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Housing developer plans to buy Doyle’s Restaurant By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com The property occupied by an iconic community restaurant could be converted into an apartment complex. Mary Lawler, the executive director of Avenue CDC, a not-for-profit developer with a 28-year track record of building affordable housing for Houstonians, confirmed that her organization is in negotiations with the owner of Doyle’s Restaurant to purchase the property and build a small apartment complex. Doyle’s, which remains open at 2136 W. 34th St., is an Italian-American eatery that has been in busi-

Leader file photo Doyle’s Restaurant on 34th Street could be converted into an apartment complex.

ness since 1954. Owner Peter Doyle declined to comment about the sale, which is in the option period for the prospective buyer.

Lawler said the plans are for a fivestory building with 68 apartments, comprised of 21 one-bedroom units, 27 two-bed units and 20 three-bed

units. A surface-level parking lot and green space also are part of the plans. “Housing prices have risen dramatically but income levels haven’t gone up,” said Lawler, who noted that Avenue has about 700 apartment units throughout the city. “There’s a real need for affordable housing. People who could afford to rent or buy 10 to 15 years ago are now being challenged. We make apartments available on a first-come, first-served basis. We find that in our new developments the first tenants are those already living in the neighborhood. A lot of families may be doubled up with parents and See Doyle’s P. 4A

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Amy Peck couldn’t beat Brenda Stardig, so she joined her. Now she hopes to succeed her. Peck first ran for the Houston City Council’s District A seat as a 24-year-old in 2009, when she finished third in an election won

by Stardig. Peck ran again in 2013 and again lost to Stardig, who then hired Peck as her chief of staff. Stardig is now approaching the end of her term limit, so her spot on the council will be up for grabs during the Nov. 5 election. Peck intends to take it. “I’ve been working in the community for many years now,” said

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Lodge tries to drown dissent as pool plan goes to vote By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com The plan to build a pool at SPJST Lodge 88 in the Heights has received a wave of support from members and its statewide parent organization, which endorsed the idea at a meeting last month in Temple. So the project continues to swim toward fruition, with another lap likely to be completed Feb. 18, when lodge members can vote to approve the proposal and push it to the design phase. The most vocal opponent of the project, meanwhile, says she has been pushed aside. Kathlyn Curtis, a former Heights resident who joined the Czech fraternal organization in 2017, has publicly criticized the proposal and tried to rally support against it. She claims the community center was targeted and infiltrated by a group of area families looking to create an exclusive swimming club. Curtis said the pool’s funding structure and usage parameters are aimed at shutting out most of the 4,000-plus members of the longstanding lodge, known for its charitable work, youth activities and popular Thursday night bingo games. Now Curtis has effectively been shut out of the lodge. Its five-person grievance committee, in a letter to Curtis dated Jan. 17, told her it was unanimously upholding an expulsion request and that she was not allowed to attend lodge meetings or functions “or involve any media regarding Lodge 88 or this committee’s decision.” Shortly thereafter, however, Curtis said she was called by grievance committee chairperson Melissa Brown and told the decision was being tabled. President Brian Vanicek of the Supreme Lodge, which oversees the local organization, said last week that Curtis “remains a member” of the Heights lodge. Curtis is avoiding the premises at 1435 Beall St. until she receives a formal retraction letter and said her husband, Nick Curtis, received a letter saying he was suspended from the lodge for one year. She also said their 6-year-old son, JeanLuc, continues to attend youth functions at the lodge but has been dropped off and picked up by other people. “It’s a very weird situation,” said Kenneth Mlcak, a longtime Lodge 88 member and former chairman of its board of trustees. While Kathlyn Curtis continues to express her disapproval, saying the lodge See SPJST P. 4A

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here’s some news in today’s paper that, quite honestly, has me a bit sad. It’s something we thought might happen, but now it seems likely before the end of the year. As you might have read, Doyle’s Restaurant on 34th Street has entered into an option period with a local developer who has pitched an idea to the Oak Forest community about converting the land into a multi-level apartment complex. For those new to the area, and maybe for folks who live south of 610 who don’t travel north for warm meals, Doyle’s is a family restaurant that boasts good pizzas, great sandwiches, better salads and friendly service. I don’t personally know the Doyle family, but I enjoy their food and I’ve always appreciated family-owned restaurants that figure out how to stay open. The reason for the sadness isn’t that we’re losing a restaurant – Lord knows another one will pop up by the time I finish writing. Instead, the sentimental side of me sees that Doyle’s has been in business for 65 years, and that likely will end after a really good run. In much of Doyle’s marketing material, they proudly boast that they opened in 1954. You know what else opened in 1954? That’s right. The Leader. Now, I don’t have the support staff in place to research how many

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businesses in our community have been around for 65 years, but if you eliminate all the big-box businesses and just look at the ones owned locally, I’m going to guess you could count them on a couple of hands, if the second hand is even needed. For most of its lifetime, The Leader operated in an office less than a half-mile from Doyle’s, and together, those two businesses have been part of the Heights, Oak Forest and Garden Oaks landscape. Both businesses have had their ups and downs, but both have been resilient through the downs and have found a way to survive. My guess is Peter Doyle could find a way to keep his business open, or he could find someone willing to buy the restaurant from him. But I also imagine the value of his land for a developer like Avenue CDC is so much greater than what he could get for a few multipliers of his restaurant’s profits. I don’t begrudge Doyle’s if they

ultimately decide to sell, and I don’t think another person in this community should either. As a local owner of a business that started the same year as Mr. Doyle’s, I’m glad both of our businesses have made it this long. If you’re wondering if a similar fate awaits The Leader, I don’t think so. Through some changes in our company, we’ve been able to reinvigorate this community newspaper, and we’re gearing up for a new challenger who will enter the market in the next couple of months. We’re excited about the opportunity to become a better publication and, thus, a better business in this community. More important, The Leader doesn’t own any super valuable land on 34th Street, so nobody’s calling anyway! As the conversation about Doyle’s shifts from sentimental memories to a development that could bring mixed-income households to that plot of land, I’d like to offer some caution to the residents who will be most affected by a new apartment complex in the area. Earlier this week, some residents in Oak Forest heard about the development by a man named Aaron Campbell, who happens to be an Oak Forest resident. Though I wasn’t at the meeting, I’ve been told by multiple people that much of the conversation centered

around building government-funded housing in an area that has boomed economically. Often, we hear about apartments like this and homeowners cringe. Many already have, with an online petition opposing the development having secured nearly 700 signatures as of press time. But I really hope the conversation about Avenue CDC’s plans don’t center around income levels. I hope the words “Section 8 Housing” don’t become fodder for blanket statements. I don’t know Campbell, I have no connection to him, and I didn’t even attend the meeting where Campbell spoke. But during my career in journalism, I’ve dealt with a number of hot-button topics like government-funded housing. There are a few things we need to take into account as this discussion begins: First, Section 8 housing doesn’t ever mean “Criminal Housing.” Just because folks are on a different economic level than others doesn’t make them unworthy of being our neighbors. I spent the first decade of my life with very little – others of you have similar stories. Instead, Section 8 housing can be filled with law enforcement officers or teachers or firefighters whose wages don’t come close to middle class. Sometimes, the best among us are the ones who need a cheaper place to live. Instead, as our conversation

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The president is “stuck on stupid.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. University of Houston, Rutgers School of Law-Newark. Warren taught at several law schools, including UH and The University of Texas. Wonder what her former students think about her. Warren would be 71 by the time of the next election, but she is three years younger than Trump. Julian Castro is an identical twin. They could make two campaign speeches at once. Castro is the only candidate who needs an accent mark over his name (over the a in Julian). Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg. Glad he is not a write-in candidate. Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard, Oxford, a Rhodes Scholar, and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. He is the first openly gay municipal executive in Indiana. Married to Chasten Glezman. In 2014, The Washington Post called Buttigieg “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of.” Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. Stanford University (where he played tight end), Rhodes Scholar at The Queen’s College, Oxford. As mayor of Newark, he worked to clean up street gangs, who then tried to have him assassinated. He is a career politician, but has an estimated net worth of $3 million. He must have followed the LBJ School of Politicians Getting Rich. Sen. Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota. Yale grad. Her father was a newspaper columnist (Yeah!) who had a bad drinking problem. (So?) At the end of the 114th Congress, Klobuchar had passed more legislation than any other senator. Former Minnesota Sen. Walter Mondale said, “She has done better in that miserable Senate than most people there.” Justin Bieber declared Klobuchar should be “locked up” for sponsoring a bill making profiting from illegal streaming of copyrighted content a felony, but Bieber, like Cruz, is a Canadian, so who cares? Klobuchar declared that tomato paste in pizza sauce makes the pizza qualify as a vegetable in federal school lunch programs. A company based in Minnesota is one of the country’s biggest producers of frozen pizza. Beto O’Rourke. former Congressman from El Paso, raised a record $80 million in his campaign for U.S. Sena-

tor from Texas, the darling of progressive media, but anyone who loses to Ted Cruz, the most disliked person in Washington, may have trouble raising that sum again. New U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (the guy with the eyepatch) calls O’Rourke “weird.” Running for president would follow a long line of Texans beginning with Jack Garner. Since then we have had Phil Gramm, Lloyd Bentsen, John Connally and Ross Perot. (The Bushes are different.) The only Texans to get to the Oval Office were Eisenhower and LBJ. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the fifth of nine children. He stated he is of Italian, French, German, British, and African-American heritage. Once lieutenant governor of Louisiana. He is the son of former New Or-

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Hail to the tribe of chiefs Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Howard Schultz, Amy Klobuchar or Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg? Who are these people? They all want to be your President. Others testing the waters – or are jumping right in – are Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, some are pushing Oprah Winfrey (estimated worth $3.1billion). Michael Bloomberg ($51.8 billion) is playing coy, again. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has been mentioned. Hillary Clinton is pushing, uh, Hillary Clinton. What’s left to say about Bernie Sanders who is already on the campaign trail? Beto O’Rourke is wandering around the countryside, unshaven and tweeting. These are just some of the Democratic possible presidential candidates, and it’s still early in the week. On the other side of the ballot, President Donald Trump may have a couple of opponents in the Republican primaries. Ted Cruz is lying – OK, bad choice of words – in the weeds, ready to pounce. Didn’t we just have a presidential election, but the next one is less than two years away and the Iowa caucuses are a little over a year away. Assuming you are not going to vote for Trump again and are now on your meds, there are a bunch of Dem candidates to choose from: one is married to a British national, one married his husband, two Rhodes scholars, two or maybe three Jews, at least two Catholics, a Hispanic, several women including one African-American, or two if Oprah runs. So let’s look at some of those whose hats, or bonnets, may be thrown in the ring. In no particular order: Sen. Kamala Harris, from California. I’d never heard of Harris, had you? But remember that when Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton announced they were running for president, each had a national recognition factor of like 2 and 3 percent. No wonder they weren’t elected. Rush Limbaugh says the right is “scared to death of Kamala Harris.” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand from New York. She announced her candidacy on Stephen Colbert’s show. Gillibrand’s husband is Jonathan Gillibrand, a British national. The Gillibrands had their second son in 2008, and she continued to work until the day of the baby’s delivery. In 2014, Gillibrand was named in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Occasional Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. He made a fortune selling Americans a cup of coffee for $7 – and in a paper cup. Trump tweeted: “Howard Schultz doesn’t have the ‘guts’ to run for President!” Schultz replied:

about this complex becomes louder over the next few months, let’s focus on the issues that will really matter. Can our schools handle 100150 more students? We’re hearing reports that they can’t, and we need answers to questions about education and available seats. My bigger question will come as we look at the infrastructure of that area of 34th Street. In the coming weeks, The Leader will examine the development along 34th, especially as a huge retail development shows signs of life across the street from this proposed complex. Consider this: Doyle’s probably had a couple of sinks, a couple of dishwashers, and two bathrooms located outside the building. The proposed apartment complex would add 68 kitchen sinks, at least 68 bath tubs, probably 30 more showers, at least 68 more bathroom sinks and at least 68 more toilets. That’s almost 275 more plumbing lines draining to sewage lines that once had, what, six lines? And when retail stores open across the street, what will that do to drainage along 34th Street? As this project moves along, I think we should keep our attention on the real issues, not the ones that don’t matter.

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leans Mayor Moon Landrieu and brother of former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. As mayor, he removed the city’s Confederate statues. In 2010, he won 365 of the city’s 366 voting precincts. Knowing what we know about Louisiana politics, we must wonder what happened to that lone precinct. Former Veep Joe Biden will be 78 in 2020. Twice he ran for president. No luck. Recently Biden collected $200,000 to address a Republican-leaning audience in Michigan. He praised a local GOP candidate, who won by four and a half percentage points, but that soured him with a lot of Dems. Who’s the best candidate for U.S. President? Let’s ask Vladimir Putin. Ashby votes at ashby2@comcst.net

Dear Editor: Awesome. Will miss Doyle’s. Been there so many times ... and we need affordable housing ASAP. Sounds wonderful. Can’t wait. Connie

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Connected record store, coffee shop to open on 19th By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Black Dog Records and Maggie May’s Coffee is preparing to open in early March at 726 W. 19th St., across from Tarka Indian Kitchen. And although the coffee element is new, Black Dog already has a following. Owner James Sherwood had Black Dog on Bissonnet for seven years. “We closed the location as the unit size of 1,200 square feet was not adequate enough to support the addition of a coffee shop,” Sherwood said. “Plus, the unit was on the second floor, which is never good for retail or coffee.” He is excited about the move to the Heights.

“Bellaire really isn’t our target market and does not have the appropriate demographics for what we are trying to accomplish,” Sherwood said. In addition to selling quality, near-mint-condition first and early pressings of vintage vinyl records including classic rock, 1980s pop, heavy metal, alternative, punk, R&B, soul, jazz, blues, folk and country as well as select remastered albums, the new location also will host weekend entertainment such as live, in-store performances by local Houston artists. It also will be home to karaoke nights, afternoon poetry readings, trivia game nights and amateur stand-up comedy. The specialty coffee shop

will serve espresso-based beverages, nitro-coffee, handcrafted Italian sodas, international loose-leaf teas, smoothies and frappuccinos, all supplied by GEVA Premium Coffee. Pastries will be delivered daily from Kraftsmen Bakery. Listening stations also are new to Black Dog. “(They) were not part of our old location as there was just not enough space,” Sherwood said. “We feel that it is a great way for customers to preview their new treasure while at the same time enjoying a beverage from Maggie May’s Coffee.” Sherwood will be the owner of the record store and coffee shop. Maggie May, by the way, is the name of Sherwood’s

German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix as well as the subject of songs by the Beatles and Rod Stewart. “She is a beautiful dog and is predominantly black in color so she also fits the theme of Black Dog,” he said. Sherwood also plans to partner to offer Houston craft beers and wines by the bottle or glass. There is already a vinyl shop at the opposite end of 19th Street, but Sherwood said Vinyl Edge will be a friend as opposed to a competitor. “Even though (owner) Chuck (Roast) and I sell the same commodity, we both sell a very different product,” Sherwood said. “Black Dog Records primarily focuses on vintage, used, first and early

Contributed photo Owner James Sherwood is bringing the Black Dog Records concept from Bissonnet Street over to the the Heights on 19th Street.

pressings of 1970s classic rock. Vinyl Edge sells indie, electronic, pop and alternative, a very different market. In Europe, it is not uncommon for six or seven vinyl record

stores to literally be located right next to each other along the same street as vinyl ‘cratediggers’ like to spend the afternoon visiting as many stores as they can.”

Sinclair Elementary celebrates Lunar New Year in style By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com When Sinclair Elementary science teacher Mimi Chan was growing up in Baytown, the holidays she heard about most in school were American holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas. “No one ever mentioned Lunar New Year,” Chan said. “I felt left out. When I became a teacher, I made sure my students celebrated with me and I always made it memorable. Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is the most important holiday for most Asians. It is probably the most celebrated holiday in the world.”

Contributed photo Sinclair Elementary students lined the hallways to watch the Lunar New Year parade, which culminated with a lion eating lettuce.

Chan, with the blessing of Sinclair principal Lee Mashburn, immersed her fifth-grade students in the holiday and its

traditions this year. The Lunar New Year is linked with the lunar calendar and the moon cycles.

Doyle’s, from P. 1A they want to stay in the area where they grew up.” Representatives of Avenue met with homeowner associations this week to communicate their plans and solicit feedback. Several area residents already have expressed their opposition to the proposed development. An online petition at change.org, titled “STOP Low Income Housing Development in Oak Forest,” had nearly 700 signatures as of early Wednesday afternoon. Lawler said the criteria for becoming an Avenue tenant is based on family size and income with an income range of $45,000-$60,000. Background checks are mandatory for residents. “They are working people – teachers, nurses, waitresses,” Lawler said. About 10 percent of Avenue tenants utilize housing vouchers, which are subsidies from the government that those in need can use to help pay rent at a privately owned apartment. Lawler said the feedback

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from the informational meeting included concerns about traffic and also potential school enrollment caps at the public schools in proximity to the development, which would be Oak Forest Elementary, Black Middle School and Waltrip High School. With regard to traffic, Lawler said the Avenue development was lower impact than some of the other options in the area. She also said it was her understanding that there was room at all three schools for zoned students.

“Avenue’s board members live and work in Houston,” Lawler said. “We take great pride in our work, both developing and managing properties. We’re open to input and we’d love to take anyone interested on a tour of our other developments.” Questions about the proposed development should be directed to Avenue’s Development Communications Officer Kim Arenas at kima@avenuecdc.org. Lawler said Avenue does not have a specific timeline for the project at this time.

It starts on the new moon and lasts for two weeks ending in a full moon. Sinclair’s twoday celebration started Feb. 5, the first day of the New Year. As it is Chan’s first year at the school, it was Sinclair’s first celebration of the holiday. Chan’s students had a special presentation in the cafeteria for the entire fifth-grade class. Students Cole Pham and Christian Nunez researched New Year traditions and did a PowerPoint presentation. Meanwhile, David Berry researched the meaning of Year of Pig and performed a monologue. Eight of Chan’s students performed the lion dance after

which Mashburn, a longtime Tai Chi practitioner, spoke to the students about the history of martial arts and did a Tai Chi demonstration. He also does Tai Chi with his teachers each Friday. The first day’s celebration ended with the entire school lining the hallways for the New Year parade. “The boy and girl lions, Buddhas and musicians paraded upstairs and downstairs and ended in front of the school with the dramatic climax of Principal Mashburn feeding the lion lettuce tied to red packets,” Chan said. “The lion chews and spits out the lettuce and red envelope on

the floor. This is a symbolic act of blessing by the lion. The spitting out of leaves signifies an abundance of everything in the coming year.” Last Friday, students made dumplings filled with meat and vegetables or cream cheese for the vegetarians. The class also did pig origami, fortune cookie crafts and Chinese character writing. Chan handed out red packets with a Chinese coin to the students. “I’m at a school where diversity is welcomed,” Chan said. “I’m making this celebration a tradition at Sinclair. The students said that they would remember this experience forever.”

SPJST, from P. 1A will lose its property tax exemption and lose out on growth opportunities if it proceeds with the pool plan, the plan is proceeding nonetheless. The lodge’s swim club committee, formally created at the annual member meeting in December, created a limited liability corporation to manage the pool and presented a management agreement to the Supreme Lodge on Jan. 23. The parent organization gave the go-ahead for the plan to be taken to the local membership for a vote at its upcoming monthly meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Vanicek said the Supreme Lodge, which maintains veto authority, is vetting the plan to make sure it complies with Texas Insurance Code guidelines for fraternal benefit societies and would not cost the local lodge its tax exemption. Members join the lodge by purchasing a life insurance policy from the organization. “Based on the information we have at hand, based on legal consultation, what they’re doing is correct,” Vanicek said. “Even at that, we still want to have the Texas Department of Insurance come in and take a look at the documents.” The plan calls for an eightlane, 25-yard heated outdoor pool, along with other capital improvements such as a playground and basketball court, to be built in the lodge’s backyard and funded

by swim club members who have pledged to pay $6,000 deposits as well as annual dues of $1,000 for operating costs. The swim club is limited to 410 members, who will be the only lodge members with regular access to the pool, while hundreds more community members have joined a swim club waiting list without joining the lodge. After concerns were raised about limited pool access among the general lodge membership, swim club membership was offered to any existing lodge member who joined before 2017. Swim club committee chairman Aaron Rigamonti said the pool also will be made available to the lodge’s youth club and for water aerobics classes conducted for a fee, while general lodge members can earn day passes by volunteering for the lodge’s charitable missions. “We thought that was a really creative and effective way to get people to have an active role in the lodge, more so than just so they can participate in the swimming pool,” Vanicek said. Rigamonti, president of the former Heights Swim and Social Club, joined the lodge about a year ago and has spearheaded the pool plan while becoming a vice president and member of its board of trustees. He said the proposal for the pool, while suiting those who are willing to pay for it, also will benefit the lodge member-

ship at large. Out of the $6,000 to be paid by each swim club member, $1,000 will go into a general fund to be used at the discretion of the lodge’s board of directors. “These are investments in our lodge that everybody gets to benefit from,” Rigamonti said. Rigamonti hopes the general membership will view a pool in the same light and approve the plan to put one in. If that happens, he said the project will enter the detail design phase, with construction and permitting to follow. The goal is to have a pool built and open for use by the summer of 2020. Curtis said a new pool – the lodge previously had one that was removed in the 1960s – could be a good recruiting tool for the lodge. It already has been, with many of the few hundred swim club members having joined within the last year. But because spots in the swim club already have been claimed, new lodge members not already on the waiting list cannnot join the swim club under the proposed plan. Curtis sees that as problematic. She said she’s considering filing a lawsuit against the lodge on the premise that members of a fraternal benefit society cannot be restricted from utilizing any of its assets. “It’s a big mistake and it’s going to cause havoc,” she said.

businesswoman Daphne Scarbrough and Greg Meyers, a former president of the Houston ISD Board of Education who resigned as a trustee in 2016. The city secretary does not yet have campaign treasurer designation forms for any potential challengers to District H council member Karla Cisneros, who serves the eastern part of the Heights. Attempting to unseat Turner as mayor are Kendall Baker, Tony Buzbee, Bill King and Demetria Smith. King has a Timbergrove rally scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Friday at Wakefield Crowbar, 954 Wakefield Dr. As a potential successor to Stardig in District A, Peck hopes to continue the work done by her boss by focusing on infrastructure, city services and the safety of her constituents. Stardig has used her Council District Service Funds, a total of $750,000 annually, to pay for overtime for Houston Police Department officers and new equipment for the Houston Fire Department, initiatives

Peck wants to continue. Peck said she also wants to tweak the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, which allocates taxpayer money to districts based on project needs and often results in uneven disbursement among the city’s 11 districts. Peck would prefer for half of the funds to be allocated that way and the other half to be distributed evenly. “Right now, the way it’s funded, it’s not fair and it’s not equal,” she said. “I want to make sure our constituents are getting back in services that they’re paying into.” Even if she loses another election, Peck said she still wants to serve her community. She views her connection to Stardig, an adversary turned ally, as a testament to her commitment. “When I lost, I wasn’t just going to say, ‘Well, I can’t be a community member. I can’t work for the community,’” Peck said. “I wanted to work for the community in any capacity I could. “I don’t think I’m going to lose this time,” she added.

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Contributed photo Jessica Padilla documented her progress on social media and took selfies with curious onlookers.

Mural, from P. 1A to UP Art Studio, a group that partners with community sponsors to paint mini murals on utility boxes around Houston. “I picked something that was important to me, which is education,” Padilla said. “Malala fought for a girl’s right to an education and had a powerful impact.” Cohen concurred that Yousafzai, a 21-yearold Pakistani activist, and her education advocacy are an inspirational role model for young people around the world. So Cohen chose to fund Padilla’s mural. “(Malala’s) message of peace and equality outshines hate speech, and we are thrilled to highlight her,” Cohen said. Padilla received a $250 stipend for supplies and another $750 for her work. She was slowed down a bit with the project because of the recent cold and rain but finished the mural in a week-and-a-half. Because she was next to the turn lane, Padilla was able to visit with passersby about what she was doing. “People came to park nearby and walked over to take a picture with me,” Padilla said.

She also had an unpleasant experience with a man who voiced his disapproval of the subject matter. For the most part, though, Padilla said “everyone was extremely supportive.” “A few people didn’t know who Malala was,” Padilla said. “So I did get to talk to them about her.” In addition to the likeness of Yousafzai on the mural, there also is a rendering of books and a quote of hers: “A girl’s voice is powerful and it can bring change in the community.” Cohen’s office has funded the Yousafzai mural and 19 other mini murals throughout District C with her 2018 Council District Service Fund, with 20 more planned for 2019. She previously sponsored 15 mini murals in 2016 for a total of 55 murals completed or planned throughout the district. It is Cohen’s intent to create “corridors” of murals – along W. 43rd Street, T.C. Jester Blvd, Heights Boulevard, 19th Street and Westheimer Street as well as along Brays Bayou through Braeswood Place and Meyerland.

their early stages – the filing deadline to get on the ballot is not until August – Peck is so far uncontested. She is the only District A candidate who as of Monday had filed a campaign treasurer designation form with the city secretary, which signals someone’s intention to run for office. All 16 city council seats, including five at-large positions, will be on the ballot. So will the races for mayor and city controller, offices occupied by Sylvester Turner and Chris Brown, respectively. Two other council members are approaching their term limits, District C’s Ellen Cohen and the at-large 5 position held by Jack Christie. The area served by Cohen, who also is mayor pro tem, includes the Heights, Garden Oaks and Oak Forest. Six candidates have emerged in the race to replace Cohen: Heights resident and longtime city employee Bob Nowak, Garden Oaks resident Shelley Kennedy, realtor Nick Hellyar, attorney Abbie Kamin,

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Things to do. The Arts

7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Pissed Jeans is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Xetas and Searing Arrow.

Asleep at the Wheel Friday, Feb. 15 8â€“ 11 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Asleep at the Wheel is performing at The Heights Theater. BJ Barham Saturday, Feb. 16 7 â€“ 11 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. BJ Barham is performing at The Heights Theater with special guest Joshua Ray Walker. Donavon Frankenreiter Wednesday, Feb. 20 6 â€“ 11 p.m. The Heights Theater â€“ 339 W. 19th St. Donavon Frankenreiter is performing at The Heights Theater with John Craigie. Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, Feb. 19 6:30 â€“ 9:30 p.m. Haroldâ€™s Restaurant & Tap Room â€“ 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Haroldâ€™s Tap Room every Tuesday night.

Jeannine Higgins Saturday, Feb. 16 1 p.m Visionary Heights â€“ 1331 Nicholson St. Jeannine Higgins is performing at Visionary Heights with Howard Namkin and Jorge Palomarez.

G. Love & Special Sauce Friday, Feb. 15 7:30 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. G. Love & Special Sauce are performing at White Oak Music Hall with Ron Artis II and The Truth. The Kooks Saturday, Feb. 16 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. The Kooks is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Barns Courtney and Future Feats.

Cody Ko & Noel Miller Sunday, Feb. 17 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Cody Ko and Noel Miller are doing their podcast, Tiny Meat Gang, live at White Oak Music Hall. Courtney Barnett Monday, Feb. 18 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Courtney Barnett is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Sunflower Bean. Blood Orange Wednesday, Feb. 20 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Blood Orange is performing at White Oak Music Hall. Pissed Jeans Wednesday, Feb. 20

Maria de Buenos Aires Friday, Feb. 15 7:30 â€“ 9:30 p.m. Opera in the Heights â€“ 1703 Heights Blvd. Maria de Buenos Aires is an opera that tells the story of a woman named MarĂa, who people say was â€œborn on the day God was drunk.â€? She is seduced into a deadly underworld by the spirit of tango. Wylde Meade Saturday, Feb. 16 6:30 â€“ 8:30 p.m. EQ Heights â€“ 1030 Heights Blvd. Wylde Meade is performing celtic and folk music at EQ Heights.

Saves the Day Friday, Feb. 15 7 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Saves the Day is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Remo Drive and Mighty.

Hayes Carll Saturday, Feb. 16 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Hayes Carll is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Ben Dickey.

Mozes and The Firstborn Thursday, Feb. 21 8 p.m. White Oak Music Hall â€“ 2915 N. Main St. Mozes and The Firstborn is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Valen and K. Campbell.

The Gatherinâ€™ Sunday, Feb. 17 1 â€“ 5 p.m. Visionary Heights â€“ 1331 Nicholson St. Bring an instrument or just your voice and join in with this musical collective. Organist Marvin Gaspard Sunday, Feb. 17 11 a.m. â€“ 12 p.m. Baptist Temple Church â€“ 230 W. 20th St. Organist Marvin Gaspard is play solo work as well as duet and hymn arrangements.

The Markets Epicurean Market Saturday, Feb. 17 8:30 a.m. â€“ 1:30 p.m. 1245 Heights Blvd. At the Heights Epicurean Market you can find handmade, homemade, and locally homegrown items. Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, Feb. 16 4 â€“ 8 p.m. Sideout Volleybar â€“ 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists. Eleanoraâ€™s Market Saturday, Feb. 16 8 a.m. â€“ 12 p.m. Cavatore â€“ 2120 Ella Blvd. There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers. Sip & Shop Market Saturday, Feb. 16 Noon â€“ 7 p.m. Bungalow Heights â€“ 1919 Beall Join Bungalow Heights and local purveyors for their month Sip & Shop market. Eat brunch

frustrated or angry in your marriage. Many find that talking about it only makes it worse. There is a Retrouvaille program in Houston beginning the weekend of Feb. 22-24. Visit the website for information and details on the location.

at Bungalow and then stroll the market. Heights Morning Market Sunday, Feb. 17 10 a.m. â€“ 2 p.m. 3106 White Oak Dr. Heights Morning Market gathers local talented artisans, farmers, and entrepreneurs to bring you closer to the goods you need. Stop by to shop and stay to brunch, drink mimosas, and listen to live music at Onion Creek.

Trinity Concert Series presents organist Greg Zelek Sunday, Feb. 24 2:30 p.m. Trinity Downtown - 800 Houston Ave. Greg Zelek is considered to be one of the best young concert organists today. The concert will be performed on Trinityâ€™s 50-rank Holtkamp/Reuter pipe organ. Admission is free. A freewill offering is appreciated. Call 713-224-0684 or visit www. trinitydt.org for information.

The Pews Boy Scout Troop 604 round up at St. Stephenâ€™s Saturday, Feb. 16 6-8:30 p.m. St. Stephenâ€™s UMC - 2003 W. 43rd St. Boy Scouts Troop 604 will hold its Round Up and reunion to raise funds for summer camp at the Scout House, 2002 West 43rd St. Tickets are $20 each, and are available by contacting troop604@yahoo.com. Rev. Nathan Lonsdale Bledsoe will lead a Bible study and sermon conversation at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at Great Heights Brewing Co., 938 Wakefield Dr. All are welcome. Call 713-686-8241 or visit www. stsumc.org for information.

Chili Supper Wednesday, Feb. 27 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Zion Lutheran - 3606 Beauchamp Zion Lutheranâ€™s Men in Mission are hosting their chili supper in Zionâ€™s Great Room. This fundraiser is for their Seminary Scholarship Program. The meal will be for a free will offering and there will be quarts to go for $10. Call 713-869-1493 for information.

Womenâ€™s Bible Study Group Monday, Feb. 18 5:30 p.m. YMCA â€“1234 W. 34th St. The Womenâ€™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 non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

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Mimosas & Art Saturday, Feb. 16 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Spencer Legal Gallery - 1115 W. 43rd St. As a gift to the community, the community is welcome to the opening of the newest exhibit: â€œThread of Connection: Voices of our Multicultural Aesthetic.â€? This is a unique art exhibit featuring an anchor artist, Tonya Engel, as well as photographer Darrell Williams, watercolorist Michael Vollmer, digital photographer Marcus Lewis, and sculpturist Laura Sprague.

Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group Thursday, Feb. 21 7 a.m. YMCA â€“1234 W. 34th St. The Menâ€™s Scripture Sharing Group meets every Thursday at the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. There will be music, Bible study and fellowship. Guests and new members are welcome to attend this non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@earthlink.net for information.

Rodeo Clown Roundup Sunday, Feb. 17 1:30 â€“ 10 p.m. Karbach Brewing Co. â€“ 2032 Karbach St. Karbach is hosting a Rodeo Clown Roundup with musical guests Casey Donahew, Old 97â€™s, Nikki Lane, Bruce Robison, Flatland Cavalry, Jonathan Tyler

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Harry Potter Trivia Sunday, Feb. 17 5 â€“ 9 p.m. Kingâ€™s BierHaus â€“ 2044 E. T.C. Jester Get your wands and brooms ready for the Harry Potter trivia at Kingâ€™s BierHaus, where the menu is themed.

Womenâ€™s Ministry Weekend Friday, Feb. 22, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-noon Lazybrook Baptist Church 1822 W. 18th St. The guest speaker is Eva Piper, wife of Don Piper, the author of â€œ90 Minutes in Heaven.â€? Light breakfast and lunch served. Door prizes. The event is free. Call 713-864-1470 or email julie@discpro.com for reservations.

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Heart-to-heart about heart disease in dogs tory rate at rest. This can be very hard to notice if you are not looking for it. If you know your dog has a heart problem, your vet may recommend that you learn your dog’s normal character and rate of breathing at rest, so that you may recognize a problem in the future if you become concerned. • Cough: The most common reason a dog with heart disease is seen by a veterinarian is due to the development of a cough. The cough may be a dry hacking cough that sounds like your pet gags after coughing. Some describe it as if their pet is “trying to hack up a hairball” at the end of the coughing spell. Others describe an occasional moist cough. Coughing is never normal in a dog. So, if your pet does develop a cough for any reason, especially if you have been told that your pet has a heart murmur, you should seek veterinary attention sooner than later. • Rapid tiring: If you take your dog out for his usual

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walk and you notice that he does not want to walk the usual mile, but instead stops at the third or fourth block, sits down and pants, this may mean he is tiring sooner than he used to. This could be a sign of what vets call “poor exercise tolerance.” There are several reasons for such lack of exercise tolerance, but weakening of the heart muscle from heart disease is high on the list and should be investigated. • Pot belly: Weakening of the heart muscle from heart disease can also result in poor forward flow of blood, which then causes fluid buildup in the belly. This manifests as a sudden or gradual onset of a pot-bellied appearance. There are also other reasons why this could occur, but you will definitely want to see a veterinarian regardless of the reason. • Fainting: A less common but more alarming sign is fainting (which can look like seizures) when your pet gets very excited. This is very

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Gary David Kellogg, 68, born June 14, 1950, died Jan. 29. He is survived by his wife, Hilda Kellogg, daughters Veronica Lynn Herrera, Elizabeth Ann Martinez, brothers Phillip Larry Kellogg, and Alan Wayne Kellogg, and sister Mary Lillian Gordon.

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Windell Reed, 68, born May 15, 1950, died Jan. 30. Reed was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, father Ferdie Reed Sr., step-sons David Swanson, Charles Gerard, stepdaughter Diann Caldwell, siblings Ferdie Reed Jr., Linda Thomas, Sharon Greenleaf, Kathryn Reed, Paul Reed and Mary Ann Reed, and five grandchildren. Alice Francis Sechelski,

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Wendy L. Wilderson, 68, born Oct. 30, 1950, died Jan. 17. She is survived by her sister Lauri Stoll.

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Swimming brothers revive LHN program By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com Swimming is a way of life for brothers Caleb and Justice Wenz, whose dedication to the craft was key to reviving a long-dormant program at Lutheran High North. Justice and Caleb, a sophomore and freshman, respectively, enrolled at the Garden Oaks private school in the fall and helped restart a swimming program. The school had not participated in the sport in nearly a decade. There was an immediate payoff both for the Wenz brothers and their new school as they represented the Lions at the TAPPS state meet on Feb. 6 in Mansfield, with Justice placing third in the 200yard individual medley for Division 3. “We both started swimming in summer leagues when we were younger, so it’s something we’ve always been doing,” Justice said. “We were talking with (Head of School) Dana Gerard about how we were swimmers and wanted to start a team. He introduced us to [Athletic Director] Tony Baretto, and it went from there.” Baretto said he had reservations about starting a program, because the Wenz boys

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TxDOT seeking input on area bike-trail projects

der the railroad bridge it will transition back up to the I-10 east-bound berm area and Feb. 28 is the deadline for then turn north to tie into Woodcrest Park public input on three pro- the existing pedestrian bridge Adjacent to proposed posed bike trail projects that over I-10. On the north side of trail would have a direct impact I-10, coming off of the bridge, on cyclists and pedestrians the trail will then tie into the in the area, most notably the signalized intersection at the Cottage Grove Park access Heights. Texas Department of road and Cohn Street. Some area cyclists and resiThe Memorial Connection would link the Heights and other nearby neighborhoods with Memorial Park. Transportation spokesperson Emily Black said there have dents have taken to the projSource: Texas Department of Transportation. Graphic design by Martha Buhler. been ongoing conversations ects with enthusiasm. “It’s really a positive overall, about multiple local projects – a Memorial Park Pedestrian because a signal is really hard connector, a Heights/MKT to get. So if you can utilize an trail connector and a North- already-existing signal and Proposed Project west Transit Center connector have dedicated right of way, – since a neighborhood group that’s great,” resident Donna Shared Use Path reached out to TxDOT with Bennett said. Another project, dubbed the ideas in early 2018. Proposed projects were submitted to MKT/White Oak Bayou BiThe project proposes to construct a 10’ concrete shared use path along TxDOT cycle from Pedestrian Connection, the Houston-Galveston AreaROW Council for consideration in would be the first improveThe proposed path with utilize a large berm area Halong the topOctober of the I 10 EB embankment ment to the Rutland Detention 2018. em “These specific community Basin, a critical transformaps on down towards the bottom of the slope in order totego under needs thewere existing to an urban greenspace identified railroad and re- tionbridge ad layed to TxDOT by a citizens or park that would provide Rd group, so weitdecided move a connection hind existing columns). Once the trail passes under the railroad bridge will totransition backfrom the existforward with the projects,” ing Heights Trail and follow it to the Black over said. “The proposed ea and then turn north to tie into the existing pedestrian bridge I-10 whichdown will bebusinesses south projects connect to existing of I-10 and the White Oak trailsbridge, to make walking bik- Bayou Trail. 10’ shared use facility. On the north side of I-10, coming off of the theandproposed trail The northern portion would ing a safer, more convenient Old Katy Rd alternative mode of transpor- run through TxDOT-owned ge Grove Park I-10 access at Cohn St. This will allow for a continuous pedestrian and bicycle property adjacent to the Ruttation.” land safety detention pond, utilizOne of the projects is the munity Shown north toproject Memorial Park by creating multi-modal traffic and will enhance hereof is theI-10 proposed termed the Northwest Transit Connection. TxDOT says it would roughly $2.2 million Memo- ing the detention pond’s east serve as a conduit to the Northwest Transit Center for those in the Heights/Spring Branch communities. rial Park bike pedestrian con- berms. It would then tie into nector, which would serve as the existing White Oak Trail Source: Texas Department of Transportation. Graphic design by Martha Buhler. a conduit between the Heights along the southern side of and nearby neighborhoods to White Oak Bayou. TxDOT Memorial Park. The project said this connector trail will proposes a 10-foot-wide con- provide greater access to the crete shared-use path along off-street pedestrian and biTxDOT right of way from cycle network, such as White ested: $2,205,391 Washington Avenue to Cohn Oak Bayou midway between existing trail heads – located Street. ion Alternatives Set-Aside Additionally, the proposed at Yale Street/I-10 and TC path will utilize a large berm Jester/White Oak Bayou Trail C Call for Projects area along the top of the Inter- – and the connection to Nichstate 10 east-bound embank- olson Street and MKT trails. “Our neighborhood has alment and will then transition down toward the bottom of ways hoped (the basin) would the slope in order to go under be an urban greenspace or the existing railroad bridge park, so this is the first imWhite Oak Bayou east of Washington Avenue. provement to that, and beAccording to TxDOT, it will gins a process where other Proposed Project connect the community north improvements could also be of I-10 to Memorial Park by made,” Bennett said of the Hike & Bike Trail creating multi-modal traffic proposal, which would require that enhances safety for pe- more than $2 million in federal The proposed MKT/White Oak Bayou connector would provide an additional avenue from the existing funds. destrians and cyclists. Heights Hike and Bike Trail and follow it to businesses south of I-10 and the White Oak Trail. If funds are approved for Once the trail passes unSource: Texas Department of Transportation. Graphic design by Martha Buhler. By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

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the final project, the Northwest Transit Connection, TxDOT would construct a 10foot concrete shared-use path along the southbound frontage road of Loop 610. On the north, the proposed trail will tie into a shared-use path being built north of 12th Street that goes along, then under, 610 to connect Spring Branch with the Heights via West 12th Street. On the south, the proposed trail would tie into the NW Transit Center with intersection improvements at Old Katy Road. “It will create multi-modal traffic to the area, such as the first-last mile connection for the Spring Branch and Heights community to METRO’s Northwest Transit Center and allow for a continuous pedestrian and bicycle network,” TxDOT said of the project, which would require more than $750,000 of federal funds. Emily Guyre, executive director of the Houston Heights Association, said the organization supports all three trail projects. “These high-comfort trails will connect us to popular destinations such as other neighborhoods, parks, shops and eateries, and even provide our residents with the opportunity to bike or walk to work,” she said. “We are hopeful the HGAC chooses to fund these shared-use projects because we want Heights residents and visitors to improve their overall fitness, save money and help protect the environment.” There are some, however, who believe funds should be spent on other aspects of the neighborhood. “We don’t need more trails, we need street repairs,” Laura Virgadamo wrote on Facebook. The H-GAC should identify funded projects by the conclusion of the spring. Subsequent construction timelines would depend on when H-GAC schedules funds for the identified projects. Residents wishing to provide input can do so online at h-gac.com.

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to construct a 10’ concrete shared use path along the SB frontage road of I 610 as firsto the NW Transit Center for residents from Spring Branch and Heights Neighborhood. On sed trail will tie into a shared use path being built north of 12th street that goes along and connects Spring Branch with the Heights via W 12th Street. On the south, the proposed trail ransit Center with intersection improvements at Old Katy Road. It will create multi-modal rst-Last Mile Connection for the Spring Branch and Heights community to METRO’s NW low for a continuous pedestrian and bicycle network.

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vements: The project proposes to construct a 10’ concrete shared use path that would connect on the sted: $752,640 ortion to the MKT Trail. The northern part of this trail would run through TxDOT’s owned property on Alternatives Set-Aside Rutland detention pond. The trail would utilize the east berms of the detention pond, which is Call for Projects 5 to 20 ft wide. After the trail navigates around the detention pond’s east berm, just south of W. 5th St, hen traverse across a portion of the detention pond as well as White Oak Bayou via a proposed steel re it would then tie into the existing White Oak Trail that runs along the southern side of White Oak provide greater access to and continuity of the off-street pedestrian and bicycle network: access to u midway between existing trail heads located at Yale St/I 10 and TC Jester/White Oak Bayou Trail and cholson TrailCaroline and MKT Trail. ItAmanda will also connect the create multi-modal traffic to access Richcommunity and Brigette Nancy Jane Sylvia Schlemmer Anhorn Anhorn Larson McMillan Aldrete ercial destinations along Yale St and Heights Blvd south of I-10 and to downtown via White Oak Bayou

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