
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Dear Editor: What a great and creative idea to honor the parents who have had to become part time teachers! Jerry Conner
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Eagle Scout project nets 3,000 pounds of food By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com
When Charles Holliman was thinking about what he wanted to do for his Eagle Scout project, he considered the time he had spent volunteering at the Heights Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry. “They’re only a couple blocks from my house so whenever I was doing any service for any reason, it was always done (there),� he said. “I’ve spent a lot of time working with them, so when I heard that they were needing The Arts because extra food donations of the pandemic, I wanted to The Flatlanders do one Friday, last big for the Nov.thing 22 7 p.m.has done so much pantry that
good in my community, so a food drive was the perfect opportunity to do this.� A senior-to-be at Heights High School and member of Boy Scouts Troop 20 for the past six-and-a-half years, Holliman said his initial goal was to get 1,000 pounds of food donated. He advertised the project in the neighborhoods of every scout in his troop and also gave each troop member a collection of 20 paper bags, which they left on their neighbors’ porches. After a week, troop members went back to The Farm Stand at Petrol their neighbors and collected Station the Saturday, food that Nov.was 23 left in the 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. bags on their porches.
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“Because of this, we were able to collect from such a large group of people all over the city,â€? Holliman said. In all, Holliman collected 3,051 pounds of food and $1,635 in donations, all going to the food pantry. More than 50 people helped him advertise, collect, sort and transport the food. “The food filled up three pickup trucks and an SUV,â€? Holliman said. “I’m so glad The Leader • Saturday, November 23, 2019 • Page 5A the project was able to happen when it did. With all of the bad news and such in the lead by David Davis. Price: $12 world right now I’m glad I was donation for the concert. Women’s Bible Study Group Bradley Ross Herdejurgen, 59, born April 4, died able to do a little good and Monday, Nov. 25 on Nov. 12. He was a loving Dad and Grandpa. He loved Contributed photo help people.â€? 5:30 p.m. Eagle Scout Charles Holliman enlisted more than 50 people to help get donations for the Heights Inter-
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YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Women’s Bible Study meets every Monday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. The study is called The Faithful, which explores crucial moments in the lives of five Old Testament figures--Queen Esther, Gideon, Hosea, Malachi, and Nehemiah. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this nondenominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@earthlink. By Zarah Parker net for information. zarah@theleadernews.com
his granddaughters, and he would do anything for them Funfaith & Games Ministries Food Pantry.
from playing softball to having tea parties, swimming with them and trying their food creations. His hobbies included showing dogs, specifically Great Danes, listening to his Local Rock and Roll Music, entertaining his daughter and granddaughters, he loved to travel and try new restaurants.Automotive He business is preceded in Death by his father Allen Ross Herdejurgen. Air Conditioning is our He is survived by his mother Donna Marie Herdejurgen, business. Auto Electric and former wife Marilyn Herdejurgen, Daughter Courtney Marie Cullever Cullever, GrandaughBar Takeover Leak Detection Send and yourhusband story ofStacy interest Call his Wednesday, Nov. 27 ters Torey Nicole Cullever and Harlie Alexa Cullever, news@theleadernews.com 6 – 9 p.m. brother Scott Herdejurgen and wife Mildred, Casper and two 713.205.6922 of endar that is being proposed. La Lucha – 1801 N. Shepherd his favorite dogs Bolt and Roxie. He will be greatly missed If that route is chosen, Dr. by many who knew and loved him. Open Mic Night Tuesday, Nov. 26 9 p.m. Heights Vinyl – 3301 Cline St. This is a free flowing, “tap in,� share the mic event where everyone is welcome.
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Wainwright Elementary HISD seeking feedback principal leaves campus on 11-month school year Harley Poe Friday, Nov. 22 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. with The Homeless By Harley BetsyPoeDenson Gospel is performing at White betsy@theleadernews.com Oak Music Hall.
Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Nov. 23 4 – 8 p.m. Sideout Volleybar – 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists. Heights Morning Market
Montoya Sunday, Nov. 24 After Coco seven years as prinSaturday, Nov. 23 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. cipal at8Wainwright Elemenp.m. 3106 White Oak Dr. tary, Christina Aguirre-Oliva The Heights Theater – 339 W. Heights Morning Market 19thfor St. the top spot at is leaving gathers local talented artisans, Montoya is performing at farmers, and entrepreneurs to KetelsenTheCoco Elementary Heights Theater.at 600 bring you closer to the goods you Quitman St. need. Stop by to shop and stay to Los Walters A Houston ISD employee brunch, drink mimosas, and listen Saturday, Nov. 23 to live music at Onion Creek. for 26 8years, Aguirre-Oliva p.m. started White as Oak a Music third-grade Hall – 2915 N. St. teacherMain at Wainwright. After The Pews Walters is performing 12 years,Los she became an ad-at White Oak Music Hall. Pre-Thanksgiving Worship ministrator at Scarborough Service High School, her alma mater. Hayes Carll Sunday, Nov. 24 Sunday, Nov. 24 10:17 a.m. After five years at Scar7 p.m. St. Matthew’s UMC – 4300 N. borough, she served as the Aguirre-Oliva The Heights Theater – 339 W. Shepherd Dr. founding principal 19thassistant St. St. Matthew’s United Methodist performance, but Carll is performing at Theacademic at the Hayes Mandarin Chinese Church cordially invites the comTheater. munity tostudents attend the into Pre-ThankslearnSchool Heights in HISD before com- develops service. who Worship can really contribute ing to Wainwright August ers giving Tunes in the TapinRoom to Thanks a city& Giving that Banquet represents a 2013. Tuesday, Nov. 26 6:30her – 9:30 p.m. diverse Sunday, Nov.and 24 global comDuring tenure, Wain- very Restaurant & Tap 5 p.m. she said. munity,� wright Harold’s became a dual-lanRoom – 350 W. 19th St. Garden Oaks Baptist Church – “Wainwright guage school. Enjoy liveAguirre-Oliva music in Harold’s Tap A3206 N. Shepherd Elementary Dr. Principal Profile� night. Garden Oaks Baptisttown Church hall said in Room 2015every thatTuesday her experibe celebrating Thanksgiving held Wednesday to gathence helping open the Man- waswill with a Thanksfrom & Giving Banquet the school darin Chinese School had a er feedback on Sunday evening. The church TheonMarkets in order create huge impact the decision. community will be providing turkey,to dressing, gravy, cranberry sauceor and rolls. profile, charac“Having a program that a principal Eleanora’s Market Members will be adthat thefurnishing community allows Saturday, studentsNov.to23become teristics ditional dishes. Visitors are wel9 a.m. – 1 p.m. would like to see in its new fluent in more than one lancome to come enjoy good food, Cavatore – 2120 Ella Blvd. principal as HISD conducts Christian fellowship and to give guage and learn about other There will be local growers, thanks forfor theablessings of the replacement. culturesmakers, not designers, only increases artisans and its search food producers.
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She survived her time member of the shooting a coyote was betterson,tive passed law, House BillHouston 4544, director of Project Coyote Fox said the irony is that if Richard Papp. Downtown is surJamesthan A. the McClain, 83, alternatives. cities,He such as humans left coyotes alone to - a national nonprofit orga- allows certainYMCA. vived by his sister Clara Dobay. born May 9,“Personally, 1937 in Crockett, of quality care for I think shoot- nization based in Mill Valley, Houston, to manage coyotes self-regulate, they would do Blake Pommerville, 27, Texas, died in your family ing June them1.is He far served more humane California, that promotes com- by capturing, relocating or so. * With pets than setting out (conibear) passionate conservation and euthanizing a coyote located Project Coyote’s Coyote Wellness Exam traps,â€? 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Former MLB star accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend By Adam Zuvanich
cording to court records. The alleged incident occurred about one week before a 5-year-old boy and 24-yearold woman drowned in a backyard pool at Crawford’s home in the 1400 block of Mansfield Street in Acres Homes, according to the Houston Police Department. The drownings do not appear to be related to Crawford’s recent arrest. Crawford’s ex-girlfriend, with whom he has a 1-year-old daughter, told HPD detectives
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Carl Crawford, a former professional baseball player who lives in the area, has been accused of choking his ex-girlfriend at her Houston apartment last month, according to Harris County court records. Court documents show Crawford, 38, was arrested last week and charged with assault of a family member-impeding breathing, a felony. He is out of jail on a $10,000 bond, ac-
that he came to her Upper Kirby apartment on May 8 to confront her about dating another man, according to court documents. The woman told police that Crawford took a semi-automatic handgun out of his pocket, ejected a round and held the weapon in one hand while grabbing her head and neck with the other as he questioned her, at one point pushing her to the ground and slamming her head against a wall multiple times, court re-
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rade in front of the school, students logged on to Zoom to attend a ceremony and receive awards. At the conclusion of the program, Baham gave closing remarks to all the students before presenting the award to Emily Garcia, who then closed the ceremony by sharing reflections of her years at Sinclair. Baham said she had just learned about Zoom herself, participating in her professional association meetings, so she was prepared for the virtual element. She did not get to meet Garcia in person but enjoyed seeing her receive the award. As White has a passion for working with children, Baham said she was an especially fitting recipient. “It was a really nice (program) for all the students,� Baham said. “And Sarah made a lovely speech.� Baham’s own remarks were abbreviated this year, due to the medium, but it wasn’t her first time speaking to the fifth-graders. “I talk about the award to classes at the beginning of the year,� Baham said. “One of my favorite sayings that I like to share with students is ‘Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.’ �
“He’s happy there,� Sparks said. “I am ecstatic. It’s what I always wanted for him.� Two other animal advocates in the area also are glad for Bob, whose case has been equal parts unique and remarkable. He enjoys being around people but also has an aversion to human contact, with Sparks saying she’s never been able to touch him even though she’s fed him and given him medication and he listens to her commands. Tara Pisegna with the Animal Justice League and Oak Forest resident Melinda Gleghorn, a cofounder of the local nonprofit who no longer is affiliated with it, both said it’s unusual for rescuers to allow dogs to remain strays. But that was the consensus with Bob, partly because attempts to trap him were unsuccessful and also because he’s unadoptable. In a sense, though, he had been adopted by a community that allowed him to keep coming around. Along with snapping photos of him that were shared on Facebook over the years, area residents such as Sparks regularly left out food
cords show. “The complainant stated that every time the defendant did not get the response he wanted, he would squeeze her neck tighter until she couldn’t breathe at all and everything began to get blurry and dark,� the arrest affidavit reads. “The complainant stated ‘she felt like she was about to pass out and she felt if she were to be choked any longer that she would be hurt pretty bad.’ � According to court records,
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and water for Bob. “He really has touched a lot of people’s hearts, because everybody wanted him,� Gleghorn said. “But he’s just meant to be that rolling stone.� Bob’s place in the neighborhood became a hot-button issue in April of last year, when a Garden Oaks resident wrote in a Facebook post that Bob had shown aggression toward her children and suggested he be removed from the area. That did not happen, though, and Sparks and Gleghorn said there have been no more incidents like that. Sparks, who is retired, said she kept a close eye on Bob to make sure. If children were playing outside when he was on the block, Sparks said she would instruct him to walk to the end of the street or take shelter in a culvert. “I was never going to run him off,� Sparks said. “I was never going to abandon that dog.� All the while, the Animal Justice League, which considers Bob an outreach dog, helped supply food as well as heartworm and flea medication that it gave to Sparks
to give to her favorite stray pooch. She said the owner of the scrapyard also supplies food for Bob, even bringing him table scraps from time to time. The Animal Justice League also is covering the cost to have Rowdy, Bob’s new buddy, neutered in two weeks. Bob already is neutered, and Sparks said doing so to Rowdy will help ensure that the former stray does not wander away from the property. Because if Rowdy were to leave, Sparks suspects Bob would follow him. “Rowdy is the key to the whole thing,� she said. Facilitating a permanent place for Bob to stay has coincided with an effort to support the Animal Justice League. Because her recent Facebook posts about Bob’s living situation prompted an overwhelming response from the community, Sparks said she asked those residents for $1 donations to the Animal Justice League, saying she would match donations up to $300. Within a couple days, $600 had been raised for the organization. Pisegna said the money is being
the woman ran out of the apartment and to the leasing office after the 1-year-old girl walked up to her and Crawford subsequently moved toward the girl. Crawford then left the scene and left behind the gun, according to court documents. Crawford, a Houston native, retired from baseball in 2016 after a 15-year MLB career with the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was a fourtime All-Star.
earmarked for Bob and his needs, unless Sparks asks them to use it to help other animals. Sparks said the nonprofit has seen a drop in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic and needs more support from the community. “That’s huge,� Pisegna said of the $600 donation. Sparks joked that it’s only fair for her to use Bob as a fundraising tool, because, “Bob’s used me for years.� Gleghorn said Sparks’ connection with Bob is evident, because he gets noticeably excited when he sees her. Sparks said she pays regular visits to Bob at the scrapyard. She wishes she could have bonded with him in the typical way that humans connect with canines, because Sparks said she would have taken him in herself. But helping Bob find a more suitable home was the next-best solution. “Bob’s suite looks like a little movie star trailer or something. He’s got beds and nice bowls,� Gleghorn said. “He lives a pretty sweet life over there.�
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Art Valet: ‘Thought Hive’ brings buzz to Winter Street Mitch Cohen Art Columnist
Sawyer Yards Open Studios and The Market at Sawyer Yards reopens this Saturday, June 13 after having been closed the past three months due to COVID-19. The open studios run from noon-5 p.m., and the market opens an hour earlier at 11 a.m. A couple of weeks ago I visited Studio #C-6 in Winter Street Studios to check on the progress of an art installation that caught my attention. When artists Stacy Gresell and Lisa Morales looked up at their ceiling in their new studio space, they saw something ugly and decided to cover it up, in an artistic way. “Leave it to artists to find a very difficult and time-consuming alternative to ... painting ... the ... ceiling,” Gresell said. When I visited their studio last month, the studio mates were busy writing notes on book pages, rolling them up and stuffing them into a large framed chicken wire panel. Seen from below, the entire piece looks like a giant beehive.
Gresell and Morales attached chicken wire to a heavy metal frame, the entire contraption was hoisted on a pulley system so they could lower it to work on and pull it out of the way when done. Considering both artists use collage and assemblage techniques to create their art, I should not have been so astounded by this mechanical curiosity. They call it “The Thought Hive.” Their difficult and time-consuming idea gave people hope and something to look forward to as a months-long worldwide pandemic kept people locked inside their homes. Gresell and Morales share Winter Street Studio #C-6 with Holly Nowak and Chrissy Doolen. All four artists have been featured in my column over the years, most recently Nowak and Gresell. The four artists were looking forward to a busy spring at the popular Second Saturday Open Studios event when they opened in January. I asked the duo how they came up with the idea. “The idea came first and we were trying to figure out how to build the project when we quite literally stumbled upon the frame,” Morales said. “It’s funny how that works sometimes, I had the chicken wire already. Stacy rigged the pul-
Lisa Morales works on “The Thought Hive.”
Contributed Photo Artists Stacy Gresell, left, and Lisa Morales share a space at Winter Street Studios at 2101 Winter St.
ley on our ceiling and attached the wire grid frame. We attached the chicken wire to that to create all the tiny cells of the hive.” What started as a fun project for visitors to their studio turned into a thought-provoking collaborative art piece between two artists and the public. “One thing at the top of our list was to build a community art installation - something
visitors to the studio could participate in building,” Morales said. “We both love insects and decided to build a hive out of a metal grid and chicken wire where each ‘cell’ of the wire could be filled with a thought that was written on book pages and other papers, rolled up, and then inserted into the hive.” The original idea was to have guests write out positive thoughts or something they
were grateful for in the spirit of good energy and wellbeing. “Then COVID-19 hit and flipped the art community on its head,” Morales said. “We decided to pivot and make the first thoughts to go into the hive about how people were handling sheltering at home.” They put a call out on social media and the thoughts began to pour in. Since the studio was not open to the public, the artists wrote the thoughts down that were being sent in from across the country and began to insert them into the hive. Thoughts included mantras, concerns, gratitude for friends and family and ways people were keeping them-
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selves busy. “With over 1,000 cells to fill there is still plenty of room left in the hive for visitors to participate,” Morales said. Find both artists on Instagram, Morales at @apinchofwonderful and Gresell at @ stacy_gresell_encaustic_art. Winter Street Studios is located at 2101 Winter St. Studio #C-6 can be accessed from the southeast corner of the building by the parking lot. More details can be found at SawyerYards.com. Cohen is an artist and founder of the First Saturday Arts Market and the Market at Sawyer Yards. Find him at ArtValet.com
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I’ve had dumplings before, but I have never compulsively eaten them the way I did Ginger & Fork’s fried vegetable dumplings. They were lightly fried with the edges crispy, and the vegetables stuffed inside were perfectly tender. They reminded me a little of a fried spring roll, but I found the thin outer layer made the dish more delicious. There’s also the option to get the dumplings steamed instead of fried, as well as chicken dumplings. But that wasn’t the only dish that impressed at the restaurant that strives to
serve authentic Chinese cuisine, specifically with Cantonese-inspired dishes. The soy sauce in the chicken fried rice was light, but made the dish better for it. Rice tends to be a filling food, but the simplicity of the sauce, eggs, green onions and chicken made it almost feel light. It was actually my lunch partner’s meal, but I ended up stealing more than one bite. The lunch menu is compiled of Hong Kong-style rice plates that are served with steamed jasmine rice or brown rice upon request. I got the Cantonese Curry Chicken with the jasmine rice. The curry covered thin
slices of chicken, bell peppers and sliced carrots, which was laid over the bed of rice. The curry was a little spicy but was cooled down by the rice. I really enjoyed the bell pepper pieces with the chicken and rice. The peppers gave it a freshness that it would have otherwise lacked. The portion size was just enough to fill me up — and look forward to my next visit to Ginger & Fork. To end my lunch, I got the Asian Pear Bread Pudding. It came with a caramel sauce that I drizzled over the top. Pears aren’t my favorite fruit, but I enjoyed the fruit’s subtle flavors combined with the bread. Ginger & Fork tends to
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Photo by Zarah Parker Ginger & Fork’s Cantonese Curry Chicken, chicken fried rice and fried vegetable dumplings.
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Switching from coffee to tea comes with benefits Zarah Parker Managing Editor
I’ve always considered myself a coffee person. I like it black, I like it iced, I like it sweet. It doesn’t really matter how it’s prepared. As long as it’s caffeinated, I like it. But the last few months of being at home has changed me in a lot of ways. While I couldn’t dine in at some of my favorite local restaurants, I also couldn’t stop by my favorite coffee shops, including Slowpokes, 1203 W. 34th St., which prior to the COVID-19 pandemic I would visit at least three times per week. Slowpokes is now back open, but I haven’t yet been able to stop by. Over the last few months I could have done the obvious thing and made my own coffee at home, but I have this strange fear that if I get in the habit of making coffee at home, I’ll become too dependent on it. When I couldn’t even get the few times-a-week coffee fix, I was out of luck as I didn’t have a reliable coffee maker or coffee grounds that I liked. Before the pandemic, I already had decided I wanted to drink more tea and learn more about it, so I had most of what I needed, like a teapot and an infuser. The latter I bought at the Heights shop Tea Sip, 321 W. 19th St., along with a glass tea tumbler and Mango Tango tea. So I did the easy thing and turned to making tea for my caffeine boosts. About a week into the stay-
Photo by Zarah Parker Food and drink columnist Zarah Parker uses teas from the Heights shop Tea Sip.
at-home order, I decided to break out my tea ware and ordered two tea sample packs from Tea Sip, “But First Dessert” and “Keepin’ It Old School,” which came with three 1-ounce samples of different teas. I was worried it would take a little longer to get to me if I ordered online, but I was happily surprised to see the package the next day. The first sampler pack came with Apple Strudel, which is like drinking a baked apple with hints of hazelnut, chocolate and cinnamon; Banana Foster, which has caramelized banana and vanilla flavors; and Spiced Peaches, which was a blend of peaches, ginger, cinnamon, clove and all spice. I’ll admit the Apple Strudel wasn’t my cup of tea, but I’m in love with the Spiced Peaches. The second pack came with the classics, including Masala Chai, a black tea with cinnamon, spicy ginger, clove and cardamom; Grey, which has an added orange peel and floral pop to give a twist to the classic Earl Grey Tea; and Bayou City Breakfast, which is a black tea with honey, muscatel and
maltiness. The Grey is my perfect morning tea. I prepare my teas very simply. I’m not one for lots of additions because I enjoy the flavors the tea itself brings. When I do add something, I add about a tablespoon of honey. My favorite honey is the Blackland Prairie Wildflower Honey from Lone Star Bee Co., which you can find at H-E-B in the Heights, 2300 N. Shepherd Dr., as well as Urban Eats, 3414 Washington Ave., and We Olive & Wine Bar, 249 W. 19th St. I didn’t think switching to caffeinated tea would make that much of a difference, but it did in small yet significant way. Usually if I drink a cup of coffee and keep it black, I feel awake — or as I sometimes say, really alive. Not jittery, unless I try to drink a second cup, but it gives me a pretty strong boost. Lattes are more low-key. I could get away with drinking two if I really needed it and didn’t have an empty stomach. But it’s not an all-day kind of boost. Personally, it doesn’t last and I usually need something else around lunchtime.
However, I’ve noticed my body reacts differently to tea and has changed when I feel I need a caffeine boost. Occasionally I would drink a cup of tea in the morning to get me past the morning slump (I’m not a morning person) and motivate me for the day. But more often, the time of day where my eyes starting drooping was around 6 p.m. The work day was over, I had nowhere to go, and so my body would decide it needed to sleep. But I’m not a nap person either, so I would make a cup of tea.
The boost I got from tea was different than coffee. Drinking tea has a much more calming way of upping my energy level that felt more natural. In general, I also don’t crave caffeine as much, or feel like I need it every day, which was the reason I always limited my coffee intake. The more coffee I drank, the more I felt I needed it. But the more tea I drink, the less I need it. Now I drink tea for the pleasure of it, not for the caffeine. All I need to do now is figure out how to do the same thing with coffee.
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Millie’s temporarily closes due to COVID-19 case By Zarah Parker
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Millie’s Kitchen & Cocktails, the Oak Forest seafood restaurant that opened in April amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, announced June 4 that it would close for two weeks due to an employee contracting COVID-19. Co-owner Chris Jones wrote in a local public Face-
book group that the restaurant had an employee call in and complain of a fever and headache. “We immediately had that employee tested for Coronavirus and instructed them to stay at home and not return to work until their test results came back,” Jones wrote. “We were just informed, that in fact, that employee tested positive for the
Coronavirus.” Jones went on to say that no other staff member had developed symptoms of COVID-19, the contagious disease caused by the new coronavirus strain. But for the safety of the customers and staff, he said the restaurant would close its doors for two weeks to be cautious. “In addition, we have scheduled testing for our en-
not garner enough support from the neighborhood and it continued to be at odds with the court-appointed committee of unsecured creditors, which included Peter Chang. Both Chang and Pam Parks, who served as office manager for GOMO, said in January the organization’s leadership knew before filing for bankruptcy the statute of limitations could protect it from claims regarding the .75 percent transfer fees, which served as GOMO’s primary source of revenue. Williams enlisted GOMO’s bankruptcy attorney, Johnie Patterson, to also serve as his counsel after his appointment
as Chapter 7 trustee. Patterson submitted the court documents filed last week. Before the case was converted by Jones, Parks said Patterson intended to argue the claims against GOMO were invalid because of the statute of limitations. GOMO had nearly $585,000 in assets as of Dec. 18, according to court documents. “The judge might say, ‘You know, for whatever reason, that statute of limitations doesn’t apply, so I am going to carve up the corpse and give everyone 15 cents on their dollar,’ ” Parks said Tuesday.
said the original language in the original deed restrictions would not be erased from Harris County annals. The attorney, Omar Izfar with Wilson Cribbs + Goren, said the updated deed restrictions would be added to the property records kept by the county, and may be legally controlling, but would not erase the language of the existing set of restrictions. And if a community goes through the extensive, costly process of amending and restating its deed restrictions, Izfar said it might want to consider a more expansive overhaul as opposed to addressing only one restriction. “The way real property records work, once you record something, it’s there forever,” he said. “It can’t be undone.”
Wednesday morning. Truong, who also is an attorney along with her husband, is among many group members who have pledged to help draft new deed restrictions and walk the neighborhood to gather support for the cause. Izfar said property owners in a neighborhood can have their deed restrictions rewritten without the support, or even the presence, of a homeowners association. Nearly 50 residents participated in Monday night’s virtual OFHA meeting, which concluded with a discussion about removing the racial restrictions. Villarreal told the group she was “so excited” to see the community mobilizing. The parallel movements in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest also have garnered the support of State Rep. Anna Eastman, who lives in the Heights and serves all three neighborhoods. When the Texas Legislature next convenes in 2021, Eastman said she wants to propose legislation that would make it easier and less expensive for neighborhoods to update their deed restrictions, particularly when it comes to removing restrictions that already have been deemed unconstitutional or unenforceable. “I’m not an expert yet on the issue, but I definitely support putting a law in place to make it easier for people to remove these types of deed restrictions,” she said. “I think there’s a way.” There already is the will in both neighborhoods, which are historic but not necessarily proud of their history. Some of their more recent residents, particularly those of color, want to forge a future of inclusion. Truong said she and her family have not encountered racism among her Oak Forest neighbors, but reading the language in the deed restrictions made her feel unwelcome. “It’s still a stain on our community,” she said. “So if we do this, then that’s a message that we’re sending that we’re trying to right wrongs of the past.”
GOMO, from P. 1A have until July 4 to file a response to the objection or risk having their claim disallowed without a hearing. A hearing before Judge David Jones is scheduled for 2 p.m. July 29 in the Bob Casey United States Courthouse at 515 Rusk Ave. Williams did not respond to a Tuesday voicemail seeking comment. He said in January, after filing a motion to allow an omnibus claim objection, that Jones “is going to have to decide whether or not the way we read the law is correct.” Jones converted GOMO’s bankruptcy case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 after the HOA’s restructuring plan did
Restrictions, from P. 1A swell in both communities to remove the outdated, offensive remnants of their past in the aftermath of the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man from Houston who died in police custody in Minnesota. The latest example of racial injustice and police brutality has prompted large demonstrations across the country, including in Houston, and compelled residents of Garden Oaks and Oak Forest to explore how they can modify their deed restrictions to match the more diverse, welcoming neighborhoods they have become over the years. “It’s embarrassing,” Garden Oaks resident Kip Noser said. “If I were a person of color, it would be personal. It’s offensive to everyone, but it’s personal. We have to get rid of it.” While the push to remove the racist language from the deed restrictions has the support of several residents in both neighborhoods as well as their civic clubs, doing so figures to be difficult. Amending and restating deed restrictions is an exhaustive process under the Texas Property Code, especially in neighborhoods as large as Garden Oaks and Oak Forest, which is at least partly why the longstanding deed restrictions have remain unchanged. The Garden Oaks Maintenance Organization attempted to revamp the neighborhood’s deed restrictions last year during its ongoing bankruptcy case – with the removal of the racial restrictions being among the proposed changes – but its Chapter 11 restructuring plan did not garner enough support from the neighborhood’s 1,100-plus property owners. So the restrictions remain unchanged. In both neighborhoods, rewriting the deed restrictions to exclude the racist language would require the support of at least a simple majority of property owners, and there are more than 5,500 homes in Oak Forest’s 18 sections. Even if such an effort is successful, a Houston real estate attorney
‘Symbolic’ effort Truong and Tonya Knauth, the president of the Garden Oaks Civic Club, said the effort still would be worthwhile because it would send a message of inclusion to existing and prospective property owners along with eliminating the chance that a potential homeowner could be put off by the unenforceable restriction. Truong called it a “symbolic” effort on the part of the communities. “I want everybody to feel welcome to buy a house here,” Knauth said. “I don’t want these vestiges of racism holding on in Garden Oaks.” Knauth, an attorney who specializes in estate planning, said she is in the process of exploring the neighborhood’s legal options at the urging of longtime Garden Oaks resident Georgia Lister. Elizabeth Villarreal, the president of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association (OFHA), said the organization is consulting with its attorney and plans to report back to the neighborhood next month. In the meantime, an Oak Forest resident recently started a public Facebook group called Oak Forest Deed for Change, which had 360 members as of
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tire staff and ordered them to quarantine themselves until their test results are made available,” Jones wrote. The restaurant at 3542 Oak Forest Dr. has been utilizing Roovy, an app developed by Millie’s co-owner Ken Bridge, that allows customers to order and pay for their food from their mobile devices, thereby minimizing contact with servers.
Instagram photo Millie’s closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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Fainmous BBQ opens new location at Sawyer Yards By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com
Fainmous BBQ spent eight years serving Tennessee barbecue in the neighborhood of Meyerland. Last year the owners, James and Karen Fain, decided to uproot and replant in Sawyer Yards. The doors opened last week at 1201 Oliver St., next to Urban South HTX Brewery. The barbecue joint specializes in Tennessee barbecue, meaning its specialty is pork, not beef as it is in Texas-style barbecue restaurants. Fainmous is also known for its vinegar-based sauces. Local breweries join ‘Black is Beautiful’ initiative Weathered Souls Brewing Company, based in San Antonio, organized an initiative that will have breweries selling a “Black is Beautiful” beer to raise money for organizations working on police reform.
Photo from Facebook Fainmous BBQ, which moved from Meyerland to Sawyer Yards, opened its doors to the neighborhood last week.
The initiative calls for breweries to produce their own version of Weathered Souls’ Black is Beautiful oatmeal stout and donate the proceeds to local organizations.
Long-time Oak ForestGarden Oaks residents, August and Beth Galiano celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on June 9. Married June 9, 1952, at St. Anne’s in Beaumont, Texas, they moved to Shepherd Forest in 1957.
Houston breweries have joined forces with the initiative, including area brewers such as Astral Brewing, 4816 N. Shepherd Dr., and Holler Brewing Company, 2206 Edwards St.