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Brawl at Waltrip escalates safety concerns

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Restorative discipline is an increasingly popular practice for addressing student behavior in schools. According to the Texas Education Agency, which promotes the relationship-building approach on a statewide level, it aims to foster “belonging over exclusion, social engagement over control and meaningful accountability over punishment.”

Jesse Espinosa said he’s seen some of the benefits at Waltrip High School, which like the rest of Houston ISD has encouraged the practice over the last few years. But the longtime director of the Waltrip Ram Band, who graduated from the school in 1995, also has seen a turn for the worse in the campus’ overall

behavioral climate.

“Since I’ve been working there, I can recall times where if there was one or two fights a semester, that was a lot,” said Espinosa, who began teaching at Waltrip 17 years ago. “The last several years, I’ve seen the general discipline of the school just deteriorate. Some of that has to do with some of the going times with the district not wanting to be as strict with the students.”

Espinosa and others involved with Waltrip are wondering if it might be time for some tougher love. Campus safety was among the concerns expressed by a group of students and parents who spoke at the HISD school board meeting April 11, and those concerns were ampliSee Waltrip P. 6A

Photo from Instagram video Multiple Waltrip High School students engaged in a fight in the campus gym on April 26. The melee resulted in some injuries, according to Houston ISD.

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Photo by Adam Zuvanich Greg Nolte, left, owner of Gen’s Antiques on 19th Street, interacts with customers, including Shawna Olibamoyo, on Saturday, April 27. The business has since vacated the building at the northeast corner of 19th Street and Ashland Street.

Carter & Cooley building undergoing transformation

By Adam Zuvanich azuvanich@theleadernews.com Kelly Contello has yet to meet her new neighbors on 19th Street, but she already has felt their presence.

The owner of The Lift, a bookstore and gift shop at 365 W. 19th St., said her March sales were about one-third lower than usual this year.

Contello attributes the dip to ongoing construction at the historic building next door, which in October was purchased by a group that includes prominent Heights developer Radom Capital, LLC. The new owner is in the process of transforming the two-story, twolot building at the corner of 19th and Ashland Street, having replaced the awning, upstairs windows and exte-

Photo from Facebook Construction has been ongoing on the corner of 19th and Ashland streets.

rior tile, repaved part of the sidewalk and painted the building with an Art Deco design.

Contello said she was not notified about any of the work, even though

it entailed accessing the roof of her building over the span of a few days and extending yellow caution tape to the border of her property.

“I think if you’re going to come in a place and you’re going to make a really big change, you might want to meet your community partners. You might want to get to know them,” Contello said. “I believe they owe the community communication. … I think they owe 19th Street merchants communication. Because whatever they put in there, it affects us.”

Radom Capital vice president Barton Kelly said the developer is giving the 98-year-old, 9,703-square foot building a “very light facelift” and doing deferred maintenance to make See Heights P. 8A

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Voting for our annual Reader’s Choice Awards begins with this week’s edition and ends May 24. So now is the time to identify your favorite businesses in a variety of categories and let us know what you think.

Are there newcomers that deserve to be highlighted? Are the tried-andtrue places still the best? The choice is yours.

Starting today in The Leader (on Page 8A) and on our website, www. theleadernews.com, we’re asking you, our readers, to select everything from the best doctor to the best restaurant; the best pet care to the best real estate agent.

The list won’t be accurate if readers don’t participate. We also encourage businesses to ask their customers to support them.

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Teams from Helms, Hogg headed to Michigan

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Contributed photo Max Cedillo, left, and Nico Guerrero are part of the Helms Elementary Odyssey of the Mind team headed to Michigan later this month.

Helms Elementary fourth grader Chase Vontoure said he always gets nervous when his team competes at the Odyssey of the Mind competition.

“My team has been together for two years so we know each other pretty well,” Vontoure said. “Our goal is to do our best and just have fun.”

The fun is going to continue a little longer for Vontoure’s team, which is one of six Odyssey of the Mind teams from Helms that competed in the Houston re-

gionals in March. One team of fourth and fifth graders — Vontoure, Alexandra Beltran, Gabriela Beltran, Max Cedillo, Nico Guerrero, Axyl Del Hierro and Madeline Lopez led by parent coach Rhesa Cedillo — placed second in the statewide event in April to qualify for the World Competition of Odyssey of the Mind at Michigan State University in late May. It’s the first time a Helms team has qualified. The elementary feeds into Hogg Middle School, which also is sending a team to the World Competition after earning a spot as an alternate.

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THE PUBLIC. The Leader • Saturday, May 4, 2019 • Page 2A

Man found shot to death in ditch Staff Reports landan@theleadernews.com

The Houston Police Department is investigating the death of a man found in an area ditch who apparently had been shot.

Det. Gordon Sullivan with HPD’s homicide division told reporters the man, who he said was white or Hispanic and between 20 and 35 years old, was found face down in a ditch in the 3800 block of West 12th Street near Hempstead Road

on the morning of April 26.

Sullivan said the man, wearing black pants and a black shirt, had his hands and feet bound by tape and was surrounded by multiple shell casings.

Sullivan said officers responded to a 7 a.m. call placed by a passerby.

“We don’t know how many times the body was struck,” Sullivan said. “We don’t really have too many details at this time. We’re still investigating it.”

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The Houston Police DepartMultiple suspects remain on the run after allegedly robbing a Shepherd Forest woman at gunpoint last week.

Houston Police Department spokesperson Jodi Silva said officers responded to a call in the 4300 block of Marlborough Drive at 6:30 p.m. April 22, when a woman told police she was held up in her driveway by two armed

black men wearing ski masks.

The woman was alone, according to Silva, and was unharmed.

“She was sitting in her car, and then was approached by the suspects. They demanded her purse and then her vehicle,” Silva said. “She didn’t think much of the maroon sedan they got out of, until the next thing she knows they’re knocking on her windows with guns.”

According to Silva, the suspects made away with the woman’s white 2019 Jeep

Grand Cherokee and fled the scene. The next day, however, Silva said the woman told police a neighbor recovered her wallet about a block away, with only a work ID card missing.

The victim’s Grand Cherokee was then found crashed in the 6000 block of Oak Bay Drive – about five miles from the scene – around 10:30 p.m. April 24.

“The best we can tell, they hit a tree or a fence, then a witness said he saw four suspects flee on foot,” Silva said.

HCAD protest deadline May 15 From Staff Reports The Harris County Appraisal District has mailed property value notices to residential property owners and is following with commercial and industrial value notices.

Harris County property owners who believe there is an error in the market value set by the appraisal district have until May 15 to protest the value of their property.

If property owners have not yet received their value notice, they will still have 30 days to file their protest, and the later protest deadline will be printed on their value notice.

Business personal property and some real property accounts may have later protest deadlines, according to HCAD. If a later deadline applies to a particular account, the property owner will be mailed an official HCAD value notice on which the later protest deadline will be listed.

“We are seeing a large number of residential and commercial properties in Harris County that are increasing in value this year,” Chief Appraiser Roland Altinger said.

“Despite the flooding from Hurricane Harvey, many properties throughout the county have been rebuilt or restored

and continue to go up in value.”

By law, HCAD is required to appraise all property at 100 percent of market value as of Jan. 1.

Protests may be filed online through the iFile system, brought to HCAD’s office at 13013 Northwest Fwy or mailed to P.O. Box 922004, Houston, TX 77292-2004.

They must be postmarked by May 15.

Owners who have misplaced their value notice can use HCAD’s free mobile app to quickly retrieve their iFile number by scanning their Texas driver’s license.

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We’ll accept reader anger if change comes

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ver the past couple of weeks, a number of readers have pushed a dialogue about The Leader and its quality of journalism. While our wonderful editor, Adam Zuvanich, addressed some of this in last week’s column, I need to offer perspective to the conversation.

Specifically, some of our reporting on Waltrip High School has been difficult – for us, but mostly for the people who love Waltrip, who want to see it succeed, and who have fond memories of their childhood school.

Two weeks ago, we reported about a group of students and parents who complained to the HISD board. And just as we were leaving the office last Friday, we heard from another group of parents who told us about a brawl that covered half the gymnasium floor. We were even provided video of the melee and made a grueling decision that the public needed to know about – and see – this fight. High school fights are a dime a dozen, and I’ve seen plenty of them. This was no dime.

Readers, as should be the case with any good newspaper, let us have it. Among other things, we were told: We shouldn’t show video of a fight at Waltrip.

We shouldn’t write stories about a fight; instead, we should focus on the positive stories from the school.

Jonathan McElvy Publisher

Did we do even a smidge of research on the fight, or did we just post a story to inflame the masses?

The Leader now believes that one fight at a high school validates writing a story. Guess what? the reader asked. These fights happen daily.

These are but a sampling of the comments we’ve received, but they cover the most important accusations I want to personally address. For almost seven years, I’ve devoted every ounce of my professional energy to publishing a community newspaper that matters. In a time when media has completely lost its mind, The Leader has worked to be a bastion for relevant news, wonderful stories about the community, and perspective that you can’t find in any other publication. We’ve sought to remain focused on the issues that impact our neighborhoods, while doing our best to address concerns that could stand a little light.

What I want readers to understand today is what we couldn’t tell you yesterday, for lack of verification. For instance: The fight we showed from Waltrip wasn’t the only one that day.

One teacher told us there may have been as many as five. Another parent said her daughter knew of four.

To us, the melee in the gym wasn’t one fight – there were multiple fights at the same time, without an adult to be found.

Another concern we had, as has been verified to us by parents now, is that no notification was given to parents about some of the safety concerns at the school. There were notifications about prom and other school events, but nothing about any safety concerns – or that the problem was being addressed. As far as we know, that still has not happened.

We also learned, but couldn’t verify until early this week, that ambulances were called to the school to transport students injured in the fight. When ambulances are required for a high school fight, we believe it goes beyond the pale of just kids being kids.

In all of the reporting we’ve done on this issue – and Adam has done another great job in today’s edition giving more insight into some of the concerns – I hope readers will understand two things.

First, more than at any other time

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terloper, Loopin’ John.”

Rove: “Good ones. Not to get off track, but while I’m thinking of it, we need diversions so that voters won’t get confused with the truth. Like I said, Benghazi is old, and kneeling at NFL games only works during the football season. Every time I head ‘federal income taxes,’ ‘collision’ or ‘obstruction of justice’ I break out in a sweat. The same with ‘Stormy.’ We must use diversions. Let’s see. We’ve got Beto’s DWI when he was a teenager. Keep harping on that.

Elizabeth Warren was a Harvard Law School professor.

Maybe her parents paid to get her in. Start that rumor. Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is related to Fidel. And get a whisper campaign going that Buttigieg is gay.”

Minion 6 speaks up: “But he acknowledges that. Maybe we can say he’s really straight but is just appealing to the LGBT vote. Tulsi Gabbard is a Congresswoman from Hawaii.

I’m told Tulsi is Hawaiian for ‘Baby Strangler.’ Can anyone prove it’s not? As for Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Florida, anybody named Messam is probably an Arab and a member of ISIS. Andrew Yang is a Chinese plant.”

“Very good, Minion 6,” says Rove. “Now, you may have heard that rumors, innuendoes and false accusations are slimy, underhanded and dirty politics. I say, ‘What’s your point?’ We won the White House by being coarse, insulting and appealing to the worst in the nation’s fears. P.T. Barnum said, ‘Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.’

Never lost a dollar -- or an election. Moving on, we need a snappy, meaningless slogan that will fit on a cap or a bumper sticker. ‘Make America Great Again’ was fabulous, but is it now a bit shopworn?

Maybe ‘The Hair Apparent.’

I was thinking of ‘The Art of the Heel’ but that’s too negative. So is ‘Three Wives Can’t Be Wrong.’ Some clown suggested ‘Strumpets For Trumpet.’ I like ‘Four More Fears.’”

Minion 12: “Karl, when we get all of this dirty campaigning together, how will we disseminate it?”

Rove: “Fortunately, we have an ally in our campaign that’s not costing us a cent. They will pour it on night and day, non-stop, and convince the ethically challenged and the terminally gullible to overlook the obvious and buy into it.”

Minion 14: “Volunteers?”

Rove: “No, Fox News.”

Minion 10: “I keep hearing

We have one goal, and one goal only. We want the problems at Waltrip addressed. We want the school to improve. We want the administration to be candid with the parents. And we want our students to walk into school without an ounce of fear. They deserve that, and every single one of us should want that.

Sure, we could sweep the negativity under the gym bleachers, but that doesn’t help the problem.

Here’s what I can guarantee: Regardless of HISD’s transparency with us, there are conversations happening inside the halls of Waltrip and HISD’s administrative office. We know for a fact Santos is asking for answers. We’re pretty sure teachers and administrators at Waltrip have security top of mind.

And we know parents and their children are having conversations about personal safety in light of the discontent at the school.

In a year from now – maybe at the start of next semester – all of this will be forgotten. But today, right now, it is important that we’re aware. It’s important that something change. And if some of our readers are mad at us, and question our judgment, we’ll take that a thousand times over if Waltrip High School improves.

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Uncork the campaign GOP HEADQUARTERS – Karl Rove enters the room and his minions stand at attention.

“At ease, minions, and take a seat. As you know from my memo, it’s not too soon to activate Operation Fear & Smear II. We have already beaten the Hillary/Benghazi scam with Fear & Smear I, and it worked far better than we had hoped.

But now we turn our attention to 2020. Our new campaign will be based on KISS – Keep It Simple, Stupid. KISS works because American voters have the attention span of a fruit fly.

They don’t want to hear about budgets, pollution or global warming. They want catchy slogans like ‘Make America Great Again’ and promises like a balanced budget, and enemies like immigrants and the press. To be a good demagogue, you’ve got to have enemies to mention in speeches so the crowd can boo. Another reason to keep it simple is The Donald gets bored if a memo is more than two pages long.

Come to think of it, he does resemble a fruit fly.”

Rove continues. “We need to brainstorm. He likes insulting nicknames for his opponents: Crooked Hillary, Little Marco, Lying Ted and Jeff Bozos. Our problem is that the Dems have so many candidates running around the country promising the moon, the stars, and a president who doesn’t embarrass America before the entire world, it’s hard to differentiate them. Joe Biden took so long deciding whether to run we’ll call him Biden His Time.

We have Beto O’Rourke. Our boss thinks Beto is the UT Longhorn mascot, but how about Rio Beto? He’s from El Paso just across the Rio from Mexico and it plays to our anti-immigrant base. The Donald can have great fun with South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Pete Butt. Then we have U.S. representatives including Tim Ryan and Eric Swalwell.

No one ever heard of them, so let’s not waste time on nicknames. We have six senators running. Any ideas?”

Minion 4 speaks up. “Bernie Sanders is so old, we can label him Burned Out Sanders.

Actually, he’s only five years older than The Donald, but if we start being accurate and telling the truth, it would ruin our whole campaign. Also, Cory Booker can be either Gory Booker or Newark Booker. He used to be mayor there, and everyone thinks Newark is the pits.”

Minion 5 says, “We can ridicule Senators Amy Klobuchar and Kamal Harris. Great targets for insulting nicknames, like Camel Harris. It sound Arabic, but any nickname for Klobuchar may be hard for him to say. Remember the ‘oranges of the Mueller investigation.’

Same thing with Kirsten Gillibrand. Crispy Brandy? He’s bound to get it wrong. Former Governor John Hickenlooper, now that’s low-hanging fruit.

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during our ownership of The Leader, we research and interview our work better than ever before. Together, Adam and I spent most of our Friday night on the phone. Our last conversation was at 11 p.m., after I had talked to one parent and he had talked to two others. We called and emailed the HISD Press Office to hopefully get the administration’s perspective on the issue. Adam texted with Elizabeth Santos, the HISD trustee who represents Waltrip, and she had very few details.

We got another call from HISD that said they wouldn’t release anything other than an acknowledgement that the brawl happened. And when we followed up to ask about multiple fights on the same day, we were told HISD would have no further comment.

In the course of reporting on this story, we’ve talked to no fewer than 12 people to piece information together, and we’ve only reported when three or more people have corroborated the same things.

For anyone to imply that we haven’t researched our reporting is just wrong. Trust me, I’ve read plenty of reporting that was done half-way. That was not the case.

Second, and most important, I want to reiterate the purpose for a media organization like us – one that is proud to represent our community – reporting on such an unsettling story.

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What about Bob? Community grapples with fate of popular stray dog

that the Mueller Report is killing us. What’s our strategy?”

Rove: “We keep hammering on Muelleer’s record as a traitor. OK, so The Donald got four student deferments and finally a phony physical deferment because he had a bone spur, although he can’t remember the doctor’s name or even which foot had the spur, while Mueller was a Marine infantry platoon commander in the Vietnam War, received several medals for bravery including the Bronze Star. Even today his former Marines admire him. So what? Finally, we are going to saturate the countryside with billboards, radio and TV commercials and false rumors.”

Minion 9: “But Karl, where are we gonna get all that fake news and money?”

Rove: “Don’t worry. Russia will give us the fake news and Mexico will pay for it.”

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Dear Editor: I read the story about Bob the stray Labrador in the Oak Forest area, and I stand pro Bob. In my opinion, when you live in a neighborhood and community, you must accept what lives in that community around you too.

Bob is a staple in the Oak Forest neighborhood, and it would be a shame to remove him from it.

Even if he charged or showed his teeth to children, he is a dog, after all; that can be expected. Unless he actually assaults or attacks a resident or bystander, I believe Bob has the right to stay in the neighborhood. By removing Bob, you remove part of the community, whether he is a nuisance or a blessing.

Johann Theiss

Brawl breaks out at Waltrip

Dear Editor: I thought I read that the new principal had everybody going to lunch at the same time for an hour and the overflow is going into the gym. If that truly is the case that’s where a lot of problems are stemming from. Sounds like this new principal needs to get it together.

Linda Dear Editor: I dislike how there are comments about parenting ... excuse me but what I know is that there are single parents working one or more jobs a day and sadly can’t be there for their kid. Waltrip High School has school from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. which

is eight hours, children spend most of their time there and if they aren’t at school they are trying to do homework or other chores at their house. How people raise their kid isn’t a factor here because if it was, aren’t schools supposed to help kids for the future, so why aren’t there manner classes? If that’s the problem then people should be willing to pay a bit more taxes in helping their public schools become better for their kids. Now seeing this fight in person I know that there was only ONE teacher in there, and this teacher was holding one kid back while 10+ other kids started also fighting. Lack of staffing? Wait, I heard there was an over staffing?

Oh right, there are nine principals in this school alone. WHERE ARE THEY? Where’s the administration? People say lack of parent involvement, but I say lack of administration caring. Like one child in the board meeting said, “Niggli is only there to move up the ranks.” Before all this news and talk, he was rarely at school, and if he was there, his door was always closed. Not saying it’s all to blame on him though, he has begun to use funding more effectively around the school, which is some good. But I do have to disagree with the education statistics as stated on this post. The seniors this year haven’t all been able to graduate, almost 40% of students this year are on the risk of not graduating. Attendance is a failed system since 1/4 of the students have attendance appeals or have been sent to ISS (In School Suspension) for being late in which they lost school activity because they have to sit for hours doing nothing. Waltrip School Support Officer Jason Bernal is stating incorrect information and I hope that everything is uncovered at this school for the better of the future.

Jane

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THINGS TO DO. The Arts Carolyn Wonderland Friday, May 3 7 – 10 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Carolyn Wonderland is performing at The Heights Theater with Los Coast.

Parker Millsap Saturday, May 4 7 – 11 p.m.

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Jim James Tuesday, May 7 7 – 11 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. Jim James is performing at The Heights Theater.

North Mississippi Allstars Thursday, May 9 7 – 11 p.m.

The Heights Theater – 339 W. 19th St. North Mississippi Allstars is performing at The Heights Theater.

Tunes in the Tap Room Tuesday, May 7 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Harold’s Retaurant & Tap Room – 350 W. 19th St. Enjoy live music in Harold’s Tap Room every Tuesday night.

Liz Cooper Friday, May 3 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Liz Cooper is performing at White Oak Music Hall with The Stampede.

Anomalie Saturday, May 4 8 p.m.

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The Psychedelic Furs Saturday, May 4 9 p.m.

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Secret Sunday , May 5 7 p.m.

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Saturday, May 4 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Cavatore – 2120 Ella Blvd.

There will be local growers, makers, designers, artisans and food producers.

MGMT Tuesday, May 7 6:30 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. MGMT is performing at White Oak Music Hall.

Little White Oak Night Market Saturday, May 4 4 – 8 p.m.

Sideout Volleybar – 2623 Keene St. The Little White Oak Night Market brings together local farmers, craft merchandisers, and artists.

The Cactus Blossoms Wednesday, May 8 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. The Cactus Blossoms are performing at White Oak Music Hall.

Pacific Dub Thursday, May 9 8 p.m.

White Oak Music Hall – 2915 N. Main St. Pacific Dub is performing at White Oak Music Hall with Th3rd Coast Roots.

Madama Butterfly Saturday, May 4 7:30 p.m.

Opera in the Heights – 1703 Heights Blvd.

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Heights Bier Garten – 1433 N. Shepherd Dr. Oliver Penn and his band will be performing at Heights Bier Garten.

Joe Ely Art Show Saturday, May 4 6 – 9 p.m.

Redbud gallery – 303 E. 11 St. Joe Ely’s new show, Carbon, Ink and Asphalt at Redbud Gallery brings into focus 50 years of drawings from the road.

Selected drawings span from 1969-2019.

Joshua Kight Reception Saturday, May 4 6 – 8 p.m.

G Spot Gallery – 310 E. 9th St. Join Joshua Kight at his opening reception of By Right Of Conquest at G Spot Gallery.

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Teotihuacan Mexican CafÊ – 1511 Airline Dr. Teotihuacan Mexican CafÊ is celebrating Cinco de Mayo Saturday and Sunday. They will have DJs, horses, drink specials, a live Mexican band, Folklorico dancing, Aztec dancers, dancing horses, and more.

The Farm Stand at Petrol Station Saturday, May 4 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

948 Wakefield Dr. The Farm Stand at Petrol Station features goods from local vendors.

Carolyn Wonderland performs this Friday night at The Heights Theater.

YMCA –1234 W. 34th St. The Men’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.

Heights Morning Market Sunday, May 5 10 a.m. – 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.

Heritage Republican Women Thursday, May 9 7 p.m.

Candlelight Church of Christ - 4215 Watonga Reagan Reed, with Empower Texas, will be reporting on what has taken place with the current legislative session. There is less than 20 days left. You will want to know how your elected officials are voting ... especially property taxes. Every single revenue source is really funded by you. Will you be surprised or satisfied on June 1? There will be light refreshments. Both men and women are welcome. Call 713-682-0496 for information.

First Saturday Arts Market Saturday, May 4 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

530 W. 19th St. Since 2004, First Saturday Arts Market has been bringing Houston art lovers the best artists from all over the greater metropolitan area. First Saturday Arts Market represents the many diverse and popular mediums all in a festive, outdoor market. Musicians perform their original songs and a different independent food truck is featured each month. Libations provided by Houston Winery & Houston Cider Co.

Healthcare Ministry Health Expo Saturday, May 4 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

First Church Heights – 201 E. 9th St. Come learn about physical health concerns, such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol at First Church Heights.

The Pews Women’s Bible Study Group Monday, May 6 5:30 p.m.

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 non-denominational Bible study. Email scripturesharing@ earthlink.net for information.

Height Pancake Party Saturday, May 4 8 – 11 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church – 1449 Arlington St. Give a flip for kids and come out to the seventh annual Heights Pancake Party at Immanuel Lutheran Church that is hosted by Heights Young Life. It will be a time of free flapjacks, fun for the whole family, with bounce houses and games for kids. This is a totally free event, but there will also be an opportunity to help send kids to camp and win Pancake Party gear for adults and kids.

Free Comic Book Day Saturday, May 4 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

GeekLife – 728 W. 20th St. Join GeekLife for its fourth Free Comic Book Day. Kids welcome to attend. There will be great comics for readers of all ages. Three free comics per person while supplies last, plus comic for dressing as your favorite comic character or other costume. A select back stock will be on sale for $2 each as well as deals on select collections/sets will be available.

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Considering fostering a pet? Here’s what you need to know head-first into the world of pet foster care.

Prepare your home First up, you need to have adequate space in your home and (preferably) a spacious, comfortable place to separate a foster from your own pets--at least initially. Also, think about the time commitment. While you most certainly don’t have to quit your day job in order to foster a pet, it’s helpful not to have any big vacations looming or other commitments that would take you away from home for long periods of time for the time being. Additionally, if you don’t own your home, discuss your plans to foster with your landlord because he or she might not allow you to foster pets in the home.

Dear Tabby, I’d like to foster pets in my home. Any advice on what to expect and what I’m getting myself into?

Ready to Foster in Oak Forest Dear Ready to Foster, Bravo to you for your selfless gift! Anyone who has worked with rescues and shelters knows that the fosters are the behind-the-scenes support system and the real heroes.

These kind folks perform the selfless act of taking in and loving a pet as their own for a short period of time, assessing the pet’s temperament and tolerance of children and other pets (which is invaluable information that helps get a pet adopted to the right family), in the comfort of their loving home--all before placing them in the hands of their new, adopted family. Is this something that you think you have the guts and the resources for?

Here are a few things to consider before jumping in

Short-term or long-term fostering When you sign on to become a foster, the shelter or rescue group will work with you to come to a mutually agreed upon time commitment to your fostering. There are short-term fosters (who often take in litters of puppies or kittens that need a place to nap and play until they’re at

an adoptable age) and longterm fosters (typically pets that have been in a shelter for a long time and just need a break and a refresher course on good household manners).

If the shelter is lucky enough to have supplies or monetary resources earmarked for their fosters, they’ll help in that way as well, but many shelters rely on their fosters to provide the basic needs of the pets they’re fostering. Medical care, however, is typically covered by the shelter or rescue group.

You will be a hero!

No matter what sort of pet you choose to foster, rest easy knowing that the mere act of removing an animal from a shelter--if even for a short period of time--momentarily reduces the strain on the shelter and allows the shelter or group to save more lives. Fostering is an incredible, generous gift that you can give to a shelter that will greatly enrich your life and the lives of the animals that you help. It’ll change your life, I promise.

Do you have a question for Tabby? If so, email her at deartabbyquestions@gmail.com.

Odyssey from P. 1A have to solve spontaneous problems in less than five minutes without prior knowledge, which requires them to think on their feet.

“The hardest part of the competition is trying to think outside of the box, to think of creative answers,” said Helms fourth grader Alexandra Beltran, who is on the team with her twin, Gabriela. “You have to think quickly and creatively to move up. Spontaneous is half of the competition.”

Helms began participating in Odyssey of the Mind in 2015. This year’s teams have been working since the fall on their problems. At the March regionals, Helms placed fifth out of 18 teams to be one of the six teams in its division to advance to the state level. Then in April, the team placed second out of 12 teams to advance to Worlds.

Now the team is eligible to compete against more than 50 teams from more than 20 countries at the World Finals.

“It means a lot to go to Worlds because not a lot of people get to go,” said Madeline Lopez, the only fifth grader on the team.

“It’s the coolest thing that has ever happened to me,” Vontoure added. “I am very

shy and our team doesn’t look like the other teams, so I felt like people thought we were the underdogs. I feel like everyone is so proud of us. Our hard work paid off.

Now we just need to do it again at Worlds.”

Hogg Middle School’s journey to the world competition was a little different. Its problem involved launching a balsa wood structure across a room and then putting weights on it, while also giving an original carnival-themed performance. The team placed third at state but got the word a few weeks ago that it was able to compete at Worlds after one of the top two teams in its category was unable to compete.

Helms, in the Heights, offers a Spanish Immersion Magnet program that integrates native Englishspeaking students and native Spanish-speaking students in the same classroom. Students become bilingual and biliterate by fifth grade. Hogg’s Odyssey team is made up of students who take part in the school’s International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which embraces multiculturalism and diversity.

Melissa Guerrero, Nico’s mother, said being bilingual

was an asset to Helms’ Odyssey team.

“Being bilingual allows you to use different parts of your brain, and problem solving is approached in unconventional ways because your brain is tapping into multiple sources of information,” she said. “When you learn an additional language, you are exercising your brain to think quicker and more efficiently. And bilingual and bicultural children have a more diverse view of the world.”

Both Helms and Hogg are looking for community support to make the trip to Michigan State. The team needs to pay for campus housing, meals, airfare and transportation.

Those wanting to support the Helms team in its endeavor can visit http:// helmspta.org/shop and choose Odyssey of the Mind or go to its fundraising page at https://www. gofundme.com/helms-odyssey-of-the-mind.

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Waltrip from P. 1A fied two weeks later.

HISD said multiple students were involved and some were injured in an April 26 melee in the gym that was captured on video and shared on social media. According to Espinosa and multiple Waltrip parents, it was one of at least three fights on campus that day and led to ambulances being called to the school.

Multiple parents also said they did not receive any sort of communication about the incident from Waltrip or HISD administrators.

Those parents said they received automated emails and voicemails late last semester, when there was a threat of gun violence on campus that proved unfounded.

The mother of a Waltrip magnet student in 11th grade, who asked to remain anonymous, said her child is zoned to Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center and is considering transferring back there.

“A lot of parents are concerned and worried,” she said. “We’ve had no problems the last two years that we have been there – none whatsoever. This year just has gone crazy.”

HISD, after acknowledging the fight in the gym and saying it does not condone such behavior in an April 26 statement, has declined to answer several follow-up questions about the number of fights on campus that day, the root causes, the extent of the injuries to students, the response by school staff or security procedures at Waltrip.

Espinosa and multiple Waltrip parents said they think the influence of gangs might be contributing to an increased number of student altercations. They also said the school’s new lunch schedule this year, in which all of its 1,800-plus students eat during the same hour, has created a climate that makes it difficult to supervise students and control their behavior.

At the April 11 school board meeting, Waltrip student Jason Teyuca complained that an overcrowded cafeteria forced some students into the gym and others to eat on the floor. The Waltrip parents who said there were multiple fights April 26 also said they all occurred during the lunch hour.

Jesse Espinosa Waltrip Band Director

“The 17 years I’ve been there, this is the third time that’s happened and the third time it’s been a failure,” Espinosa said of having one lunch period for all students.

“Each time that it failed in the past, kids were all over the place.”

Marlo McClung Perez, a Waltrip parent and president of its parentteacher association, said first-year principal Michael Niggli already has pledged to add a second lunch period next school year. She also said Niggli has ordered new security cameras for the campus and put together a 15-person security team.

While saying the principal is taking steps to address safety concerns on campus, Perez also said the situation is not as severe as some claim.

Perez said there was only one fight at Waltrip on April 26 – the one in the gym that was captured on video – and that there have only been a few this school year.

Perez also said there are “no gangs” on campus.

“If I for one second thought my kid was in harm’s way, he wouldn’t be at Waltrip,” Perez said. “But he’s at Waltrip. He’s not going anywhere.”

Waltrip School Support Officer Jason Bernal, in an April 24 statement released by HISD, said Niggli was addressing the concerns expressed by students and parents at the April 11 school board meeting.

Bernal also said Niggli was committed to Waltrip and its community, having moved his family into the neighborhood while working with the school’s feeder campuses.

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Art Valet: Rock, paper ... glitter?

Mitch Cohen

Art Columnist

In last week’s edition we ran an image of Laura Tyagi’s labyrinth from a series of work she calls “Earthwalk.�

Along with the image was a description detailing what the viewer was actually seeing, and I was so intrigued I asked Tyagi for an interview.

Tyagi was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, but raised in Texarkana. After teaching elementary school art for 11 years, Tyagi is now devoting all her attention to being a full-time artist and shares studio #305 at Silver Street with jewelry artist and metalsmith Jen Lam Parmer.

I’ve actually known Parmer longer, and only just met Tyagi when the friends started sharing studio space the past few years. Both artists have upbeat personalities, but together they have an infectious persona and so I love dropping in on them during events, where you can always find Tyagi, too, by the way.

Tyagi tells me she was always creative, but only by chance was she introduced to the art world. “I needed an extra elective and our school had just hired a new art teacher,� she said. “I signed up, fell in love with art and the rest is history.� “Earthwalk� is a series of labyrinths built from “rocks� or more appropriately “transformed� journal pages.

AV: Tell me about your “Earthwalk� series and what led you to it?

LT: “I started doing a program called ‘The Artist’s Way’ a few years ago. It’s a book by Julia Cameron that helps artists, writers and cre-

Left to Right: Moonstruck details by Laura Tyagi. Truffala Trees Study

In left photo, Laura Tyagi, left, and Jen Lam Parmer. At right, Tyagi with her work at the Glowball auction.

atives explore their creativity.

One of the main exercises is called writing your ‘morning pages.’ So, each morning you write three pages, stream of consciousness, to help process your thoughts and get them onto paper. No editing and no judgments. After doing this for quite a while, I accumulated a lot of morning pages. And those aren’t the kinds of things most people feel comfortable having just lying around!�

Then Tyagi’s epiphany came! “It all came together for me one day while on an artists’ retreat in New Mexico.

It was kind of a magic moment,� she said. “I woke up early, wrote my pages and then walked the labyrinth at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, and all of the sudden I sensed the connection between what was happening in my morning pages and in my life, how I was changing as I embarked on a new career path and walking the labyrinth. It was a really spiritual experience, and I realized I had to do something about it. “So, I decided to transform all my old thoughts physically as a representation of

how the processes of writing, meditation and labyrinth walking transform us inwardly, spiritually and energetically. It’s all about transformation. From the writing to the processing, to the physical shredding and transforming of paper into clay, then handbuilding and tinting each rock, arranging them into different labyrinth designs and then finally ‘walking’ the labyrinths visually. I’m in love with the whole process!�

AV: Are people asking for commissions?

LT: “Absolutely! I have just begun doing some commissions for people using letters they’ve written, special intentions and even children’s end-of-the-year school papers and drawings. It’s a really special way to preserve those things and as a former teacher, I can tell you ... they bring a lot home you just can’t possibly keep. “Being able to help others transform things that are so precious and personal into something beautiful and meaningful is such a gift. I know the power the process holds for me and welcome the opportunity to give that to someone else.�

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Light filled the room, glinting off a few chandeliers that hung from the ceiling and making the orange banquettes lining the wall brightly stand out against the white marble tables and blue-gray velvet chairs. Neo Baguette is quaint, to say the least.

The restaurant is walk-up service style at a small counter with desserts in a case at its side, tempting the customer with different types of cakes and pastries.

The menu is made up of European dishes, mainly French but also Italian with flavors that have a Moroccan flair. Choices include salads, sandwiches, toasts, dinner and side choices. I decided on a sandwich but had a hard time deciding between the Vegetarian and the Poulet Classique.

Eventually, I went with the Vegetarian, which is grilled eggplant and zucchini, an eggplant spread and creamy burrata on a baguette. My meal came with the choice of a side salad or French fries, and because I felt healthy enough going with the vegetarian option, I chose the fries.

The desserts in the case next to me were enticing, so I asked the cashier which one he would recommend. He suggested the Flourless Chocolate Cake.

I grabbed a water from the self-serve table on the side of the restaurant and made my way to a table at the orange banquettes. I’ve sat in a lot of booths in my life, and I found this to be one of the most comfortable.

Soon after my food was brought to the table. The sandwich was neatly placed on the side of a mini frying basket filled with fries.

I rarely, if ever, choose a

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Photo by Zarah Parker The star of the show at Neo Baguette was the vegetarian sandwich.

vegetarian option (other than a salad) for a meal. I was raised on chicken and beef and so I naturally choose options that have one of those proteins. I decided on the vegetarian option at Neo Baguette, because for Photo by Zarah Parker the first time when I read the descrip- Neo Baguette’s flourless chocolate cake is tion of a vegetar- mild on sweetness but rich in flavor. ian dish, it actually sounded like it would be good. was only a hint of sweetness Overall, it was a little light to it. The chocolate reminded on the flavor side. The egg- me of cocoa powder, which is plant and zucchini were good probably the reason it wasn’t together, but the main thing as sweet as a regular chocoI tasted was the eggplant late cake.

There was also a crunchy spread. This isn’t necessaringredient in the middle that I ily a bad thing in my book. It couldn’t quite place. I thought seemed to me that the sandmaybe it was a wafer. It wasn’t wich’s contents complementbad, but I think I’ll stick to ed each other and meshed into cake made with flour. one main flavor, which I liked.

Next time I stop by I may The fries were covered in a have a salad, which the menu reddish seasoning that, even though it covered the fries, it suggests will have me saying didn’t over-season them. The goodbye to the treadmill. light spice was delicious on the fries and I ended up eating Neo Baguette them all. Then again, I’m par- Address: 201 E. 20th St. Hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. tial to fries.

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Squable opens its doors in former Southern Goods spot

By Zarah Parker zarah@theleadernews.com The newest concept by Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu, who worked together to open Better Luck Tomorrow, has opened its doors.

Squable, which took over the space of the former Southern Goods at 632 W. 19th St., announced its opening on its Instagram account. Walk-ins or reservations are available from 5-11 p.m.

“We always save room for walk-ins, but want people to have the convenience of reservations, too,” Squable said in its Instagram post.

Squable also welcomed the public to join late without the worry of being rushed out by 11 p.m.

The menu is composed of European-style dishes with American touches, made with local ingredients.

May food finds May the Fourth be with you at Cane Rosso, 1835 N. Shepherd Dr. To anyone who has been to Cane Rosso, the love the restaurant has for Star Wars is evident in the paintings that line the walls.

To celebrate May the Fourth, Cane Rosso is bringing out oneday-only festivities. On Star Wars Day, May 4, Cane Rosso is offering up Ham Solo, a specialty pizza with caramelized onion and ham, ricotta, provo-

Photo from Instagram Squable, the new restaurant by Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu, has opened at 632 W. 19th St.

lone, smoked mozzarella, prosciutto, Italian ham, pickled red onion, Yellowbird jalapeno hot sauce and parmesan cheese.

If you drop by the restaurant in a Star Wars costume, you’ll get 25 percent off your food order. There will also be a raffle for two prints of Cane Rosso’s commissioned Star Wars paintings by artist Clay Stinnett.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Liberty Kitchen, 1050 Studewood St., with its all-day brunch menu and a complimentary glass of Sangria or Mimosa on May 12. The brunch includes butter-grilled cinnamon rolls, warm crawfish and kale dip, Alaskan King Crab hash and poached eggs with a lemony hollandaise, and more.

New menus to pick over Mastrantos, 927 Studewood St., has new lunch and dinner

Photo from canerosso.com Cane Rosso is celebrating “Star Wars Day” on Saturday.

menus. Some of its staple dishes have stayed on the menu, like Carrots over Carrots, but there’s plenty of new dishes to try. Along with the new menus, Mastrantos also has new hours of operation. It’s now open 7 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5–10 p.m.

Tuesday–Friday, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5–10 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday.

Helen in the Heights, 1111 Studewood St., has five new additions to its menu, including; Baked Feta & Roasted Pepper Dip, marinated & charred sweet peppers, with grilled artisan bread; Shredded Green Salad with local lettuce, fresh herbs, celery root puree and lemon dressing; Herb Smoked Pork Chop, eggplant, mustardcaperberry sauce and spoon sweets; Bavette Steak Souvlaki marinated with bay and juniper, with cracked baby potatoes and mushrooms; and Grilled Pita made in-house topped with Roots Olive Oil and a mixture of dried mint, dried parsley, aleppo, black pepper, maldon salt, coriander and sesame seeds.

La Lucha, 1801 N. Shepherd Dr., has a new late-night menu for Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m.–2 a.m., according to HoustonPress. The idea is to forgo IHOP for a late-night haunt and choose La Lucha’s hot griddle cakes, biscuits and gravy and fried eggs. You can also get La Lucha’s burger, nachos or $1 oysters.

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it ADA accessible and more comfortable to tenants and customers. He also said the company has phased in construction to try to minimize the disruptiveness to existing tenants and neighboring businesses such as Contello’s.

Radom Capital purchased the building from Neil Sackheim, the longtime owner of the popular Carter & Cooley Company Delicatessen that remains the anchor tenant of the property. Sackheim, who said he signed a long-term lease with the new owner, will soon be the only remaining tenant in the building.

He said Dr. Nataly Perez, a chiropractor, plans to move out in June. The six other tenants – two antique stores, an accountant, photographer, makeup artist and film company – already have left.

“It’s very lonely,” Sackheim said.

Austin architect Michael Hsu will open an office in the space formerly occupied by Mercader’s Antiques, which was situated behind the deli, according to Hsu’s client engagement director, Beth Sims. Hsu helped design Radom Capital’s award-winning Heights Mercantile and is now working on its M-K-T mixed-use development at Shepherd Drive and Sixth Street. Sims said Hsu also designed adjoining Heights restaurants La Lucha and Superica.

Kelly said the developer is seeking similar tenants to the ones that have recently vacated the building, including therapists, designers and photographers for the upstairs office space and a retailer to replace Gen’s Antiques, which closed last weekend.

“The end product is going to be great for the neighborhood,” Kelly said.

The new tenants likely will be higher-end businesses that can afford increased rental rates under the new property owner, which caused at least a few of the former tenants to relocate. Sackheim estimated market rent to be at least $40 per square foot.

“I would suspect they would have to put in a lot of upgrades to attract a tenant of the caliber that would pay

Photo from Facebook The Ashland Street sidewalk outside the Carter & Cooley Company Delicatessan was recently repaved.

the market rent,” Sackheim said.

The owners of former building tenants Blueprint Film Co., Your Beautiful Face and Gen’s Antiques said they were given the opportunity to stay in the building but told their rent would go up as of May 1. Each owner said the new rate would have been at least double what they paid Sackheim, which they could not afford to remain viable.

Your Beautiful Face owner Leah Salinas, who worked in a partnership with Joie Photographie on the second floor of the building, said in March that she understood the new owner’s desire to maximize the investment in the property, which according to the Harris County Appraisal District is valued at nearly $1.2 million. Still, Salinas said she felt like her hand was being forced.

“It’s very apparent to me that they want to push us out so they can do whatever bigger plans they have for the space,” she said.

Gen’s Antiques owner Greg Nolte, whose last day in business was Sunday, said he doesn’t blame Radom Capital or Sackheim for his store’s plight. Instead he pointed to the popularity of the Heights, where property values have skyrocketed in recent years.

One of Nolte’s customers last weekend, Heights resident Contessa Ola, said she was sad to see a series of small businesses go. She said

antique stores such as Gen’s contributed to the charm of 19th Street, which has a quirky and eclectic mix of specialty shops.

“Whenever you walk down the street, it’s all about it being kind of a historical place.

So to lose the places that have kept up with that really stinks,” Ola said. “The whole reason why you go to it is because it looks different than everyone else’s. Now it’s just going to look the same as Midtown and all the other places.”

The building’s next tenants, though, could be just as well-liked by area consumers, if not more so. The popular Heights Mercantile at 7th Street and Yale Street consists of a mix of modern businesses, many of which are franchises.

A new set of attractive merchants could potentially bring more business to neighbors such as Contello, who in the meantime must cope with some commotion next door. The construction also has had an adverse effect on the building’s most prominent remaining tenant, with Sackheim saying the Carter & Cooley deli has suffered a 20-25 percent sales hit during the last two months.

Sackheim has had to remind customers he’s still open while most of the businesses around him have closed their doors.

“It definitely challenged our viability,” Sackheim said.

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